40-70- 1 deer -0

[rdnck]

Jim, I don't know the hardness, but the alloy was 50/50 clip on wheel weights and lead sheating. I would guess something around 25-1. 1355 fps is plenty of velocity. About 60 fps more than I am getting, in fact. I would take that rifle hunting in a heartbeat, and not worry about the velocity OR the alloy.

I am not an advocate of pure lead bullets for hunting. I don't want my bullets to go completely flat on impact--I want them to drive all the way through and give an exit wound. Anything between 20-1 to 30-1 has always worked, and so has straight wheelweight alloy. I don't really think alloy makes that much difference as long as the bullet is accurate. Shoot straight, rdnck.