saiga308
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well 40 cal 180 gr Hornady XTP open up more then others i seen on line but holy cow still way to much penetration it pass almost all 4 water jugs
heres the results of it 180 gr now 177gr
heres with out silicone caulk in them lame
my water jug test will silicone caulk in a 40cal Hornady XTP hollow point expand well?
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well 40 cal 180 gr Hornady XTP open up more then others i seen on line but holy cow still way to much penetration it pass almost all 4 water jugs
heres the results of it 180 gr now 177gr
heres with out silicone caulk in them lame
JTQ
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That's what this bullet is designed to do.
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mcb
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Four jugs of water is only roughly two jugs equivalent of critter. Does not seem to overly much IMHO. I have killed two deer with 40 cal 200gr XTP and two deer with 45cal 300gr XTP/MAG. And I have never had one fail to exit. I like the XTP though I am slowly switching over to Barnes or similar all copper bullets for much of my hunting.
S&W 610 pushing 40 cal 200gr XTP to 1250 fps. Two does both ~130lb about 30 seconds apart, first one at ~20 yards and the second at ~25 yards.
S&W 610 pushing 40 cal 200gr XTP to 1250 fps. Two does both ~130lb about 30 seconds apart, first one at ~20 yards and the second at ~25 yards.
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saiga308
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didnt my cheap home made silicone work just like a hornady critical duty round i think so
at a fraction of the cost
heres mine look closer at the opening and crown
heres a 9mm on line
at a fraction of the cost
heres mine look closer at the opening and crown
heres a 9mm on line
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saiga308
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i used the dap type homedepot as i remember
JTQ
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A data point from Wilson Combat
https://www.wilsoncombat.com/faqs/
In their testing the soft polymer tips were found to drag on mags and feed ramps causing feeding issues.
WestKentucky
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I wonder what hot glue would do. Less “grippy” than silicone but would fill the void and harden well, but nowhere near as hard as some other stuff. Just a thought.
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saiga308
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the more soft it is the better creates a hydraulic pressure chamber
WestKentucky
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Right, but softer typically means grippy, and grippy can stop a gun with jams where a harder or different shaped nose would slip by under force of the moving slide. Gotta find a balance point between function in the gun and function outside of the gun.
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saiga308
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but i only put a little in the cavity not out side the nose of the bullet look back at my video and see
JR24
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Cool experiment, thanks
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This reminds me of the days I would test every JHP I could find against 6x6" of play-do wrapped in a trash bag to mitigate media loss (that first block would usually try to explode with 9mm JHP or greater).
I kept that same 50+ pounds of play-do in a 5 gallon bucket for years. I hung the project up when it started to mold. It's all the same, the stuff was so lead laden it was likely toxic at that point.
I got some pretty interesting results but overall, it was fun!
I kept that same 50+ pounds of play-do in a 5 gallon bucket for years. I hung the project up when it started to mold. It's all the same, the stuff was so lead laden it was likely toxic at that point.
I got some pretty interesting results but overall, it was fun!
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