Semi wad / Full wadcutters as a ccw round?

[Vern Humphrey]

Interesting conversation. There is talk about semiwadcutters, wadcutters, and jacketed hollowpoints, but what is being completely overlooked and may be the very best answer (atleast for those of us who cast) is the lead hollowpoint, cast fairly soft.

Coincidentally, I just this morning tested some cast hollowpoints in .45 Colt sent me by a member of this site. The load was 10.1 grains of HS 6 (around 700 fps.) At 10 feet, they penetrated about 12" (to convert that to penetration in ballistic gelatin, divide by 1.8 -- 6 2/3 inches.)

I expected to find nicely mushroomed bullets. What I found were fragments. The noses blew off, the shanks broke up. After breaking up, pieces went in all directions.

In a large caliber, I'd stick with a wide flat nose bullet.

 

[USSR]

PM back at ya, Vern.

Don

 

[OldCavSoldier]

Routinely carry 148 grain plated HBWC turned-around (with scores on the muzzle-side leading edge of the HB of the WC) pushed by 4.3 grains of Unique and lit off by a standard CCI small pistol primer. 100% transfer of energy is within in the first 4 inches of wet telephone book. Minimum recoil so follow-up shots are easy.