unless ya got a good recipe for a 340 grain bullet that travels upwards of 1800fps by a maker that makes a malleable hardcast that expands a bit as dick thompson was talking about with some of his casting techniques. then things start getting very interesting.

but very true, i typically don't run my cast up above 1500fps and very often just around 1300fps cuz they still kill and not on both ends.

i will say, with the barnes loads i do notice a big diff in velocity when the bullets hit bigger game in the 400-1000lbs range.

running double taps 454 barnes load out of an encore handgun with 14" barrel and you're creeping into the early 1900's level 375HH power level with a bigger frontal area. the results are quite nice.

that said i've never killed anything with a 454 or a 475 that wouldn't have died too with a 44 mag.

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that said i've never killed anything with a 454 or a 475 that wouldn't have died too with a 44 mag.

At the risk of perpetuating this thread (!), the above comment is perhaps worth remembering.
Peter.

If you cannot distinguish which is higher on the foood chain, perhaps a trip to the optometrist will provide a cure........

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
If you cannot distinguish which is higher on the foood chain, perhaps a trip to the optometrist will provide a cure........

+1.....