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June 18, 2012, 10:13 AM | #1 |
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Hornady 240 XTP .44 Magnum...minimum expansion velocity
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
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June 18, 2012, 10:36 AM | #2 |
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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.
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June 18, 2012, 12:06 PM | #3 |
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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. |
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June 18, 2012, 10:53 PM | #6 |
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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. |
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