Originally Posted by
Danjojo
Have a friend using these 140gr XTPs in 357 Sig very successfully on deer and hogs at 1300fps. Want to try the same combo here but restricted to straight wall cartridges for deer.
I wouldn't be worried about upping speed when you get to other powders down the road. XTP's even going 200-300fps past velocity envelope in rifles get wider and lose a jacket petal or two...still going to penetrate as well as a Gold Dot or similar. All good bullets like velocity.
Outside of one light factory loaded AG 9mm 115gr XTP to a bull's head...can't think of hearing another time someone has shot something reasonable size with one that didn't get to the offside or exit, regardless of caliber, grain, and velocity.
In my experience wounds absolutely do change at higher speed, for the better.