Zaydok Allen
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Hey all,
Tomorrow I will be picking up my 10mm Auto carbine. It's a Kriss Vector CRB with a 16" barrel. I'm excited.
I have been looking at different load data available, and have watched a number of Youtube ballistic tests on various 10mm bullets out of carbine length barrels, and I'm noting something not unsurprising. Common expanding 10mm bullets aren't really built to stay together when pushed to 1300-1750 feet/second, depending on bullet weight. Petals sheer off, jackets separate, and while the terminal effectiveness may still be there, I am thinking more an more that a solid projectile makes sense.
I have no illusions about what a 10mm carbine is meant for, but I am interested in developing some loads I could use to put a deer down effectively out to say 150 yards.
I'm curious if anyone has loaded the 150 grain Lehigh Xtreme Defender bullet for 10mm, and if so, what load data did you use? I looked at Lehigh's load data and they don't have anything listed for that bullet weight. As it is a solid copper bullet I'm not comfortable improvising.
If you have used this bullet to hunt with, was the wound channel acceptable in your mind? I don't really believe gel tests are that representative of what a bullet will do to an animal, and I don't want to load something expensive that is no more effective than a hard cast lead bullet.
Underwood loads this bullet, but I can do it way cheaper.
https://underwoodammo.com/product/handgun-ammo/10mm-auto-150-grain-xtreme-hunter/
And here is the bullet I'm referring to.
https://www.lehighdefense.com/colle...0mm-auto-xtreme-defense?variant=6923433541687
Please share your thoughts. Am I on a fool's errand?
Tomorrow I will be picking up my 10mm Auto carbine. It's a Kriss Vector CRB with a 16" barrel. I'm excited.
I have been looking at different load data available, and have watched a number of Youtube ballistic tests on various 10mm bullets out of carbine length barrels, and I'm noting something not unsurprising. Common expanding 10mm bullets aren't really built to stay together when pushed to 1300-1750 feet/second, depending on bullet weight. Petals sheer off, jackets separate, and while the terminal effectiveness may still be there, I am thinking more an more that a solid projectile makes sense.
I have no illusions about what a 10mm carbine is meant for, but I am interested in developing some loads I could use to put a deer down effectively out to say 150 yards.
I'm curious if anyone has loaded the 150 grain Lehigh Xtreme Defender bullet for 10mm, and if so, what load data did you use? I looked at Lehigh's load data and they don't have anything listed for that bullet weight. As it is a solid copper bullet I'm not comfortable improvising.
If you have used this bullet to hunt with, was the wound channel acceptable in your mind? I don't really believe gel tests are that representative of what a bullet will do to an animal, and I don't want to load something expensive that is no more effective than a hard cast lead bullet.
Underwood loads this bullet, but I can do it way cheaper.
https://underwoodammo.com/product/handgun-ammo/10mm-auto-150-grain-xtreme-hunter/
And here is the bullet I'm referring to.
https://www.lehighdefense.com/colle...0mm-auto-xtreme-defense?variant=6923433541687
Please share your thoughts. Am I on a fool's errand?