Hornady 240 XTP .44 Magnum...minimum expansion velocity

[Southern Shooter]

What is the minimum velocity that this bullet will expand?

http://www.hornady.com/store/44-Cal-.430-240-gr-HP-XTP/

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[Rampant_Colt]

Hornady used to have a poster that listed the velocity windows of each XTP bullet they offered. I cannot find mine for the life of me..

IIRC, the .429 240gr XTP had a velocity threshold of around 900fps for expansion to occur. At lower velocities the XTP will expand to at least the length/depth of the hollowpoint skives, or notches.

[thallub]

Its 900 fps. i have the old Hornady chart on my computer.

Its a good game bullet. Since 1999 i've used that bullet in my .50 caliber muzzleloaders. Its killed about 25 deer and a couple hundred wild hogs for me.

[buck460XVR]

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa193/JohndeFresno/StoppingPower_HornadyXTPchart_Ex-1.jpg

[black mamba]

Here is the pdf file for you to save.

http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/catalog/2009/19-22_bullets_handgun.pdf

[bamaranger]

Yeah I was about to hunt an old catalog up when the online chart appeared here.

BTW, note the big difference between the .44/180 XTP and the .44/200. Which is why i went to 200 in my Ruger carbines.

The 180 were essentially frangible at close range.