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Kyrie · 04-01-2002, 09:17 PM

Hi Ted,

I once used 95 grain JHP bullets designed for use in .38 Special ammunition, and to open up at 800 fps, to load some .357 Magnum cartridges. At 1600 fps the angular momentum would cause these bullets to literally come apart in mid air. At ten yards, each shot would leave a nice bullet hole in a paper target - and each bullet hole would be surrounded by a circle of tiny fragment holes. At twenty-five yards there wouldn't be a mark on the target anywhere. Sometimes too much velocity is not a good thing!

Best regards,

Kyrie

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04-01-2002, 09:17 PM	#2
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Re: Hugh's 30 Luger Long Barrel Hi Ted, I once used 95 grain JHP bullets designed for use in .38 Special ammunition, and to open up at 800 fps, to load some .357 Magnum cartridges. At 1600 fps the angular momentum would cause these bullets to literally come apart in mid air. At ten yards, each shot would leave a nice bullet hole in a paper target - and each bullet hole would be surrounded by a circle of tiny fragment holes. At twenty-five yards there wouldn't be a mark on the target anywhere. Sometimes too much velocity is not a good thing! Best regards, Kyrie Moderator - Cruffler_Forum on Yahoo Groups "The flame free C&R Forum."