I have been gleaning this and other forums for hunting load information for my .44 SHR and .41BH.
What I have found seems to indicate if I drive a hard cast 250 Keith with a .300 meplat at a mv of 1300 fps. I should produce a permanent wound channel of .9+ out past 50 yards, and if I drive a hard cast 215 gr .300 meplat swc out of the .41 at the same 1300 fps, the wound channel would be the same except it would be about 14% shorter because of the lesser weight. On whitetails this would mean the .41 wouldn't penetrate quite so deeply as the .44 into the oak tree behind the deer.
The only place the difference in the two above loads and bullets would come into play would be at ranges that I don't intend to be shooting at deer anyway.
Am I wrong???
What I have found seems to indicate if I drive a hard cast 250 Keith with a .300 meplat at a mv of 1300 fps. I should produce a permanent wound channel of .9+ out past 50 yards, and if I drive a hard cast 215 gr .300 meplat swc out of the .41 at the same 1300 fps, the wound channel would be the same except it would be about 14% shorter because of the lesser weight. On whitetails this would mean the .41 wouldn't penetrate quite so deeply as the .44 into the oak tree behind the deer.
The only place the difference in the two above loads and bullets would come into play would be at ranges that I don't intend to be shooting at deer anyway.
Am I wrong???