So you are saying that 180 gr. HP .44 Spl. load flying at a hog doing roughly 900 fps and at around 400+ ft.lbs. is going to do absolutely nothing?
***I have pulled up some numbers right quick just for a quick comparison (Not to mention some experience which is what I am sure you seem to be hinting at
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As we all know not every bullet and ballistic will be identical, but...: (#'s pulled off an ammo mftr. website)
.44 Special Ammo - 180 gr. J.H.P. (1,150 fps/ 543 ft.lbs.)
.357 Magnum Ammo - 158 gr. J.H.C. (1,475fps/ 763 ft. lbs.)
10mm Ammo - 220 gr. Hard Cast - FN (1,200 fps/ 703 ft. lbs.)
Given the variables here and there they all no matter what weight or type of bullet construction all seems to be flying in and around 1,000 fps. And muster between 500-700 ft. lbs. of energy. (In my experience all of these mentioned would do serious damage to whatever the bullet hits.)> you can criticize or speculate my experience all you want... I don't care. So I guess if we really want to be absolutely scientifically accurate for the sake of further argument just take a 40mm Grenade M203 launcher attached to your AR-15
Because that .223 Rem. "64 gr." Lightweight Winchester Razorback XT/ “Hollow Point”: Velocity @ 3020fps. (okay that’s fast) 1,296 ft.lbs. @ the muzzle (which also means it's not doing that once it gets to its target mind you) is also going to fail. So you touched on "Light weight" (64 gr.) and "Self-Defense"(HP) construction. I just wanted to make sure I understood correctly. Okay, I guess I will just go back to my saved Cabela's XBOX game then.... "Oh, look I just shot a Grizzly bear in the head @ 100 yds. with a .308 Winchester and he just mauled me... I guess next time I should try the .30-'06 "That will teach him!" Its Good thing I saved my game!
(Just for the record I am not criticizing anyone that plays those games, they do kind of pass the time when hunting season is over.)