I want to shoot lead boolits between 750fps and 900fps for urban deer hunting in my 357 Max. I plan to PC them and have been looking at these big bore air rifle bullets: Air Venturi's 190gr FP, Hunters Supply 212 BTFP and 190gr FP, Nielsen Specialty Ammo's 178gr swaged BTHP, and Mr. Hollowpoint's 220gr HP. For comparison I have also linked GT Bullets site where they states their alloy is 3-3-94 (12 BHN?)
BHN ratings:
Hunters Supply states 10 BHN
Nielsen states 6 BHN
https://www.airgundepot.com/air-vent...gr-100-ct.html
https://hunters-supply.com/air-358-3...fp-p-1972.html
https://hunters-supply.com/air-358-3...190-p-864.html
http://www.gtbullets.com/index.php?m...products_id=86
https://nielsenspecialtyammo.com/col...un-slug-swaged
http://www.mrhollowpoint.com/22-cal-...al--balls.html
So my questions are:
What should I expect when I try to PC soft lead?
Will the air rifle boolits withstand the stress of being "fired"?
Which would be best a FP or HP?
Is the Nielsen too soft even with PC?
Thanks, Dinny