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Leftoverdj · April 20, 2005, 11:56 AM

Back to the "sweet spot".

If a pin is hit on the center of mass, even with a dinky cartridge, it's going off the table. The .32 S&W Long to which I referred shoots a 90 grain WC at about 900 fps and every pin I ever hit in a zone slightly smaller than a pack of cigarettes went off the table. Same is true with .38 Special WC.

More powerful cartridges may have a slightly larger zone, but no amount of power is going to make up for bad shooting.

April 20, 2005, 11:56 AM	#24
Leftoverdj Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 2004 Posts: 934	Back to the "sweet spot". If a pin is hit on the center of mass, even with a dinky cartridge, it's going off the table. The .32 S&W Long to which I referred shoots a 90 grain WC at about 900 fps and every pin I ever hit in a zone slightly smaller than a pack of cigarettes went off the table. Same is true with .38 Special WC. More powerful cartridges may have a slightly larger zone, but no amount of power is going to make up for bad shooting.