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

Southern Shooter · June 18, 2012, 11:13 AM

What is the minimum velocity that this bullet will expand?

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

Hornady .430 240 XTP.jpg

Rampant_Colt · June 18, 2012, 11:36 AM

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 · June 18, 2012, 01:06 PM

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 · June 18, 2012, 01:47 PM

black mamba · June 18, 2012, 01:52 PM

Here is the pdf file for you to save.

http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/...ts_handgun.pdf

bamaranger · June 18, 2012, 11:53 PM

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.

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June 18, 2012, 11:36 AM	#2
Rampant_Colt Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 1,471	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. __________________ member of an elite paramilitary organization: Eagle Scouts

June 18, 2012, 11:53 PM	#6
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,630	that's it 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.

June 18, 2012, 01:06 PM	#3
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 1,747	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.

June 18, 2012, 01:47 PM	#4
buck460XVR Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2006 Posts: 1,099

June 18, 2012, 01:52 PM	#5
black mamba Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2011 Location: O'Fallon, MO Posts: 479	Here is the pdf file for you to save. http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/...ts_handgun.pdf