??? about 240 JSP 44 mag bullets

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Which of the JSP bullets in the 240gr 44 mag family will give the best penetration without shedding the jacket from the core? Velocity range is about 950 to 1100 fps. I may want to use them in lieu of cast lead. Plan on pig hunting, maybe. Thanks
 
I think any of the lead soft points will do what you want which is to penetrate and make a mushroom going into an animal. (Remington, Winchester) There are a few new 'bonded' core bullets which claim to hold together better. Finding any bullets for sale right now will not be easy.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/313406/speer-deepcurl-bullets-44-caliber-429-diameter-240-grain-bonded-jacketed-soft-point-box-of-100
 
I really don't think you're going to have too much trouble at those relatively sedate velocities. Grab a jsp and shoot away.
 
My experience with JSP in a 44 SP is that they don't expand much(any) at those velocities. A couple of deer shot with the old PMC 240 JSP load showed a 44 hole on both sides with little damage in the middle. Only good thing was a decent blood trail.
 
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I don't quite have a answer for that, I have a few thousand RNFP from Missouri Bullet Co. I have looked at Grizzly Cartridge and they have a 255 gr WNFP that seems good. I am searching for options. Thanks Jerry
 
For a 240 jacketed 44 bullet I use the Hornady XTP. They've never failed me.....

Dennis.
 
The only 44 JSPs that had a reputation for shedding jackets were the old half-jacket bullets (usually Speer), which were a simple "cup and core" design. Simply put, all they did was squash lead into a simple half-jacket copper cup and crimp it into place lightly. Sometimes the jackets would stick in the bore when fired with light loads, and the core would break loose from inertia and travel on to the target. Meanwhile, the jacket in the bore became a bore obstruction, potentially causing disaster when a followup shot was fired. The only way to avoid this issue was to load these bullets a little hotter, to minimize the potential for the bullet sticking. Whatever bullet you choose, you will be in good shape if you simply follow the bullet manufacturers minimum velocity recommendations for the exact bullet you are using. Quite honestly, you can stick any bullet in the barrel if you don't follow these guidelines, and load them too "slow". If you want to load bullets for lower velocities, I'd stick with cast bullets. If you don't cast your own, these are a number of sources for good quality cast bullets. All you need to do is determine the performance level you need, and start contacting the makers. Since you're looking for penetration, a good quality flat nose cast bullet with a hardness of around 15 to 18 bhn should be all you need.
 
950-1100 fps is nothing to sneeze at in a 240gr 44cal. Many full charges don't run much over 1200-1300fps. Light charges can start at 800fps.
 
You`ll damage less meat shooting a good solid lead boolit & more than likely than not, have 2 holes leaking!!!

I hunted a farm with a good drainage system , the hogs used the ditches for runways , sat at the Ts & busted em between the eyes sometimes with a Lee 310 sledgehammer, easily passed thru .

Or wait for the bigger ones to turn at the T & bust the air bags!

Never recovered a boolit !

900fps powered by IMR4227 & LP mag primer.

If ya got em , smoke em , they won`t care if it`s a solid lead or jacketed !!
 

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