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GunnyBunny · December 15, 2008, 02:02 PM

I use mostly hand loads with my Marlin 1894. Failing that I use Gold Dot 270 grain soft points. I've always been told not to use hollow ponts because of shallow penetration. I imagine it would be worse with a much shorter barelled handgun.

December 15, 2008, 02:02 PM	#6
GunnyBunny Member Join Date: June 14, 2008 Location: Victoria, B.C. Posts: 43	I use mostly hand loads with my Marlin 1894. Failing that I use Gold Dot 270 grain soft points. I've always been told not to use hollow ponts because of shallow penetration. I imagine it would be worse with a much shorter barelled handgun. __________________ CCW permit holder Idaho, Utah, Pennsylvania, Maine, and New Hampshire. I can carry in your country, but not my own.