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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
45-70 bullets for elk
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 2704926" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>Cast Bullets penetrate great, but most are relatively hard and do not expand at all. Even dead soft lead doesn't expand much unless it has a flat-hollow metplat. Driving them above 1600 FPs has the same problems as over driving the rest in that they actually penetrate less the faster they go. See Garret's comments above. Thousands of Bison died from cast bullets, if you are trying for a traditional hunt they will do the job. Personally, I prefer Jacketed bullets as they do expand and penetrate just as well, see pictures above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 2704926, member: 26077"] Cast Bullets penetrate great, but most are relatively hard and do not expand at all. Even dead soft lead doesn't expand much unless it has a flat-hollow metplat. Driving them above 1600 FPs has the same problems as over driving the rest in that they actually penetrate less the faster they go. See Garret's comments above. Thousands of Bison died from cast bullets, if you are trying for a traditional hunt they will do the job. Personally, I prefer Jacketed bullets as they do expand and penetrate just as well, see pictures above. [/QUOTE]
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