Penetration question?

[erickrschaefer]

I will be hunting with my 475 Linebaugh this year for deer and black bear. I have a load using 15gr of HS6 that gives me about 1050fps with a 410gr WFNGC hard cast bullet. My question is this, do you guys think this is enough to give me complete penetration on a tough angle shot and, on my personal favorite, the high shoulder shot? My average shot distance is well under 50yds and closer to about 35 yds. I appologize if this question seems foolish but I am new to the pistol hunting game and the only thing I ask for in my loads is accuracy and the ability to pentrate deep on tough angles and being able to punch through both shoulders and or the spine.



Thanks,

Erick

[crawfish]

At that range using that bullet you will never recover a bullet from a whitetail or blackbear with a high shoulder shot. Using my experence with the .41RemMag and 250g hardcast at 1150-1250 I don't think you'd recover one if you hit one in the butt going away either.

[Redhawk1]

I will be hunting with my 475 Linebaugh this year for deer and black bear. I have a load using 15gr of HS6 that gives me about 1050fps with a 410gr WFNGC hard cast bullet. My question is this, do you guys think this is enough to give me complete penetration on a tough angle shot and, on my personal favorite, the high shoulder shot? My average shot distance is well under 50yds and closer to about 35 yds. I appologize if this question seems foolish but I am new to the pistol hunting game and the only thing I ask for in my loads is accuracy and the ability to pentrate deep on tough angles and being able to punch through both shoulders and or the spine.



Thanks,

Erick

I think you will find the 410gr WFNGC hard cast bullet more than up for the task. I can't see penetration as a problem.  

[Mikey]

I think you could double those distances and never recover one of those heavy slugs.  Gonna invite us up fer dinner?  Mikey.