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jmortimer · September 19, 2012, 08:51 AM

I agree that Taylor's Formula may only be named after him but he did use it and it is predictive of a particular ammunition's effectiveness against against dangerous game at close range. The performance of the Dixie Slugs at the Linebaugh Seminars in the Bone Box are amazing - at one seminar the Dixie Slug produce the largest wound channel and I believe that were shooting up to the 700 Nitro that year. The slugs penetration is more than adequate, has little/no deformation, and holds it weight. The 45-70 will penetrate real good with non-expanding bullets but put an expanding bullet into the bone box and it won't get close to the .73 caliber slug in terms of penetration and wound channel. It is nice to start out with a .73" "pre-expanded slug" "Another problem is that it (Taylor KO) cannot be used with expanding bullets such as JHP's and JSP's." If you are looking for far less penetration then go with an expanding bullet.

September 19, 2012, 08:51 AM	#13
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	I agree that Taylor's Formula may only be named after him but he did use it and it is predictive of a particular ammunition's effectiveness against against dangerous game at close range. The performance of the Dixie Slugs at the Linebaugh Seminars in the Bone Box are amazing - at one seminar the Dixie Slug produce the largest wound channel and I believe that were shooting up to the 700 Nitro that year. The slugs penetration is more than adequate, has little/no deformation, and holds it weight. The 45-70 will penetrate real good with non-expanding bullets but put an expanding bullet into the bone box and it won't get close to the .73 caliber slug in terms of penetration and wound channel. It is nice to start out with a .73" "pre-expanded slug" "Another problem is that it (Taylor KO) cannot be used with expanding bullets such as JHP's and JSP's." If you are looking for far less penetration then go with an expanding bullet.