Speer 300gr JSP .45 revolver bullet
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09/12/2014 5:13 PM
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JBWhitehead
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Speer lists this bullet as a target/plinker bullet. Is it any good as a hunting bullet?
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Re: Speer 300gr JSP .45 revolver bullet
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09/12/2014 5:38 PM
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pab1
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I have used in in a .454 Casull on deer. Its a hard bullet that performs more like a hardcast in my experience.
Experience is the best teacher, hunger good sauce. Osborne Russell Journal of a Trapper
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09/12/2014 8:04 PM
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wvhitman
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If that's the 300 gr. Plated Soft Point, it is hard and is not the best for deer, but bigger animals.
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Re: Speer 300gr JSP .45 revolver bullet
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09/12/2014 11:22 PM
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I used the 44 cal speer jsp on a hog. One shot broke both shoulders and was bulging the hide. The bullet weighed 198 grains. The shot that didn't hit bone exited. I would think the 45 cal version would perform about the same
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09/13/2014 2:35 AM
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So what I'm reading is if I were considering loading a cast bullet, which I am, then this would be an acceptable substitute.
Lead, push or get the heck out of the way!
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Re: Speer 300gr JSP .45 revolver bullet
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09/13/2014 2:43 AM
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So what I'm reading is if I were considering loading a cast bullet, which I am, then this would be an acceptable substitute.
Not necessarily. Most JSP's don't have much of a meplat.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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09/14/2014 6:23 PM
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So what I'm reading is if I were considering loading a cast bullet, which I am, then this would be an acceptable substitute.
Not necessarily. Most JSP's don't have much of a meplat. You just made me Google meplat....Learned something new.
Lead, push or get the heck out of the way!
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Re: Speer 300gr JSP .45 revolver bullet
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09/15/2014 1:24 AM
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So what I'm reading is if I were considering loading a cast bullet, which I am, then this would be an acceptable substitute.
Not necessarily. Most JSP's don't have much of a meplat. You just made me Google meplat....Learned something new. Tread carefully my friend, it can be a slippery slope ;-)
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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09/15/2014 2:21 AM
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I shot 3 does with the 300 gr Speer plated bullet one fall. I used these out of my FA 454..........I didn't care for the performance at all.
I'd take a cast WFN over this bullet any time.
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09/16/2014 2:38 PM
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JBWhitehead
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So what I'm reading is if I were considering loading a cast bullet, which I am, then this would be an acceptable substitute.
Not necessarily. Most JSP's don't have much of a meplat. You just made me Google meplat....Learned something new. Tread carefully my friend, it can be a slippery slope ;-) Sliding..... I've killed a bunch of critters with rifles, shotguns, bows and even a few with my pistols but handloading is blowing my hair back. Hate being the "noob" but got to ask to know. Thanks for everyones help.
Lead, push or get the heck out of the way!
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Re: Speer 300gr JSP .45 revolver bullet
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09/16/2014 2:57 PM
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