NEW 44 SPL LSWCHP BULLET

Two weeks ago I was shopping for a light for weight lead bullet for a 44 Spl load I was working on and found a new one at RimRock Bullets in Montana. This is a 180 lead semiwadcutter hollow point design that is a plain base bullet. Have been working with this some as weather ( a blizzard) has hit us here last week and not much range time. Informal accuracy tests (plinking) tends to indicate a nice accurate load. More to follow as the tests go forward. I'm using this in a Smith Model 69 2.75" and driving it at or near 1,000 fps. Testing to be formal soon. Should be a great bullet for the Charter Arms, Smith 296, 396 crowd.

https://i.imgur.com/boyt4qBm.jpg

What’s the BHN? Will it expand at 1,000 fps?

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Originally Posted by jtcarm

What’s the BHN? Will it expand at 1,000 fps?

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".44 185 gr. SWC-HP FB (BHN 12) This is a custom bullet that Buffalo Bore Co. uses"

GT Bullets has several cast lead HP bullets for .44 Spl—.44 mag loading .

Following. Interested to see how it performs. I have used a 240gr RNHP that has performed well. That particular bullet is from Matt’s.

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Originally Posted by 03RN

".44 185 gr. SWC-HP FB (BHN 12) This is a custom bullet that Buffalo Bore Co. uses"

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Thats the same as clip on wheel weights, which are generally considered too hard for expansion at handgun velocities.

I’d be suspicious of whether it expands at 1,000 fps..

Anyway, I cast WFNs or WCs and don’t worry about expansion.

That looks like the bullet BB uses in their .44 mag Anti-Personnel load but they drive it considerably faster than 1000fps.

I agree that bullet at 12 "shouldn't" expand when launched at 1000.