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<blockquote data-quote="Glock &#039;em down" data-source="post: 1336395" data-attributes="member: 684"><p>All the comedians out of work, and here you two are cracking jokes. <img src="/images/smilies/rolleyes2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes2" title="Rolleyes2 :rolleyes2" data-shortname=":rolleyes2" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Because if you shoot a lighter, faster round (but not <strong><em>TOO</em></strong> fast!) you get more expansion. With a 180gr .40 S&W round, moving at 1000fps, you <em>might</em> get expansion to roughly 50 caliber +/- if everything works as planned. </p><p></p><p>With the 185gr .45 G.A.P. Silvertip, because of it's slightly softer construction, you <em>should</em> get expansion up to 55-60 caliber...maybe.</p><p></p><p>The heavier, slower slug (230gr Hydra-Shok) would more than likely only expand out to 50-55 caliber +/- I'm guessing.</p><p></p><p>Now I know this is merely splitting hairs, but if I was shooting hardball in both guns/calibers the .45 G.A.P. slug has already won. So there goes the "why not just a .40?" argument.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My thoughts exactly! <img src="/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></p><p></p><p>In this world of "wizbanghyperthermonuclearassstompinguberexpanding" ammo, the Winchester Silvertip still stands strong as a true contender. Their slightly softer projectile seems to aid in rapid and true expansion a<em> little </em>more than the rest of the jacketed HPs out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glock 'em down, post: 1336395, member: 684"] All the comedians out of work, and here you two are cracking jokes. :rolleyes2 Because if you shoot a lighter, faster round (but not [B][I]TOO[/I][/B] fast!) you get more expansion. With a 180gr .40 S&W round, moving at 1000fps, you [I]might[/I] get expansion to roughly 50 caliber +/- if everything works as planned. With the 185gr .45 G.A.P. Silvertip, because of it's slightly softer construction, you [I]should[/I] get expansion up to 55-60 caliber...maybe. The heavier, slower slug (230gr Hydra-Shok) would more than likely only expand out to 50-55 caliber +/- I'm guessing. Now I know this is merely splitting hairs, but if I was shooting hardball in both guns/calibers the .45 G.A.P. slug has already won. So there goes the "why not just a .40?" argument. My thoughts exactly! :thumb: In this world of "wizbanghyperthermonuclearassstompinguberexpanding" ammo, the Winchester Silvertip still stands strong as a true contender. Their slightly softer projectile seems to aid in rapid and true expansion a[I] little [/I]more than the rest of the jacketed HPs out there. [/QUOTE]
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