Hey everyone I'm new here on the forum, and I think I should start of by telling yall what gun I'm gonna be doing this with. Saiga .410 22"bbl 3-9x40 Tasco Pronghorn 3" mag chamber cylinder,mod.full,xfull.
What Im trying to do is make a bear load (call me crazy!!) but it can be done, I've even heard of moose being taken down. Winchester makes a 3/4 ounce shot load going at 1100 fps . I converted ounce to grain and got 328 but Im gonna do 325. So a 410 slug going a 1100 fps with a 325 grain slug gets 873 lbs of energy, and I pretty sure I can get it to go faster. Meaning it should pass thru a bear at 50 yds, if the correct alloy is used. So I need help on the design of the slug and what alloy is best for this ( I heard WW would work good for this.)
Design:
It needs to be front end heavy and be designed as a hunting round. No key holing. Is rifling necessary on the slug, I heard it doesnt matter?
Alloy:
It needs to expand but not too much because its goona be pointless to hunt with if it breaks apart alot in the animal.
Thanks everybody!!!-Saiga .410