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ogre · June 24, 2006, 09:29 PM

I was going to use my Ruger Blackhawk with a 7.5" barrel for deer this year and i loaded some special .45colt loads for it but even hot loaded at .50 yds, i wasn't getting the penetration I would have expected through the target and the XTP's i was loading were not mushrooming at all. These loads stung the hand so i know they were pushing legal ft lbs. I suppose i'll have to try a lighter bullet and skip the 300gr XTP's i was using or just switch to corbon.

June 24, 2006, 09:29 PM	#6
ogre Junior Member Join Date: March 1, 2006 Posts: 13	.45 colt for deer I was going to use my Ruger Blackhawk with a 7.5" barrel for deer this year and i loaded some special .45colt loads for it but even hot loaded at .50 yds, i wasn't getting the penetration I would have expected through the target and the XTP's i was loading were not mushrooming at all. These loads stung the hand so i know they were pushing legal ft lbs. I suppose i'll have to try a lighter bullet and skip the 300gr XTP's i was using or just switch to corbon.