Re: Project: Baby Big Bore
Posted: 22 May 2017 17:31
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Ohio, this is the exact loads I use for m BH and 92. I have shot 23 grains of H-110 through my BH, but 3 shots were enough for me. 19 grains are comfortable through the BH and at my limited abilities of 25 yards with a handgun. I haven't done penetrations with that load, but I bet at 1000 fps that 300 grain bullet will shoot through most anything in the lower 48. As for accuracy, it shoots better than I do. Kneeling, resting one elbow on my knee I get sub-2 inch groups out of my 5 1/2 inch barrel BH.Ohio3Wheels wrote:I will check when I get home. The bullet is the Lee 300 grain 45. It goes about 325 I my alloy lubed and gas checked. In the Black Hawks 19 grains is all the hand wanted and that was good because it was accurat. In the '92 it's in the general vicinity of 23 grains I'm still working it a bit.
Interesting, you chose to gas check that cast bullet even with muzzle velocity of well below 1200 (which I understand is about the limit for normal-for-caliber weight cast bullets without gaschecks to prevent leading), so two questions: 1) what made you opt for gas checks? 2) think I could get away with no gas checks in that same loadout?Moon Tree wrote:Ohio, this is the exact loads I use for m BH and 92. I have shot 23 grains of H-110 through my BH, but 3 shots were enough for me. 19 grains are comfortable through the BH and at my limited abilities of 25 yards with a handgun. I haven't done penetrations with that load, but I bet at 1000 fps that 300 grain bullet will shoot through most anything in the lower 48. As for accuracy, it shoots better than I do. Kneeling, resting one elbow on my knee I get sub-2 inch groups out of my 5 1/2 inch barrel BH.Ohio3Wheels wrote:I will check when I get home. The bullet is the Lee 300 grain 45. It goes about 325 I my alloy lubed and gas checked. In the Black Hawks 19 grains is all the hand wanted and that was good because it was accurat. In the '92 it's in the general vicinity of 23 grains I'm still working it a bit.
With the 23 grains of H-110 I get sub-1 inch groups from my 92. I have done penetration test with this rifle/load combo. It shoots THROUGH 6 feed bags pack tightly with wet sawdust. That's over 78" of penetration! I feel it will shoot through anything in North America. This load will be my second round/backup round in my Rossi this fall when I go bear hunting. My first round will be a 300 XTP for the expansion and more tissue damage. But if the bruin isn't lying flat after the first shot, I'll be sending Lee 300 grain gas checks into his vitals. Fortunately, through my rifle, both loads print exactly the same on paper.