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Kentucky Long Rifle giving me a beating.
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<blockquote data-quote="Lurker66" data-source="post: 2577558" data-attributes="member: 24459"><p>Hornaday balls are good enough. I try to steer new shooters to shoot what the traditional guns we're designed for.</p><p></p><p>A round ball does its best work at lower velocities. Maximum expansion usually occurs in the first 4 inches of penetration. If the load is too hot the .490 ball doest fully expand and transfer maximum energy. Rather the ball will slightly expand and just keep peeling back before exiting.</p><p></p><p>Maxi ball and maxi hunters hardly expand much but because of the extra mass will blow right thru a deer, usually.</p><p></p><p>you can also try different thicknesses of patches, sometimes that makes a difference as well.</p><p></p><p>Id try shooting a RB and dropping the charge down to 60-70 grains and see how that works for ya.</p><p></p><p>Inline ballistics work very different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lurker66, post: 2577558, member: 24459"] Hornaday balls are good enough. I try to steer new shooters to shoot what the traditional guns we're designed for. A round ball does its best work at lower velocities. Maximum expansion usually occurs in the first 4 inches of penetration. If the load is too hot the .490 ball doest fully expand and transfer maximum energy. Rather the ball will slightly expand and just keep peeling back before exiting. Maxi ball and maxi hunters hardly expand much but because of the extra mass will blow right thru a deer, usually. you can also try different thicknesses of patches, sometimes that makes a difference as well. Id try shooting a RB and dropping the charge down to 60-70 grains and see how that works for ya. Inline ballistics work very different. [/QUOTE]
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