Greetings all:
A coworker just this morning said that he read somewhere - maybe G&A magazine - about a test that showed a .44 black powder revolver having more penetration (in wood) than a .44 magnum; 9 inches vs. 6 for the maggie.
I quickly challenged him to a shoot-off; my Model 29 against his antique. I qualified the challenge conditions to using similar projectiles, though. No hollowpoint vs. round ball or minie-ball.
I haven't any test data to back up my claim, but I called BS on the article. I would, in fact, place substantial money where my mouth is. A .44 round ball is somewhere in the 180-200 grain range, I suspect (as .54 is ~235), and is travelling along at, what, 750-900fps? I gotta believe that a 180 hard-cast bullet out of the magnum should be moving at 1400+ (don't have my load book at work), and will easily out-perform the other.
Am I all wet? Goodness knows it's hapened before...
Jon B.
A coworker just this morning said that he read somewhere - maybe G&A magazine - about a test that showed a .44 black powder revolver having more penetration (in wood) than a .44 magnum; 9 inches vs. 6 for the maggie.
I quickly challenged him to a shoot-off; my Model 29 against his antique. I qualified the challenge conditions to using similar projectiles, though. No hollowpoint vs. round ball or minie-ball.
I haven't any test data to back up my claim, but I called BS on the article. I would, in fact, place substantial money where my mouth is. A .44 round ball is somewhere in the 180-200 grain range, I suspect (as .54 is ~235), and is travelling along at, what, 750-900fps? I gotta believe that a 180 hard-cast bullet out of the magnum should be moving at 1400+ (don't have my load book at work), and will easily out-perform the other.
Am I all wet? Goodness knows it's hapened before...
Jon B.