I'm curious if anyone is going to test this against the FBI peotocol,as it seems to be a mix between the DPX and G2 designs. https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/h...dgun-hunter#!/
I'm curious if anyone is going to test this against the FBI peotocol,as it seems to be a mix between the DPX and G2 designs. https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/h...dgun-hunter#!/
Hunting with a 9mm is ...... interesting.
9mm works great on both rabbit and grouse. I have switched all my big game hunting over to solid copper, as I don't want to be the guy that poisons a bald eagle with lead fragments left behind in a gut pile, but I really don't see the need to use an expensive solid copper bullet on small game, as a 9mm bullet is always going to exit and isn't going to leave significant lead fragments behind.
9mm wouldn't be my first choice for deer, but if it was all I had I could make it work. The blacktails here aren't very big compared to giant muleys, and at 25 yards or so a quality solid copper 9mm round could get it done with a well placed hit through the sweet spot. The thing is, that's basically the same parameters as my longbow, so I'd rather just use that.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
If I remember correctly, a "standard" 9mm has something like a 2" mid-range trajectory over 50 yards, but the chart accompanying this offering indicates a nearly a six foot drop (70.9") at 50 yards. Probably something to keep in mind.
I'm inclined to think they slipped a decimal point in that trajectory chart.
And I agree that they only list this as a "varmint" hunting round, for which I think 9mm is completely adequate.
I wonder if this would be a good option for a 16in PCC?
There's absolutely nothing wrong with 9mm for an ethical kill on blacktail, but you have to pass up a lot more shots and that's difficult for a lot of people.
It's fairly easy to pass up a 400 yard shot as too far and wait for a 200. It's harder to pass up a 12 yard shot in favor of a 9 yard shot, depending on angle and disposition. Handgun hunting blacktail is mostly an exercise in patience and quiet. If you're gonna get frustrated easily you shouldn't try it. I think I can versus I know I can comes in a lot. Sweet spot is pretty small on little deer if you want the meat.
I don't have a very high opinion on 9mm 'handgun hunting' bullets. Most 9mm bullets optimized for stopping people will stop any game you can reasonably hunt with 9mm, dangerous animal defense excluded.