linebaugh pentration test

[Lloyd Smale]

take a close look at the little 45 auto rim and you will see what ive preached about for years about midrange bullets at around 1000 fps. They will sure do alot of killing.
Linebaugh Seminar Penetration Test Eustace Texas April 27,28,&29 2007

 

Inches  Caliber                        Bullet                                       Velocity F.P.S.

 

Exit  470 Nitro Express     500gr  Trophy Bonded            Solid    2042  Rifle   74”+ 

Exit  458 Lott                    500gr  Barnes                          Solid     2250  Rifle   69”+   

Exit  375 H&H                  300gr  Barnes                          Solid     2550  Rifle   69”+   

56”   50 Alaskan                460gr  Belt Mountain              Punch   2031  Rifle   

55”   44 Mag                      300gr  Belt Mountain              Punch   1964  Rifle           

54”   454 Casull                 316gr  Belt Mountain              Punch   1600  Pistol             

53”   45-70 Government    400gr  Belt Mountain              Punch   2088  Pistol

51”   500 Linebaugh Max  465gr  Belt Mountain              Punch   1326  Pistol  exit side

49”   500 Linebaugh          430gr  Belt Mountain              Punch   1270  Pistol

49”   500 Linebaugh          468gr  Montana Bullet Works LFN     1303  Pistol

48”   500 Linebaugh Max  465gr  Belt Mountain              Punch   1326  Pistol

44”   500 Linebaugh          500gr  Grizzly                         LFN      1100  Pistol

44”   500 Linebaugh Max  525gr  Cast Performance        WFN     1237  Pistol

42”   45 Colt                       335gr  Cast ?                             ?          1270  Pistol

40”   500 Linebaugh           414gr  Montana Bullet Works LFN     1085  Pistol

39”   475 Linebaugh           420gr  Montana Bullet Works LFN       948  Pistol

39”   45 Colt                       300gr  Cast ?                             ?          1286  Pistol

36”   45 Colt                       335gr  Cast ?                          LWFN   1045  Pistol

32”   50 Alaskan                 525gr  Cast Performance         WFN    2019  Rifle   deformed

29”   414 Super Mag          255gr   LBT                              LFN    1439   Pistol

28”   44 Mag                      310gr   Garret Defender              HH    1083   Pistol

27”   45 Auto Rim              260gr   BRP                              Keith    916    Pistol

24”   500 Linebaugh           400gr   Buffalo Bore                 JHP    1417   Pistol

24”   475 Linebaugh           420gr   Montana Bullet Works WFN    892   Pistol

24”   45 Auto Rim              250gr    (cowboy load)              RNFP   870   Pistol

23”   470 Nitro Express      500gr    Woodleigh                    JSP     2264  Rifle

14”   375 H&H                   260gr    Nosler Accubond          JPP     2781  Rifle

13”   44 Mag                       250gr   Winchester Black Tallon JHP  1194  Pistol

13”   445 Super Mag           270gr   Speer Gold Dot               JSP   1343  Pistol

12”   445 Super Mag           300gr   Hornady XTP                 JHP   1376  Pistol

10”   45 Colt                        200gr   Speer (ashtray)               JHP   1142  Pistol

 5”    22 Long Rifle               39gr   Remington Golde “Paco” FP     965  Pistol

[quickdtoo]

That's impressive, to say the least!!  Here's some more of his penetration tests, the venerable 45-70 shows good for itself too!!

Tim

http://www.handloads.com/misc/linebaugh.penetration.tests.asp

[nomosendero]

Mr. Smale, the 44 mag punch sure is impressive. How much different would it be in your opinion at handgun velocities?

[Lloyd Smale]

punch bullets are a little different proposition then lead. If it was lead id say probably none but the punch bullets will take more velocity without deforming then any alloy of lead will and usually do a little better at rifle velocitys. But ill tell you from my experience is that theres very little a 44 punch bullet out of a handgun wont shoot through!

[Graybeard]

What was the test medium?

[Lloyd Smale]

wasnt there bill but the normal test media for the seminars is a cow knuckle bone followed by wet news print

[nomosendero]

punch bullets are a little different proposition then lead. If it was lead id say probably none but the punch bullets will take more velocity without deforming then any alloy of lead will and usually do a little better at rifle velocitys. But ill tell you from my experience is that theres very little a 44 punch bullet out of a handgun wont shoot through!

I was thinking that way, but I wanted to be sure. I understand as you suggest here that the higher vel. does not deform this bullet, thereby allowing more penetration, but I figured the penetration would be very good at handgun speed & easily penetrate anything I would shoot with it. Just as some new technology rifle bullets are raising a given cartridge's performance level a notch or two, the same is happening with handgun bullets, but sometimes in a different way. I am not implying that a bigger round like the 480/475 with a big bullet would not have an edge, because it still would, but sometimes the Punch or some LBT designs are making the 44 more plausible at times.

[Lloyd Smale]

I personaly think that the punch bullets up a caliber in effectiveness if thats possible. They will almost give you 475 performance out of your 44 and what they do in the big guns is ammazing!. The absoulte only downfall to them is price. Its an expensive proposition even working up loads with them. A guy could though buck up and work up a load and buy a 100 of them load them up and remember your sight settings and be set for hunting the rest of your life. I know that if i ever get the oportunity to hunt something big and bitey or fullfill my dream of going to africa with a handgun, punch bullets will be going along. There in a class of there own when it comes to handgun projectiles.