Reeder Custom Guns - IMHO , many times the XTP's do not have a deep

Sean Harper
IMHO , many times the XTP's do not have a deep
Thursday, November 02, 2023, 08:35

enough cavity for the bullets to expand .No doubt if you raised the velocity to 1500 fps you would get better expansion BUT I think a little deeper cavity would help .
I shot the Hornady 45-185gr XTP into wet newspaper at 1000 fps and got the same expansion as your picture shows and then I drilled the cavity .300" deeper and the bullet weight dropped to 170gr and got perfect expansion.

Sean

350gr xtp performance or lack of? - Coloradoyaler, 2023-11-02, 07:15
- Thanks guys, dead is dead. - Coloradoyaler, 2023-11-02, 15:45
  - Bullets do strange things. It could have glanced off - Gary Reeder, 2023-11-02, 17:02
- The hog is dead. I would say it did the job. (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2023-11-02, 14:55
- IMHO , many times the XTP's do not have a deep - Sean Harper, 2023-11-02, 08:35
  - I shot this elk at HHC 7 or 8 years ago - Jim Taylor, 2023-11-02, 08:41
    - Seven years?? Seems like 2 or 3 years ago (nm) - JFS, 2023-11-03, 10:11
    - With your good bullet placement and a - JFS, 2023-11-02, 11:23
      - The hog was a close range shot ... - Jim Taylor, 2023-11-02, 13:09