SLUGS AND PERFORMANCE

[jwrabbit123]

Hi today I decided to do a bit of a test , I wanted to compare power of a .22 caliber 61 fpe with 36 grain slugs to a .30 caliber 86fpe with 52 grain slugs and I found some interesting data I want to share for hunting purposes , I was a bit amazed by the results my self ,

I first thought by looking at both slug the 22 caliber would penetrate way deeper due to being a round nose , and slimmer , where a I thought the 30 caliber would dump energy quick as it was a flat nost both slugs were going around 870fps 

First I hot a piece of wood , the 22 looked like it went in deeper but the 30 caliber split a crack in board almost 1 foot long .

Then I shot some paper back books , and you can see the 30 caliber slug retained most of its weight , where a the .22 came apart in one and the other retained most of it . If you look at the .22 slug closer you will see This slug cant be made with pure lead like the 30 caliber is , I will add some tin to it and it will be much better for larger game . This is why I do not use hollow point for hunting with slugs , They come apart too quick and cant penetrate well in larger game but are fine for varmints

here is some pics just to see how much farther the .30 went and also how it retained its weight being both same hardness .

 

[Bobr]

Looks good , i think the 30 cal will always smack harder ,how come you are useing your old scanner book instead of a phone book

 

[jwrabbit123]

Ha ha I been shooting all my old automotive manuals to test how hard things hit BOB , I got no use for any of this , do u want it ? , I did get a R5m in 22 and set up for hi power slugs , I hunted coyotes with the R5 30 cal and it puts them rite down , so I want to try the r5m in 22 to see what it can do with slugs and compare , the 30 seems to smack wood 3x harder , I want to retest with say 5% tin in the 22 so it doesn't frag I will get hardness to say 16.5 instead of 5 BHN . I love using the 30 with pure lead , The 22 I still am tuning gun and ammo for it . You know its weird but I find , every slug is designed a bit different and each slug will hold together or expand on the way it was designed to mushroom . I design all my PCP guns to shoot solid slugs and I make them as hard I need them to be depending on the gun and what I am shooting at . I already made a tin of slugs today at 16.5 and all 3 mags are in gun now with pulsar NV if he crosses the enemy line , Titus and I are ready to do battle , Last time I got one they stayed aay almost 2 weeks before coming back to attack us . . . I am working on a new slug tonight it is 55 grain in .217 I have not shot one yet I made 100 to test , I did have to modify my magazines a bit for slugs I use . LOU