.40 cal conicals?

stevebert1

I have a .40 cal Jack Garner gun with a 1:48 twist. This gun shoots round ball well enough, but I would like to hunt white tail with it. I'm told that the .40 ball will not penetrate bone all that well, so I'd like to shoot a heavier projectile, hence the question regarding conicals.

I've looked all over the internet for a source for .40 conicals or ball-ets, but .40 seems to be a pretty unpopular caliber in general, and conicals for it are non-existent. So my questions are:
1. Does anyone know of a source for .40 conicals?
2. Am I correct that the .40 is insufficient for whitetail? (.40 is legal in my state)
3. Why is .40 so unpopular?
4. If the answer to question 1 is no and #2 is yes, would anyone like to buy this beautiful rifle?

DanHarris

well I also shoot 40. cal. and yess conican bulits are neer to imposible to find but how ever I have machined a mold for 41 cal. conical bulits, but working on 40, cal mold. As far as downing white tail a good marksman have taken many fair sized animals down with a 40. you do have a bit more advantage with conican doe to the weight of the bulit. How ever in my book balls work just as well on a decent shot. Also due on the year of your rifle eirly modles are disigned to shoot balls. What is good for the goos isn't always good for the gander.

allen griggs

I know a guy who has killed lots of deer with a .45 round ball. He says it is a great deer killer.
The .40 is a whole lot smaller. It will certainly kill deer if you hit them right. There are so many problems that you could have with this little round ball, I would not use it for deer. It makes a good chance that you would leave a wounded deer to suffer in the woods.
I agree with your thinking. Either find a slug for this gun, or get rid of it and get a .50.
Hit 'em in the lungs with a .50 round ball and they will not get far, believe me.

daaaan

if interested in selling email me @ dan101theman@yahoo.com