| +1 to that, browndog2.
My experience has been that heavy bullets work better than light ones and that velocity isn't the way to go. The best pin load that epsylum and I have used is a 230 gr. Rainier plated round-nose traveling about 930 FPS. Nothing much to brag about but it works very well. 180 gr. bullets form either a S&W 40 or 357 mag. don't do quite as well even though they are both clocking 1150 and 1200 respectively. I too recommend the heaviest bullet possible, 148 gr. or so. Remember, this is why .38's and 9mm. are given the advantage of being moved back closer to the rear of the table. Heck, If I could hit 5 pins with 6 shots consistently, I'd use my Supper Blackhawk (44) and my 300 gr. cast flat nose, loaded down some to tame recoil. May load some up as a test for the next meet. Wish I got an advantage for using a single action. |