Hey guys I decided to do some testing using some modeling clay to see how some of these hollow-points disperse their energy. I got some very positive and interesting results form all the HP projectiles I tested. I plan on hunting once in a while with the bulldog but I will mainly be target shooting or long range shooting. Anyways here is what I was up to last night. I may start doing Live Facebook videos or youtube videos of my evening shooting activities. I will have to update this when I receive my Aeromagnum slugs in, Al sent me some of the devastators and some of the new 140gn HP. Big thanks to AOA, Ron Goodhall, Al Clark, Nick Nielsen, Air Venturi, and Pyramid Air.
Gun Used: Benjamin Bulldog(stock other than a moderator)
What I tested: Predator Polymag .35, 81.01gn
Nielsen Ammo(swaged) .356, 110gn
High Arc Hunter .357 Rapter, 174gn
Air Venturi Hollow-point .356 115gn
Nielsen Ammo(swaged) .357 142gn Boat Tail
JSB Exact .35 81.02gn
H&N Grizzly .35 82gn
What I found: All performed great. Would consider to use all for hunting. Some bullets will be better for small game and some can be used on medium game or even a deer/hog. Lets start with some pictures. I will go in the order seen above.
Polymag 81.01gn
Nielsen Specialty Ammo(Swaged) .356 110gn
High Arc Hunter Rapter .357 174gn
Air Venturi Hollow-point .356 115gn
JSB Exact .35 81.02gn (I was highly impressed with the energy this pellet expelled for not being a hollow point)
Nielsen Ammo(swaged) .357 142gn Boat Tail
H&N Grizzly 82gn
So what I found is that the lighter grain pellet/bullet(115gn or less) will be my varmint rounds and the 120gn+ will be for bigger game. All of the ammo I tested performed great. They expelled a lot of energy immediately. I will update as I get more ammo to test. I will update with more bullets as they come in. I will be doing a 100yd comparison of all the ammo I have that shoots accurately at 50yds. I will have to mess around with regulating the pressures via my tether with each bullet/pellet as well to give them a fair chance at different velocities.
Gun Used: Benjamin Bulldog(stock other than a moderator)
What I tested: Predator Polymag .35, 81.01gn
Nielsen Ammo(swaged) .356, 110gn
High Arc Hunter .357 Rapter, 174gn
Air Venturi Hollow-point .356 115gn
Nielsen Ammo(swaged) .357 142gn Boat Tail
JSB Exact .35 81.02gn
H&N Grizzly .35 82gn
What I found: All performed great. Would consider to use all for hunting. Some bullets will be better for small game and some can be used on medium game or even a deer/hog. Lets start with some pictures. I will go in the order seen above.
Polymag 81.01gn
Nielsen Specialty Ammo(Swaged) .356 110gn
High Arc Hunter Rapter .357 174gn
Air Venturi Hollow-point .356 115gn
JSB Exact .35 81.02gn (I was highly impressed with the energy this pellet expelled for not being a hollow point)
Nielsen Ammo(swaged) .357 142gn Boat Tail
H&N Grizzly 82gn
So what I found is that the lighter grain pellet/bullet(115gn or less) will be my varmint rounds and the 120gn+ will be for bigger game. All of the ammo I tested performed great. They expelled a lot of energy immediately. I will update as I get more ammo to test. I will update with more bullets as they come in. I will be doing a 100yd comparison of all the ammo I have that shoots accurately at 50yds. I will have to mess around with regulating the pressures via my tether with each bullet/pellet as well to give them a fair chance at different velocities.