...about the reloads for my 45 colt and going lion hunting. If I use a 240-250gr JHP, could a person run it "slow" enough to stay inside a lion at an average range of 50 feet, but still have it open up like it should? 30 to 50 feet is the distance that the guide is telling me I'll be from the cat when it is treed.

If I go with the 300gr bullet, I'm afraid that if I try to run it to slow, it will cause a pressure spike in the barrel. Maybe I'm just over thinkin this stuff, but I learn a lot by going through this process.

Maybe I should just shut up and go put a hole in the damn critter!!

A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!

Lifetime Member of the NRA! Wish I'd a done it sooner.