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I'm sure this has been done over and over, but I figured I would throw it out there anyway...
Here are some expanded XTPs and a 180 hardcast out of a 4" gp100. I've been using wine boxes lined with plastic bags filled with water and backed by soaked phone books. The wine boxes are easier to get than milk jugs... All loads shot over a chrono 15' from the muzzle and impact was at 25 yards. Slugs left to right are: 158 XTP HP @ 1280 fps, 180 TXP @ 1160 fps & 180 CP WFNGC @ 1160
The velocity is what these loads are averaging. The XTPs penetrated about 16" of water and an inch or two of phone book with the 180 beating the 158 by an inch or so. The 180 CP went through 16" of water and about 12" of phone book (all of them) and a couple inches of dirt behind it all. I'm suprised that the 180 xtp didn't penetrate much farther than the 158 and will do this test again to confirm. Oh, powder is AA#9.
This is also a good simulation of the downrange performance of these bullets out of my 1894C (yours too) Thanks.
158xtp, 180xtp, 180CP
158xtp, 180xtp, 180CP
Here are some expanded XTPs and a 180 hardcast out of a 4" gp100. I've been using wine boxes lined with plastic bags filled with water and backed by soaked phone books. The wine boxes are easier to get than milk jugs... All loads shot over a chrono 15' from the muzzle and impact was at 25 yards. Slugs left to right are: 158 XTP HP @ 1280 fps, 180 TXP @ 1160 fps & 180 CP WFNGC @ 1160
The velocity is what these loads are averaging. The XTPs penetrated about 16" of water and an inch or two of phone book with the 180 beating the 158 by an inch or so. The 180 CP went through 16" of water and about 12" of phone book (all of them) and a couple inches of dirt behind it all. I'm suprised that the 180 xtp didn't penetrate much farther than the 158 and will do this test again to confirm. Oh, powder is AA#9.
This is also a good simulation of the downrange performance of these bullets out of my 1894C (yours too) Thanks.
158xtp, 180xtp, 180CP
158xtp, 180xtp, 180CP