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Handgun Hunting Loads velocity for deer
OK- I am looking at the ft/sec of my 45 colt which heats up to 1200 ft/sec. This is advertised as a deer round. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do |
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charley9toe
I think 700foot pounds energy is the minimum in most states. Can't find the algorithym to compute that.Check this web site gunsandammomag.com/cs/Satellite?c=Chart_C&childpagename=IMO_GA/Layout&cid=99&pagename=IMO/
charley9toe
DEMO, Here is the Algorithm to compute energy. Bullet weight in grains X feet per second 2 X 0.000002218 = foot pounds energy. That will get you in the BallPark.
Reaper308
the difference would be bullet weight, which if its traveling at the same velocity, the heavier round will deliver more energy at impact, and create a larger wound channel because if the bullet size.
A lot of the hunting bullets use talons (like barnes X) VS. mushrooms (like a traditional JHP) to penetrate thick hides and cause more internal damage. For .45LC, look at corbon's hunter ammo. Its good stuff. For other rounds like 9mm and .45ACP, I would make sure to get +P or +P+ to reach the velocities you want (unless you're loading them) and get some sort of talon like Corbon DPX, Federal HST, or Winchester SXT. I don't have any handgun hunting experience, so I can't personally tell you the effectiveness of those rounds on a deer.
hillbilly77
Demo my father-inlaw and I hunted deer with his .44 mag with great success. He shot a large doe at right around 70 yards and I took a buck at 50 yards. Both deer dropped right where they stood. He had the Virgian Drugoon with a 8" barrel I want to say that we were hitting about 1250-1350 fps., I would have to look at my reloading info to be sure, but those numbers are coming to mind. If you would like I could do up some numbers for with my different reloading manuals and PM you the info.
I personally would not hunt a deer with a 9MM if I did not have to. I like to hunt with a gun with a bit more poop behind it.