I am looking for something other than my normal mystery lead alloys from random sources online. I actually broke down and bought some purpose-made 20:1 bars. My question is this: is it a good choice for .38 Special and .44 Special hollow points? Neither caliber is going to be loaded to more than 800-900 fps, and they will be used in a 150-ish grain and 220-ish grain hollow point respectively. Will that work? I know Elmer Keith recommended it almost a century ago, but if I recall, he was working with hotter loads, up to almost 1400 fps. And yes, I know that he went to a 16:1 alloy for the Magnum stuff. However, can I expect at least moderate expansion at my target velocities? Or would I be better served going to a 30:1 alloy? In the past, I was just fine with whatever. But now, with supplies being limited, and the fact that the .44 Special is on my CCW license, it actually matters to me.
-Mb