Lyman Keith 358439 hollow-points for deer?
I'm thinking not.
My son and I are getting his .357 Rossi '92 carbine ready for deer season, and Sam wants to use cast bullets. I'm all for it. We have on hand some 154-grain Lyman 358439s, which is a cast hollow-point with the famous Keith design. We also have some RCBS Keith 150-grainers, which are solids.
I'm thinking of putting these up in .357 Mag brass for deer season. I am concerned, however, that the HPs might be too fragile to shoot at a deer at carbine velocities. Speed would be over 1800 FPS, which seems to me a bit much for that design. I'm thinking the solid is a better choice.
Thoughts?
-AaronB
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AaronB,
2012-10-06, 10:41
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- Lyman Keith 358439 hollow-points for deer? - Murphy, 2012-10-06, 15:25
- I would not. - Glen, 2012-10-06, 21:49
- Aaron, I think you will be disappointed with the acccuracy -
John K.,
2012-10-07, 15:50
- No hydraulic forces in the railroad tie - Glen, 2012-10-08, 15:24
- I've got another mold I might try... -
AaronB,
2012-10-08, 18:37
- I've got another mold I might try... - Slow Hand, 2012-10-08, 19:12