Originally Posted by CraigC
Originally Posted by CraigC
So, no response on the comment that the .44 is a better penetrator, which is contradictory to what you always claimed?

Seyfried and others always believed the .475 was a better killer than the .500, because it penetrated better. Doesn't that contradict your position?

Crickets.


This was when the heaviest bullets loaded in the .500 Linebaugh were in the 450 grain range. It wasn't till much later that experimentation revealed the superiority of 500 + grain bullets in the .500 and it essentially snatched the penetration crown off of the .475's head.

I don't think the .44 is a better penetrator on game and have never been really impressed with the way it kills relative to other calibers like the .45 Colt. Seyfried also felt the .44 Mag was a bit of an underachiever.

Can we stop hijacking this thread now??


Max Prasac

Semper Fidelis

The Gun Digest Book of Hunting Revolvers:
https://youtu.be/zKJbjjPaNUE

Bovine Bullet Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmtZky8T7-k&t=35s

Gun Digest TV's Modern Shooter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGo-KMpXPpA&t=7s