timber busting loads for a post shoot

[smlekid]

Hi all I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a theory I have I am going to load a 316365 NOE boolit to about 1300fps to try on a post shoot (6" pine shot at 25m teams of 3 fastest time wins) my theory is the boolit at a slower speed may become unstable and tumble? causing more ripping and tearing I hope to experiment a bit before the actually shoot any merit in my thoughts?

[upnorthwis]

I like a soft bullet with the point cut off to make it a WC. Don't slow it down either. Would use the biggest caliber available.

[Tatume]

If the bullet tumbles it is more likely to exit the post to the side without doing as much damage. Better it goes straight.

[tazman]

I would use a heavy, soft, wadcutter and push it as hard as I could handle with accuracy. The bigger the better. Accuracy being the key at 25m.

[bbqncigars]

I would go with a heavy fast hollowpoint. A bowling pin at 200yds did not survive a center hit with a .510" 650gr JHP traveling at a projected (load table) 2900fps. The downside to the load was that the accuracy sucked. 4MOA at best. The center hit was luck (if you weren't the pin).;-)

eta: Tazman's post showed up as I typed. Pretty much the same advice , but I'd go with a hp version of a Keith if we're talking boolits and not the condom versions.

[Blammer]

1300 fps is not slow enough to make it tumble.

I would use the one you are most accurate with.
Shoot 4-5 hits at the mark then shoot one shot at the top to bend it over and backwards and break it.

I'd use a 45 cal wadcutter if you have one.

like this
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits%20fun/DSCN7667.jpg (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/blammer8mm/media/Cast%20boolits%20fun/DSCN7667.jpg.html)

[Blammer]

or like this one

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/ruger/DSCN7445.jpg (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/blammer8mm/media/ruger/DSCN7445.jpg.html)

[tazman]

Blammer-- I 've never seen a boolit like that little beveled point on the right in your picture. It's a nasty looking thing.
What is it? Where did you get it? Do they make one for 38/357?

[Cherokee]

Lyman once offered a similar mold for 38/357 , 358093GC - don't know if they still do.

[GP100man]

Some of the post shoots I`ve shot did`nt allow hits in the top 1/3rd of the post , they DQed ya !

I shot the 44mag with the Lee 310 gr. rnfp, our team won all three posts , 2x4 , 4x4 & a 4x6.

2 were shooting the 44mag ,1 45lc & a 45acp. What a BLAST would be a gross understatement !!

But BIG FUN !!!

GP

[Blammer]

it's a light bullet I forget the weight, OWBM made it, it was known as the drill bit mould.

here is where those stackable wadcutters would come in handy!

2-3 in a 357 mag? it's like pulling the trigger 3 times instead of once. :)

[StrawHat]

Blammer, the full wadcutter loads you pictured, do they feed through the pistol? Is there a thread on them?

Thanks.

[smlekid]

Thanks guys I normally shoot my 44/40 rifle and 45acp pistol you can enter in as many teams as you like I wanted to get a team of 303 shooters together to do a rapid-fire should sound good if nothing else will hope to do a test before the event to see if the 316365 boolit does tumble I do run a fairly soft alloy 50/50 PB WW maybe I'll try some at 1600fps as well

[bedbugbilly]

I don't know about "cartridge loads" - but when I was shooting NSSA (rifled musket - black powder) - most of the fellows preferred a bullet that was shaped just like an "ash can" - i.e. wadcutter. Of course those were flying out of ..58 and .69 rifled muskets. Most stake chopping was done on 4 x 4. I once shot against a team that not only took out their 4 x 4 but a rail road tie as well before any of us finished on our 4 x 4s. Those wad cutter style minie balls make quick work of it!

Sounds like a fun event! Let us know how it goes.

[TXGunNut]

Wadcutter cuts a full caliber hole, plenty accurate to 25 yds.

[MarkP]

Can you use a 12 ga with slugs?