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For a bullet that doesn't penetrate, FMJ's sure do fucking penetrate a lot
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Jacketed bullets are not for penetration. They are always just pure soft lead wire with a gilded jacket.
Hard cast lead with a wide flat nose has been proven to be the best for penetration for a handgun.
The alloy should not be hard enough to be brittle. The bullet should be heavy enough to limit velocity to 1100-1200fps.
For .44 Mag, try 320 grain bullets.
For .45 Colt, try 340-360 grain bullets.
If you are reloading for .44, take a look at the Penn bullets of SSK design.
For a bullet that doesn't penetrate, FMJ's sure do fucking penetrate a lot
Shooting through one or two soft humans, or a sheet metal door, is not considered good penetration.
Besides being soft lead, the FMJ shape is wrong. The meplat is too small, causing the bullet to tumble and not penetrate.
The bullet meplat should be around 80% to move the center of mass forward and prevent tumbling.
An added benefit of this shape is that the meplat acts like a paper punch and cuts a wound channel
Hardcast can crush shoulder bones of moose/bear and keep penetrating straight.
Heavy hardcast of correct design will shoot through several feet of large critter, e.g. raking shot on a moose with a handgun.
These concepts are used by African dangerous game hunters who use heavy monolithic solids at moderate velocity
when hunting elephant, cape buff, etc. These facts are well known and documented.