45 colt lead killer bullet !!!!

[jim 44-40]

Well I picked up a box of Barnes XPB 460 S&W 451 dia. 200gr cannelured bullets.Trouble is I don't have a 460 S&W,so I loaded 6 up to use in my Ruger Blackhawk 7.25in barrel.With 10grs Unique,starline brass and a OAL 1.700". I was ready. Shot this 1 1/2 in thick lead disk, bullet made a hole 5/8 wide and 3/8 inch exit hole on the way out. Don't have any plans yet for deer hunting with this load, but more work with phone books and slab of clay, who knows.

[ktw]

jim, jim, jim... :groner:

You are supposed to shoot metal plates with lead boolits, not shoot lead plates with metal bullets. ;)


-ktw

[jim 44-40]

I know ktw,Just had to do it. Just looked at loading data for the 460S&W with this 200 gr Barnes and looks like this bullet needs lots more speed to mushroom than a 45 colt can put out.

[yondering]

Jim, I think you're right on that last bit. They do require a lot more speed. Maybe in a 454 Casull, but I don't think the 45 Colt could do it, unless it's a rifle.

I don't know if they still make them, but Barnes used to make .451 HP bullets that had a large open hollow point, not a spitzer shape at all. Those had very reliable expansion, I messed around with them in my 454 Casull and got good expansion in wet newsprint from 600 fps all the way up to max (2000+). They also made them in .458, advertised as a FN HP for the 45/70.