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re: Handgun for Coon Hunting
Posted on 5/9/15 at 8:35 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 5/9/15 at 8:35 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
You might want to look at this article from American Rifleman about .22 WMR ammo (I rarely put any stock in articles the NRA publishes, but this one seems to be objective.)
LINK
The article deals with using the .22 WMR for self-defense. That's still a bad idea, and not what you're looking for -- but the author tests a lot of ammo in 10% ballistic ordnance gel, and found that four (4) rounds that expand reliably from a short barreled handgun. So they should certainly expand from your new revolver.
Excerpts:
It was also clear from the results, with the exception of four loads; Hornady’s Critical Defense, Speer’s Gold Dot, Winchester’s PDX1 and the somewhat surprising CCI TNT load, no other .22 WMR load will expand from a handgun.
Here’s another consideration. The Hornady, Speer and Winchester loads utilize flash-retarding propellants. That means that if you have to shoot in near darkness, you won’t be blinded by the light—muzzle flash. Even though the CCI TNT load expanded well in every test, the muzzle flash from it and the other loads was like a fireball.
The article contained extensive tables showing the results of his testing, but I didn't see them in the online copy I linked. But I have the printed article (with the table of test results) here at home and can scan & email it to you if you're interested.
p.s. I recently found the Gold Dot and the Hornady ammo that the writer recommends at a site call ammomenllc.com I don't plan on using a WMR round for SD, but I do sometimes carry a revolver in the woods (along with a G19), and figured I might as well carry ammo that is reportedly better than the .40 grain CCI MaxiMag I've been carrying.
Just my $.02
LINK
The article deals with using the .22 WMR for self-defense. That's still a bad idea, and not what you're looking for -- but the author tests a lot of ammo in 10% ballistic ordnance gel, and found that four (4) rounds that expand reliably from a short barreled handgun. So they should certainly expand from your new revolver.
Excerpts:
It was also clear from the results, with the exception of four loads; Hornady’s Critical Defense, Speer’s Gold Dot, Winchester’s PDX1 and the somewhat surprising CCI TNT load, no other .22 WMR load will expand from a handgun.
Here’s another consideration. The Hornady, Speer and Winchester loads utilize flash-retarding propellants. That means that if you have to shoot in near darkness, you won’t be blinded by the light—muzzle flash. Even though the CCI TNT load expanded well in every test, the muzzle flash from it and the other loads was like a fireball.
The article contained extensive tables showing the results of his testing, but I didn't see them in the online copy I linked. But I have the printed article (with the table of test results) here at home and can scan & email it to you if you're interested.
p.s. I recently found the Gold Dot and the Hornady ammo that the writer recommends at a site call ammomenllc.com I don't plan on using a WMR round for SD, but I do sometimes carry a revolver in the woods (along with a G19), and figured I might as well carry ammo that is reportedly better than the .40 grain CCI MaxiMag I've been carrying.
Just my $.02
Posted on 5/10/15 at 6:27 pm to dawg23
Good to know. I might try the TNT load. I need to find a cheap practice load.
I bought some Hornady 30gr high velocity .22mag with the gun. It shoots them fairly well but I think it could do better with something slower and heavier. I wasn't expecting the muzzle flash to be as much as it is. It has as much or maybe more flash than 125gr self defense loads out of my 6.5" Blackhawk .357
So far it doesn't care what .22lr I shoot. A beer can at 30 yards is easy and I struggled to hit that with my 22/45 consistently.
I bought some Hornady 30gr high velocity .22mag with the gun. It shoots them fairly well but I think it could do better with something slower and heavier. I wasn't expecting the muzzle flash to be as much as it is. It has as much or maybe more flash than 125gr self defense loads out of my 6.5" Blackhawk .357
So far it doesn't care what .22lr I shoot. A beer can at 30 yards is easy and I struggled to hit that with my 22/45 consistently.
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