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<blockquote data-quote="tx338" data-source="post: 2842459" data-attributes="member: 12123"><p>My handgun bullet preference for elk is hard cast. Killed 2 bulls in the 35-40 yard range with a 5.5" Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt.</p><p>300gr Beartooth WFN gas checked bullets. Can't remember chrono velocity, but stout load around 1200 fps. Both bulls took the first round still standing with chest/shots, both got a quick follow up to the front shoulder and dropped. I like the penetration of the hard cast WFN bullets.</p><p></p><p>Killed several deer with a 4" 44mag. shooting the 240gr PMC TCSP, it worked, but had bullet deformity and did not track straight. One buck specifically shot at about 10 yards out of a blind, chest/shoulder, bullet deflected into and recovered from the deers neck, somewhat flattened out.</p><p></p><p>Shot a number of hogs with the 7.5" Ruger SBH, 240gr and 300gr XTP hollow points. Not impressed with penetration. These experiences lead me to hard cast LBT style bullets for hunting…never looked back. Last 15-20 years it is LBT bullets by Cast Performance 357 with 180gr, 44 with 300, 45 with 300. All loaded over stout charges of H110.</p><p></p><p>The exception to hard cast would now be the hard to find Speer .44 Gold Dot JSP or the Speer .452 Deep Curl JSP. These have worked for me on deer and hogs out of 44 and 45 handguns with reliable penetration.</p><p></p><p>Full disclosure, never shot a bear with a handgun….</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tx338, post: 2842459, member: 12123"] My handgun bullet preference for elk is hard cast. Killed 2 bulls in the 35-40 yard range with a 5.5” Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt. 300gr Beartooth WFN gas checked bullets. Can’t remember chrono velocity, but stout load around 1200 fps. Both bulls took the first round still standing with chest/shots, both got a quick follow up to the front shoulder and dropped. I like the penetration of the hard cast WFN bullets. Killed several deer with a 4” 44mag. shooting the 240gr PMC TCSP, it worked, but had bullet deformity and did not track straight. One buck specifically shot at about 10 yards out of a blind, chest/shoulder, bullet deflected into and recovered from the deers neck, somewhat flattened out. Shot a number of hogs with the 7.5” Ruger SBH, 240gr and 300gr XTP hollow points. Not impressed with penetration. These experiences lead me to hard cast LBT style bullets for hunting…never looked back. Last 15-20 years it is LBT bullets by Cast Performance 357 with 180gr, 44 with 300, 45 with 300. All loaded over stout charges of H110. The exception to hard cast would now be the hard to find Speer .44 Gold Dot JSP or the Speer .452 Deep Curl JSP. These have worked for me on deer and hogs out of 44 and 45 handguns with reliable penetration. Full disclosure, never shot a bear with a handgun…. [/QUOTE]
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