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penguin1
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How much greater are your chances of hitting a pin head at 100 yards when shooting a 44 caliber as opposed to a 22 caliber all things being equal?
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(.22 centerfire negligibly larger)
.44 Special/Mag has a bullet diameter of 0.429" therefore area is 0.1446 in^2.
the latter has 374% more cross-sectional surface area to hit the pin head with.
therefore the odds are almost 4 times as good.
all things being equal. but they are not. the .22LR drops like a rock after 75 yards and is more susceptible to wind drift. so in real life the .44 has even better odds.
If you are shooting for the top of a bowling pin, you are MUCH more likely to hit it with a 44 mag IF the 44 is traveling entirely super or entirely sub. It is not just the width of the bullet, but the inherent accuracy of the rounds. Which is why .22 matches are shot at 50 yards, and not 100.
For everyone that wants to tell me about the incredible accuracy of their 22 at 200 yards, congratulations on finding a way around the laws of physics. Please save your flames for later in the fall when I can use the heat.