Originally Posted by ronlaughlin

50 grain of powder kinda sorta replicates 200 yard shots. Most hunters never shoot that far hence the switch to 80 grain, which kinda sorta replicates a short 100 yard shot if one is burning 100 grain, or there about. Here, we are required by regulation to use iron sights or non magnified optics. This rules out 200 shots for me personally.

Perhaps i came to conclusion too quickly, but it seemed to me that at around 1100 fps, the tipped bullets, and the hollow points just plug up, and don't expand. At any rate, it seemed a waste of time to try more shots using only 50g of powder. The Lehigh CF certainly worked well at the low speed, and if i had young children, they would be shooting the CF bullet with low powder charges.

My plan is to try all the same bullets, except for unavailable bullet, with 80g of powder, and perhaps others.

Tom, if there is anything specific you would like me to try, i certainly will. Am looking forward to shooting the XP using 80g of powder.