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Old November 12, 2008, 11:36 AM   #1
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Jack Huntington: 500JRH 425gr best for self-defense/large game

This thread and ammo recommendation is only for close quarters self-defense for very large game, not for long range hunting.

I called Jack Huntington Tuesday afternoon about his 500JRH ammo in 440gr LBT and 425gr penetrator. I asked him which ammo was best suited for self-defense against large game on close tight situations from a radius of 50 yards to point blank and he said the 500JRH 425gr truncated penetrator load. His 500JRH 440gr LBT is better for hunting deer, elk and smaller black bear.
In all of Jack's tests out in the field the 500JRH 425gr performed the best for stopping power against Grizzly/brown bear, Moose and 2500lb Bison with one shot. It performed better than the Corbon LBT Hard Cast. The reason why is the hardest military-spec alloys/lead will deform once it hits large game if you push the velocity and energy too much. (velocity and energy is overated for close self-defense) If you slow a heavier bullet down some it will penetrate deeper. Companies like Corbon, Grizzly Cartridge, Beartooth want to push their bullets to crazy velocities with too much energy and in all tests that leads to deformed bullets which don't penetrate properly and don't retain their weight. But when it comes to long range hunting and sniping you want a higher velocity bullet with more energy and a flatter trajectory.
Jack also said one of the worst bullet designs you can use for large game other than hollow points is a round nose FMJ or round nose penetrator because it has a tendency to ricochet off hard bone and do some weird inconsistent things once it enters the animal.

The companies that have it right for hunting large game are RH and Garrett Cartridges. (Hammerheads)
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