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jmortimer · October 7, 2012, 11:11 AM

You can't get hard cast bullets from what I remember. One way to see how the bullet will perform, is to shoot into wet newspaper and/or water and see what happens to the bullet. Your .44 mag is up to it but you are rightly concerned about bullet construction. Here is an example, 00 buckshot will go about 6" to 8" into wet newspaper but a .44 mag hard cast 300 grain LFN will go over 40 inches into wet newspaper. That is a huge difference.

October 7, 2012, 11:11 AM	#15
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	You can't get hard cast bullets from what I remember. One way to see how the bullet will perform, is to shoot into wet newspaper and/or water and see what happens to the bullet. Your .44 mag is up to it but you are rightly concerned about bullet construction. Here is an example, 00 buckshot will go about 6" to 8" into wet newspaper but a .44 mag hard cast 300 grain LFN will go over 40 inches into wet newspaper. That is a huge difference.