the possum
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Ever since I got my CZ carbine in 7.62x39 I've wanted to take some small game with it. So I loaded up some cast lead pistol bullets over a light charge of Red Dot (a little under 4 grains). This should put it somewhere in the same power neighborhood as the .32-20.
I haven't chrono'ed them yet, but they seem very mild, and I discovered they destroy less meat than hyper velocity .22 hp's. I took mainly head shots, but hit one a little further back behind the shoulder and it wasn't even bloodshot around the hole. And at less than 10 cents per shot, it's really not much worse on the pocketbook than high quality .22 ammo either.
I gotta make up a bunch more of these rounds. They're just so dang fun.
I haven't chrono'ed them yet, but they seem very mild, and I discovered they destroy less meat than hyper velocity .22 hp's. I took mainly head shots, but hit one a little further back behind the shoulder and it wasn't even bloodshot around the hole. And at less than 10 cents per shot, it's really not much worse on the pocketbook than high quality .22 ammo either.
I gotta make up a bunch more of these rounds. They're just so dang fun.