So, the guy I got this 5.5" Pietta remmi from said that he and his wife already had the 8" vers for awhile and that he got them both the shorter ones, but she preferred her 8" so thats how I ended up with it... Just a little background there, as it sounded like they shot quite a bit.
Working from memory here, but IIRC he said that he an old 170gr (Layman i think?) mold that made cast hollowpoints. He said that his and his wifes hand cannons all loved them... Went on to describe some incredible accuracy (like 6" groups at 100yrds or some such), and that backing it with 35grs of 777 made it a formidable round, even up to being in the lower range of deer hunting capability. Unfortunately, he wouldnt sell any as the mold only cast one at a time and was just too time consuming... And the mold has been out of production for quite awhile.
So... I wonder 1, does anyone make decent hollowpoint conicals? Are they worth it? This guy swore by them... But if they are so awesome then why is the market not flooded with them? And likewise,2, if this round is even half of what this fella claimed it was, why in the WORLD would laymen stop making the molds for it? it SEEMS that 170grs would fit almost as well as a RB, and that being HP would indeed make it a great hunting or even defense round... But of course I could be wrong. Just wondering why it seems that no one is even trying to come out with a viable HP... Sure wish someone would.