Originally Posted by
BK7saum
I am very familiar with goodsteel's thread. I've read it more than once. I think 1000fps vs 2050fps is sort of apples to oranges.
I would be curious how a wound with a WFN would look, same area and same fps. I'm sure the damage would be less, but I don't think it would be that much less.
I'm still if the opinion that the hollowpoint in and of itself didn't cause the entirety of the damage, but rather the secondary projectiles from impact with large bones.
Still waiting to hear about recovery of lead fragments and /or sheared petals that indicate the hollowpoint did in fact fragment.
The alloy is basically a wheelweight alloy equivalent, which are not know to be prone to shattering. I think a 50/50 ww/pure or range lead at 9-10 BHN might be more a appropriate alloy, but a dead deer is a dead deer.
Put the same bullet through the ribs at 950-1000fps and the expansion won't be there, especially with a WFN. Still a dead deer but how far will it run with just a 35 caliber hole? In a 44 or 45 , a WFN is what a 35 caliber hollowpoint wants to be and in the larger calibers I'd use a WFN or cup point.
Regardless, congrats on your harvest.