It was suggested to soften my alloy some for hunting with my .44 mag handgun. I was casting a 50/50 mix of COWW and linotype for maximum load use in my 7.5 SBH. My NOE Ranch dog mold is a plain base mold and I would lose accuracy with the softer alloys and a near maximum charge of h-110. Well, I cast some up today that should come out just north of 11 BHN and another batch that should be just under 10 BHN, if I did my research right.
My plan is to PC these boolits, I have the means and equipment to do so. I just prefer the look of lead and there's just something about the smell of burning beeswax at the range. I'm just gonna PC them to see if I can get the softer alloy to shoot better than the trad lubed boolits out of my gun.
Anyway, how soft were y'all talking for better terminal performance on whitetail at 1200-1300 fps impact velocity? I've done test on wetpack and water jugs and have yet to see any additional "shock" or increased wounding in my test medium. That is, unless, I go with a cup point boolit. Problem with the cup point is they either over expand and limit penetration, or they shear the nose and basically become a RN.