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FrankenMauser · August 1, 2019, 01:50 PM

You don't need 'hard' alloy for 1,100 fps.
I run nothing 'harder' than wheel weight alloy, even in rifles. Most handgun loads - including max pressure .44 Mag - rarely see an alloy 'harder' than 'Isotope Cores', roughly 10-11 BHN.

This may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzbHtUwrTvQ

August 1, 2019, 01:50 PM	#6
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,766	You don't need 'hard' alloy for 1,100 fps. I run nothing 'harder' than wheel weight alloy, even in rifles. Most handgun loads - including max pressure .44 Mag - rarely see an alloy 'harder' than 'Isotope Cores', roughly 10-11 BHN. This may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzbHtUwrTvQ __________________ -Unwilling Range Officer -Unwilling Match Designer -NRL22/PRS22/PRO -Something about broccoli and carrots