I have been working on some loads for my Browning 22 Hornet rifle
I have a friends mold to try
It is a HP mold
With the flat point stem it weighs 50 or 51 gr when lubed and GC
I added the HP stem and made some 38 gr HP bullets after lube and GC
So the HP is wide and deep
These cast bullets are cast from a batch of reclaimed range lead
This lead is mostly from store bought "Hard Cast" bullets
So I would guess the alloy is about Lyman #2
I tried a load pushing these HP bullets at 1940 FPS and was happy
As I got a 1.5" group at 100 yards
I figured a great squirrel load as IMO the alloy wouldn't expand on them
But I was wondering what that alloy would do on a ground hog ?
I still would not expect it to expand
But would the HP break up and leave a sort of wad cutter and a bunch of shards of the HP to tear up the ground hog ?
Or would you think it would just stay in 1 piece and pass through with not a lot of damage ?
Thanks
John