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Right! Not only can wadcutters be pushed at full velocity, they can also be hard cast for maximum penetration. A .38sp or .357 mag jhp that expands to much more than its initial width is only fully expanded for a few inches in gel, two or three inches maybe? On first entering gel it is unexpanded. For the next few inches it is in the process of expanding but is not fully expanded. It is acting much like a round nose bullet for that distance. Then for a short distance it is fully expanded. Then the petals peel back and the bullet is acting like a round nose again. But a hard cast full wadcutter presents that wide flat nose through the entire bullet path. Furthermore, it doesnt depend on the exactly right match of velocity and target type like jhp bullets do. With jhp bullets there is always the problem that the hp may get plugged passing through a barrier, reducing the bullet to a roundnise, the bullet notorious for zipping through flesh doing very little damage as well as deflecting off bone. Nor, presumeably, is there the problem with deflection off sloped surfaces such as skulls of charging bears that round nose bullets are notorious for.Flat, ugly bullet that tears a bigger hole. Lower recoil suggests potential better shot placement, but they can be loaded faster too. And jacketed versions are available.
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