BUCKMSTR7399 Auburn Fan Tn Member since Jul 2009 1430 posts
re: Handgun Hunters - ASSEMBLE (Ballistics Discussion) (Posted on 2/21/13 at 5:18 pm to JAB528)
Shot a doe quartering away at around 20 yards this past fall with 158 federal hollow points. She ran about 30 yards,stopped and stood there about 5 minutes and fell dead. No pass through though, and zero blood. That worried me enough to get me some some 180 grain mags. Have not shot one with them though, so nothing to report on them.
Hermit Crab Gonzaga Fan Under the Sea Member since Nov 2008 3912 posts
re: Handgun Hunters - ASSEMBLE (Ballistics Discussion) (Posted on 2/21/13 at 5:30 pm to Judge Smails)
quote: Thx for that intel on the grains of powder. I was concerned that 140 grains is a tad light but I don't see where a Barnes cartridge is loaded with that much powder. I am a bit of a barnes fanboi.
grains refers to the weight of the bullet not the amount of powder
KBeezy LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Dec 2004 10811 posts
re: Handgun Hunters - ASSEMBLE (Ballistics Discussion) (Posted on 2/21/13 at 6:10 pm to Judge Smails)
quote: Thx for that intel on the grains of powder. I was concerned that 140 grains is a tad light but I don't see where a Barnes cartridge is loaded with that much powder. I am a bit of a barnes fanboi.
140 grains is the bullet weight, not the powder load
ETA didn't look at the second page correction right above me before replying
Judge Smails Michigan State Fan Chasing Blue Duck Member since Mar 2008 2700 posts
re: Handgun Hunters - ASSEMBLE (Ballistics Discussion) (Posted on 2/21/13 at 7:08 pm to Hermit Crab)
Thx for the correction. I'm not trying to turn this into a physics discussion but with a larger bullet ( in terms of grains) a cartridge would then be loaded with more powder, specifically a 140 grain cartridge vs a 180 grain?
Nodust LSU Fan Member since Aug 2010 15368 posts Online
re: Handgun Hunters - ASSEMBLE (Ballistics Discussion) (Posted on 2/21/13 at 7:11 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt)
quote: .357mag is definitely not an ideal deer caliber. I'd use the hottest shite I could unless I was a crack shot and could hit em in the head all the time
Isn't the 357mag and 10mm really close. Which one gets the nod in power?
Judge Smails Michigan State Fan Chasing Blue Duck Member since Mar 2008 2700 posts
re: Handgun Hunters - ASSEMBLE (Ballistics Discussion) (Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:00 pm to Nodust)
Dust - in the end I opted for a revolver in .357 instead of a Glock 10mm. I already own three other Glocks so I opted for something different and I'm glad I did. There's something really enjoyable about a S&W revolver. I put 100 rounds thru it last weekend and it was really a joy to shoot. I'm scoping it with a Leupold and am looking forward to sighting it in although hunting ammo is proving difficult to find.
DownshiftAndFloorIt LSU Fan The devil dreams on an idle horse Member since Jan 2011 30454 posts
re: Handgun Hunters - ASSEMBLE (Ballistics Discussion) (Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:29 pm to JAB528)
Nah it isn't very common.
It's sort of a bastard caliber. It's too big and kicks too hard for most people to want it for defense and its on the bottom end of what most people want for hunting.
I was on a hell bent mission for a .41 blackhawk when I came across a .357 for CHEAP.
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