Hi!
Just a quick question about the expansion of soft point bullets.
I shortened my Mauser 8x57 down to 17'' and according to Quickload the muzzle velocity with my bullet of choice drops down to 2400 fps (it was a tad over 2650 out of the original 24'' barrel) with my handloads. (I'm using the PRVI / PPU 197 grain SP round nose bullet)
Now my question: I know it depends a lot on the bullet design, the thickness of the jacket and softness of the lead core, but whats considered the minimum velocity for soft point bullets to expand properly?
I've heard people claiming that SP bullets in their 1400fps-ish 357 expands hell of a lot, but I've also heard stories about 2200 fp/s being the absolute minimum for rifle bullets / bullets in general.
Is 2400 enough for good expansion out to 150-200yds? Or should I drop the bullet weight down to 175 to get the muzzle velocity up into the 2550 fps area?
Just a quick question about the expansion of soft point bullets.
I shortened my Mauser 8x57 down to 17'' and according to Quickload the muzzle velocity with my bullet of choice drops down to 2400 fps (it was a tad over 2650 out of the original 24'' barrel) with my handloads. (I'm using the PRVI / PPU 197 grain SP round nose bullet)
Now my question: I know it depends a lot on the bullet design, the thickness of the jacket and softness of the lead core, but whats considered the minimum velocity for soft point bullets to expand properly?
I've heard people claiming that SP bullets in their 1400fps-ish 357 expands hell of a lot, but I've also heard stories about 2200 fp/s being the absolute minimum for rifle bullets / bullets in general.
Is 2400 enough for good expansion out to 150-200yds? Or should I drop the bullet weight down to 175 to get the muzzle velocity up into the 2550 fps area?