Good afternoon,
I'm preparing to go hunting in African and am planning on bringing a handgun with me in addition to my rifle. I always use your ammo and bullets, so I was wondering in your opinion if I'm encountering dangerous game such as buffalo, hippos, and rhinos, which round would serve me better, a .50 300gr FMJ at 700fps or a .45 255gr hardcast at 1050fps? Typically I would gravitate more towards the larger diameter and heavier bullet since I've personally seen the heavier mass of the .45 super outperform the hottest 10mm since the 10mm is lighter despite being significantly faster, but in this case I'm not sure about the tradeoff in 350fps to gain an additional 45gr on the .50 over the .45. I know neither is ideal, but out of these two which one would be best?
Thanks
I'm preparing to go hunting in African and am planning on bringing a handgun with me in addition to my rifle. I always use your ammo and bullets, so I was wondering in your opinion if I'm encountering dangerous game such as buffalo, hippos, and rhinos, which round would serve me better, a .50 300gr FMJ at 700fps or a .45 255gr hardcast at 1050fps? Typically I would gravitate more towards the larger diameter and heavier bullet since I've personally seen the heavier mass of the .45 super outperform the hottest 10mm since the 10mm is lighter despite being significantly faster, but in this case I'm not sure about the tradeoff in 350fps to gain an additional 45gr on the .50 over the .45. I know neither is ideal, but out of these two which one would be best?
Thanks