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**44 AMP** · August 4, 2014, 10:16 AM

First off, thanks for explaining about the "calibration" of the gel.

These are the results from a single round from each, pistol and carbine?

The rifle round lost approx. 30gr. 17% (rounded off) of its weight. And in doing so only penetrated 0.3" deeper, and expanded 0.05" more than the round fired from the pistol.

I consider these amounts effectively insignificant. Despite the 350ish fps difference in velocity, the results were nearly identical.

Based only on the data you give, there is no practical difference between the rifle and the revolver with that load.

August 4, 2014, 10:16 AM	#8
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,832	First off, thanks for explaining about the "calibration" of the gel. These are the results from a single round from each, pistol and carbine? The rifle round lost approx. 30gr. 17% (rounded off) of its weight. And in doing so only penetrated 0.3" deeper, and expanded 0.05" more than the round fired from the pistol. I consider these amounts effectively insignificant. Despite the 350ish fps difference in velocity, the results were nearly identical. Based only on the data you give, there is no practical difference between the rifle and the revolver with that load. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.