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What would be your opinion of this bullet from the 7.5 inch barrel of the 454 on Whitetail with max load of Lil'Gun?
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Never used it in that caliber or gun, but extrapolating from my experience with XTP's in .357 (158), .41 mag (210), .44 mag(240 and 300) and .500 S&W (350) I would say you could do a lot worse. Lil Gun seems to work well for heavy loads in the magnum revolvers too.
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Which 300 gr XTP? I suppose either would easily pass through and drop a whitetail pretty quickly. Certainly not necessary but you know that.
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Lil gun is a very hot powder and can excessively erode the forcing cone FA will not warranty their revolvers that are eroded from lil gun. I'd use H-110/296 if it were me.
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Lil gun is a very hot powder and can excessively erode the forcing cone FA will not warranty their revolvers that are eroded from lil gun. I'd use H-110/296 if it were me.
Don't shoot it enough to really worry about eroding the forcing cone. I have been want to try H110 but just haven't gotten around to it. I killed a Wild Boar with the Lil'Gun load and it only walked a few steps and sunk to the ground and died. Boars have the tough shoulder plates that help to open the Heavy HP Bullets unlike Whitetail.
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I would bet you get complete pass through with that bullet on broadside shots. Might try the thinner jacketed version on the xtp's for a little more internal damage.
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What would be your opinion of this bullet from the 7.5 inch barrel of the 454 on Whitetail with max load of Lil'Gun? I've loaded a bunch but never shot a deer with them. One thing I can tell you though - do not substitute the standard 300 XTP for the XTP Mag! I made that mistake, had some decent mi-range loads worked up with the 300 XTP Mag bullet in my 454, and loaded some regular XTP bullets without realizing they were different - result was really high pressure, no Kaboom but there were definite pressure signs.
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I load only the XTP Mag in the 454 and the standard XTP in my Ruger 45 Colt
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As long as it's the XTP Mag, it will certainly work. In my own Freedom Arms .454, with 10" barrel, I shoot the XTP Mag. in 240 gr., ahead of 20 gr. of HS-6. MV is 1650 fps. I used it last month to take a wild hog and a red deer, both shots were pass throughs and quick kills. For Whitetail, you don't need 300 gr. bullets and max powder loads of any kind out of the .454 Casull- I like the lighter bullets, pushed faster for flatter trajectory and less recoil.
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I shot the regular 300 XPT's in my 454 before the Mag version was offered. I recovered a single 300 XTP (32.0 grains of 296) from the moose I killed with it. There wasn't any evidence of cupping of the base of the bullet.
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It worked great today shot this one at around 30 yards and it dropped in it tracks and didn't even kick
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I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Yes, great job Bea, did you find the bullet?
Would like to hear some retained weight, penetration and diameter numbers.
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No didn't find the bullet
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Congrats, Nice buck, and sweeter with a handgun. It's been a long time since I hunted with my handgun. Wanted to this year, but it didn't work out. Congrats again, memtb
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No didn't find the bullet 10-4, I've rummaged gut piles more than I care to admit too.
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Had a BIL helping me sort guts once looking for my bullet, he was gagging and spitting, I said, hey man, don't puke in my gut pile, he went green, then flush pale in the face. fuggin city boys lmao.
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No didn't find the bullet The ONLY reason I recovered the 300 XTP from my moose was that it went lengthwise through at least five feet of moose. Congratulations on your deer!
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