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by Astrobio - Apr 16, 2010A team of researchers has re-examined data concerning the Pleistocene extinction that occurred 13,000 years ago. Their work may show that the extinctions of animals like mammoths and saber tooth cats in North America were not caused by an extraterrestrial impact.
by Jeremy Hsu - Apr 15, 2010NASA and the European Space Agency are sending a mission to study Jupiter and its moon Europa in 2020. There may be life in the moon´s ocean, but to find out a mission will have to be able to drill down through the overlying
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by Astrobio - Apr 13, 2010The first ever infrared analysis of the atmosphere of Neptune's moon Triton has shown that summer is in full swing in its southern hemisphere. Observations revealed season variations in carbon monoxide and methane in the moon's thin atmosphere.
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by Henry Bortman - Apr 8, 2010The NASA-funded ENDURANCE project has completed its second field season robotically exploring the waters of an ice-covered lake in Antarctica. Insight gained by the expedition will help scientists prepare for a future mission to Jupiter´s moon Europa.
by Astrobio - Apr 7, 2010Astronomers have observed a planet-like object orbiting a brown dwarf. However, the object is thought to have formed in less than 1 million years, which is much faster than the predicted time it takes to build a planet. The finding could alter our theories about
by Astrobio - Apr 6, 2010Scientists have discovered a 95-million-year-old amber deposit - the first of its kind found in Africa. The amber and the organisms encased inside are providing a wealth of information about the evolution of life during the age of the dinosaurs.
by Leslie Mullen - Apr 5, 2010Who should explore space: robots or humans? Our ability to travel beyond Earth is hampered by the harsh conditions of space, but rather than let robots have all the fun, could cyborg technology allow humans to make greater strides into the final frontier?
by Alison Hawkes - Apr 4, 2010Astrobiology Magazine's climate blog, the Hot Zone, discusses the ways in which life can impact the physical conditions of the Earth. A recent study shows that the health of a single microbial species in the Earth's oceans could eventually alter the ocean food chain -
by Astrobio - Apr 3, 2010The sound barrier was first broken by an aircraft in 1947, but this year a man will attempt to break the sound barrier with his body alone. His freefall jump from the edge of space will not only break records, but could contribute valuable information
by Astrobio - Apr 2, 2010According to a new study, thousands of Tunguska-sized comet fragments may have struck the Earth 13,000 years ago, causing dramatic cooling in just one hour. The study points out how extraterrestrial events can cause catastrophic changes in the Earth's climate and biosphere.

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The MorphoSys subsidiary Sloning BioTechnology signed a license and technology transfer agreement for its Slonomics® platform with Pfizer. Under terms of the deal the Slonomics platform for fabricating gene and protein libraries will be installed at Pfizer's Rinat Neuroscience subsidiary in South San Francisco. Sloning will receive an up-front fee and annual license fees.
"Rinat started using Sloning's services in 2009, and we were impressed by the diversity and quality of the libraries delivered," notes Jaume Pons, Ph.D., CSO at Rinat. "We therefore decided to use this innovative technology platform further for our R&D activities."
MorphoSys acquired Germany-based Sloning BioTechnology in October, for €19 million (about $25.4 million) in cash. Sloning's core technology enables the precise construction of protein libraries comprising defined mixtures of amino acids at predetermined positions. MorphoSys claims the platform will enable a much more flexible approach to generating optimized proteins, including antibodies.
"Current antibody-generation technologies use an initial repertoire, which largely determines the properties of the resulting antibody," pointed out MorphoSys CSO Marlies Sproll, Ph.D., when the firm announced its acquisition of Sloning. "We intend to use Slonomics as the basis of a fundamentally different approach, which will rapidly test multiple generations of antibodies, equivalent to screening many billions of molecules, to isolate the best possible candidate." The firm expects to shorten the time needed to generate an antibody drug candidate by a third and, even more importantly, to increase the proportion of programs reaching clinical development to 50%, Dr. Sproll added.
Traditional methods for library generation rely on individually designed and synthesized single-stranded oligos that have to be joined (ligated) together, Sloning explains. In contrast, the Slonomics platform uses a library of premade double-stranded triplets that act as universal building blocks for thousands of gene-syntheses processes. The triplet library represents all possible sequence combinations necessary to build any desired DNA molecule, the firm claims.
These standardized building blocks are then combined by means of a series of validated reaction steps, which allows for the process to be fully automated. Sloning says the double-stranded structure of the building blocks guarantees a stable and reliable synthesis process, irrespective of the desired sequence.
A number of different SlonoMax® libraries are available, dependent on the mutation pattern and codon ratios. The SlonoMax-Single library has only one position mutated, while the SlonoMax-Select library has multiple sites in the protein mutated. SlonoMax-Screen contains the complete set of mutants in a defined representation ratio, and SlonoMax-Stretch contains all possible mutants from a protein mutated in a number of nested positions. The SlonoMax-Search library type contains all possible mutations of a protein but, Sloning stresses, without the limitations seen in error-prone PCR, such as an incomplete set of possible mutations, unwanted mutations, and unequal distribution of mutations.
Sloning is separately exploiting its Slonomics platform through a personalized gene-synthesis service, SlonoGene™, for industrial customers. The SlonoGene offering comprises synthesis, sequence verification, and E. coli cloning of any desired gene construct up to 8,000 base-pairs in length. The firm can also use its informatics software to carry out codon optimization of expression constructs for all desired host systems, and carry out parallel synthesis of individually characterized gene mutants, according to required specifications.
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Reaching for the Stars: Who Pays for Talent in Innovative Industries?
Fredrik Andersson
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John Haltiwanger
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Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Kathryn L. Shaw
Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
The Economic Journal, Vol. 119, Issue 538, pp. F308-F332, June 2009
Innovative firms need to hire and motivate highly talented workers. This article connects the potential returns to innovation to the structure of compensation for skilled employees. We show that the software firms that operate in software sectors with high potential upside gains to innovation pay more to 'star' workers than do other firms that operate in stable markets. Firms operating in product domains with highly skewed positive returns pay employees more in up-front starting salaries and offer higher compensation growth. The large estimated effects on earnings are robust to the inclusion of a wide range of controls for worker and firm characteristics.
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HUBBARD - The Hubbard Eagles are the first team this season to take aim at the bullseye on the back of the LaBrae Vikings and miss the target.
Eagles coach Rick Fox shouldn't feel bad after the Vikings' 56-38 win in an All-American Conference basketball game here Friday. Twenty-one more regular-season opponents will be lining up to take shots in the coming months, with most of them likely suffering the same fate that befell the Eagles.
"I tried to move the game because of the football season," Fox said half-jokingly. "You don't like to play a good team without seeing them. That's the second year in a row we played them. Last year they took it to us pretty good."
All eyes in the area will be focused on the Vikings, who return first-team All-Ohio selection Peyton Aldridge from last season's 22-1 team. LaBrae lived up to the hype in opening a 32-15 halftime lead and never being challenged on the strength of Aldridge's game-high 20 points.
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The second half didn't measure up as well in the estimation of Vikings coach Chad Kiser.
"I came in at halftime and was happy about everything," Kiser said. "We missed a few easy ones, and in the second half it just multiplied. I think it was the fatigue. In our halfcourt sets we didn't execute. We were missing screens. Our timing was off. Mental concentration is what we have to improve on."
The Vikings seemed to put it on cruise control in the second half. They didn't show as much energy as they did in the first half, which is something Kiser will work on next week in preparing for Ursuline.
"It's always nice to get the first win under your belt, but we kind of let up a little bit in the fourth quarter and didn't play well," Aldridge said. "We have to stay mentally focused and take care of business."
The Vikings made it look easy in a first half that saw Aldridge score 10 points. Trailing 4-0 at the start, LaBrae scored 15 of the next 20 point to close the first period with a 15-9 advantage. Aldridge made four field goals in the second quarter as LaBrae began pulling away. The Vikings scored 16 unanswered points during a stretch from late in the first period until Thompson's fielder late in the second period.
LaBrae was never seriously challenged in the second half. The Vikings scored nine of the first 13 points in the third period on the way to a 46-28 lead entering the final session.
"We know every team is going to be out to get us, so we know we have to bring our best game every game," Aldridge said.
John Richards made three shots from 3-point territory in scoring 11 points for the Vikings. Thompson finished with 17 points, and Darnell Tate added 10 for the Eagles.
"We said (at halftime) we had to pick it up defensively," Fox said. "They were getting what they wanted with Aldridge. Our offense is going to come through our defense. We did a better job in the second half. The kids didn't quit."
The Eagles are at Girard Friday. LaBrae plays Ursuline in the Hope Classic at Struthers Fieldhouse Saturday, Dec. 8.
"Mentally we got tired," Kiser said. "It's not going to be a score like that next Saturday when we play Ursuline. They're going to run with us as much as we want to run. We're going to have to get some conditioning done this week."


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Semi wad / Full wadcutters as a ccw round?
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> Semi wad / Full wadcutters as a ccw round?
January 18, 2011, 03:42 AM
Hollow points are the natural go-to; but was wondering if anybody out there carried their revolver's ccw loaded with either semi-wad cutters or full wad cutters?
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January 18, 2011, 04:14 AM
One of the "old school" ammo's of choice was hollow base wadcutters loaded upside down. Basically an early attempt at a hollow point. No idea how well they actually worked. I would think that a wad cutter design would work about as well as a round ball. Meaning not all that great compared to a purpose designed hollow point.
Jesse Heywood
January 18, 2011, 04:25 AM
A lot of it has to do with the cartridge. In 38/357 I would go with a jacketed round. Most wadcutters in the 357 series are too soft and lead the barrel. In 45 Colt I have loaded 255 gr. Keith style LSWCs.
January 18, 2011, 06:32 AM
I use hard cast SWC's as a hunting round in .45 Colt. Rounds like that will definitely punch a hole but that may be the problem in self defense. You will get zero penetration and will almost assuredly get a complete pass through. Can you be sure there is nothing behind your target that needs shooting? Anyway, something to consider.
January 18, 2011, 06:43 AM
In my Ruger GP100 I use Buffalo Bore .38 spl +P 158gr. LSWHC-GC.
January 18, 2011, 06:59 AM
I also switched to Buffalo Bore .38 spl +P 158gr. LSWHC-GC as my primary carry load. Now, I carry a S&W 640 @23-ounces and I wouldn't care to use it in a vapor-weight.
January 18, 2011, 07:13 AM
When I carried a 38 Special, I used hard cast wadcutters loaded to 900 fps. It made a good hunting load and likewise for self defense. The target wadcutter is not bad but too soft to push much beyond factory. It is accurate though. I tried the reversed HBWC and did not like the way it performed. Not enough penetration for what I wanted.
I also load a 235 grain full wadcutter for my 45 ACP and like the way it performs. At some point I will try it in my 45 long Colt.
As far as SWCs, I use them in many hunting loads and would have no qualms using them for SD. Heck, the 45 long Colt made it's reputation with a RN with a tiny flat point.
January 18, 2011, 07:20 AM
I have always had good results with lead semi-wadcutters. Wouldn't hesitate to use them as a carry round. I trust the big flat point about as much as a hollow point. It's not a good thing to count on a one shot stop with any round. Shot placement and multiple rounds if necessary trumps the best single load. As far as difference, I've always found the semi-wadcutter to be a little faster to reload over the shorter full wadcutter.
451 Detonics
January 18, 2011, 07:34 AM
In an emergency without access to any of the well made JHP I would carry either, with the SWC being my preference over the WC. There are so many well designed self defense loads today tho the last non-jackets bullet I carried was the Federal Ny-Clad. The solid SWC can has issues with just zipping through with very little expansion and over penetrating. The WC is normally loaded to target velocities and tends to make a small hole again without expanding.
Just as a reference point every gun I carry today is loaded with Cor Bon DPX.
January 18, 2011, 07:54 AM
In .38 snubs I pack 152gr hardcast WCs at 950fps with 146gr SWC-HP as reloads. If I could find a decently priced mould for WCs in .429" I'd carry them in my .44 Special as well, but instead am packing 246gr SWC in it now.
SWC make for an easier reload.
M2 Carbine
January 18, 2011, 10:15 AM
Hollow points are the natural go-to; but was wondering if anybody out there carried their revolver's ccw loaded with either semi-wad cutters or full wad cutters?
About 1962 I got the idea of loading hollow base wad-cutter bullets backwards. The result was the bullet quickly tumbling and was very inaccurate. Think of throwing a dart backwards.
My 38 practice load is the 158 grain SWC lead bullet loaded full load. I don't use any lightly loaded 38 Special for practice.
My defence load, that I keep in all the 38 revolvers, is the +P 158 grain lead SWC HP, so called FBI load.
January 18, 2011, 11:20 AM
I load 240 grain SWC's for my .44 mag very often. I usually load them down to .44 special levels for plinking, target practice, etc. However, I wouldn't hesitate for a moment to use them for self-defense. Even at lower pressures, they penetrate very well. At higher pressures, they would be even better for a bad guy. For outdoors carry and for home defense purposes, I use 240 grain GoldDot's. However, SWC's would be great.
January 18, 2011, 11:33 AM
Years ago I loaded 148 gr reversed hollow based 38 spls at about 850 fps. Up close they were accurate enough.The only time I used this load on anything was a badly injured Saint Bernard dog over 200 pounds.He was run over by a car and his hind leg was wrapped arounf the drive shaft.I shot him once in the head and it was an instant kill.The gun I carried was a S&W Mod 10 4 incher.
The only reason I stopped carrying for SD was the fear of being branded in court as a maniac by a lawyer if I ever had to use it on a bad guy.
January 18, 2011, 11:36 AM
Here's another thread on the topic.
January 18, 2011, 12:10 PM
I've got 400 rounds of .45 Auto RIm
loaded with a Leadhead hardcast 200 gr. SWC @ 1,000 FPS
Shoots very accurate in my 625 5" Bbl.
as well as 100 rds same load in .45 ACP for
my 1911. Wouldn't hesitate to use for HD/SD
Dave T
January 18, 2011, 02:10 PM
During the 10 years I had a firearms training business I had a lot of students, especially women and the elderly, who liked the weight of the ultra light 5-shot 38 revolvers but couldn't handle the recoil of +P 38s, let alone 357 Mags.
I advised them to shoot and carry target wad cutters in the alloy framed guns. Feedback from most everyone was that they could shoot better, practice was more fun and they had a great deal more confidence in their ability to hit what they were shooting at, particularly with follow up shots.
How many times have we heard or read - bullet placement is everything. Well bullet placement with a full wad cutter, one that you've actually practiced with, is vastly superior to a miss or marginal hit with the latest and greatest, super deluxe, tactical +P hollow point. And two or three quickly fired hits in the center of mass, even with the lowly wad cutter (which cuts a clean, full caliber hole) is superior to a marginal hit and a follow-up that misses because of blast and recoil.
As always, YMMV!
January 18, 2011, 02:54 PM
Cirillo loved the WC profile for a defensive round. After all the autopsies he attended back in the 60's, seems they did what he asked of them better than a round nose or SWC. Guess you got to go with experience here and who has more experience than JC at the height of the NYCSOS.
IMO, the WC is a much passed over design today, not flambouyant enough as the vast menu of HP's available out there.
M2 Carbine
January 18, 2011, 02:55 PM
I advised them to shoot and carry target wad cutters in the alloy framed guns.
Too bad these aren't available anymore. Although they did 1,500-1,600 FPS from a 2 inch J Frame the recoil was less than a light wad-cutter load.
The bullet was a very light weight, sharp edge, hollow tube. It cut a core, like coring a Apple. I never heard of any shootings with it but I suspect, if nothing else the blood flow would be hard to stop.
They also made the round in 44 Special. Then all the sudden they disappeared.
January 18, 2011, 04:53 PM
My standard carry load for .38 Special and .357 revolvers is the Federal 158gr. LSWC-HP +P "FBI" load.
I don't have an "energy" fetish. I place a lot more confidence in penetration and blood loss. Full wadcutters cut a nice round hole. Cutting instead of crushing promotes blood loss.
You could do much worse than a 148gr. LWC, even at bullseye velocities. An added benefit of the wadcutter bullseye loads is that they have incredible accuracy, and trivial recoil. The latter is often EXTREMELY beneficial for older people or those of slight build and weak upper body strength.
Vern Humphrey
January 18, 2011, 04:59 PM
One of the "old school" ammo's of choice was hollow base wadcutters loaded upside down. Basically an early attempt at a hollow point. No idea how well they actually worked. I would think that a wad cutter design would work about as well as a round ball. Meaning not all that great compared to a purpose designed hollow point.
I took a Colt M357 to Viet Nam my first tour. My load was a hollow base wadcutter loaded backward ahead of all the Unique I dared. It worked, twice. But it leaded the barrel something fierce.
January 18, 2011, 05:09 PM
I use hard cast SWC's as a hunting round in .45 Colt. Rounds like that will definitely punch a hole but that may be the problem in self defense. You will get zero penetration and will almost assuredly get a complete pass through. Can you be sure there is nothing behind your target that needs shooting? Anyway, something to consider.
What? You will get zero penetration, but will get a pass through. Isn't a pass through, complete penetration?
I think the SWC is a good SD round in cold temp climates, to pass through clothing such as heavy jackets and such. I load the wifes 642 S&W with 158gr LSWC 38+p handloads in the winter and then I go back to Golddots in the summer.
January 18, 2011, 05:42 PM
Although I would prefer a Gold Dot or DPX, I would have no problem carrying something like this(the bullet design, not the necessarily manufacturer):
Especially in a snubbie, where the hollow point slugs may not expand at all anyway.
Buck Snort
January 18, 2011, 05:50 PM
Critter wrote: " You will get zero penetration and will almost assuredly get a complete pass through."
January 18, 2011, 05:57 PM
Critter wrote: " You will get zero penetration and will almost assuredly get a complete pass through."
January 18, 2011, 06:05 PM
I think he meant expansion? Depending on what the target is like, I know for CAS shooting these will completely flatten, but again its being shot at steel. If the situation were against a smaller built foe then it might just pass through but being lead I think it would perform better than ball ammo which is jacketed.
January 18, 2011, 06:37 PM
For those of us old enough to remember when 158gr ball ammo was the standard LE issued round, the SWC was a superior choice as the flat nose transferred more energy and the sharp shoulder of the first driving band would cut a cleaner hole to allow increased blood lost. This is what make the SWC a very good hunting round when cast hard and driven fast...a lot of penetration.
The reversed Hollow Base Wad Cutter (HBWC) was an early attempt at increasing stopping power of the .38spl out of the 1 7/8" barrels of the J-frame snubbies. They have a much better track record than either the Ball or SWC loadings as they do transfer more energy. The problem was the they large opening and rearward weight bias cause the bullet to become unstable at longer ranges. Plus they were a bit slow to reload using speedloaders...you had to be very accurate in alignment
The ultimate solution for this was the Hydra-Shok offerings, which added a post to the center of the hollow point. The post helped shift the COB forward for better accuracy and it's outward tapering base directed pressure outward to assist in the cavity peeling back for a larger final diameter...they don't usually exit the body. When the company went out of business, the design was purchased by Federal.
The PMC Ultramag was also a very interesting design with a light bullet, high velocity and light recoil. It was based of the concept to the Ring (Tubular) Airfoil to extend range and accuracy...Dyson currently uses the concept on their room fans
January 18, 2011, 06:54 PM
there are plenty choices for carry ... why that one in particular?
Old Fuff
January 18, 2011, 08:41 PM
I dance to a different drummer, and often carry 148 grain mid-range wadcutters in my Taurus 85 LW or S&W J-frame snubbies. During times past I also pocket carried a .38 Colt Police Positive modified along the lines of a Fitz Special. The short .38 S&W cartridges loaded with the same wadcutter bullet worked fine.
I doubt that this will go over with some, but I dont to the tactical generation. ;)
January 18, 2011, 09:59 PM
Its my understanding that most hollow points were designed for 38's with 4 inch barrels or longer. Unless you get specific rounds designed for short barrels the standard hollow points shot from a 2" barrel will not produce enough velocity to expand. My understanding is that unless you get Buffalo bores or something similar you should stick with semi wadcutters out of a 2" barrel.
I'd love to see actual tests with semi wadcutters but I can't find any.
January 18, 2011, 10:25 PM
Its my understanding that most hollow points were designed for 38's with 4 inch barrels or longer. Unless you get specific rounds designed for short barrels the standard hollow points shot from a 2" barrel will not produce enough velocity to expand.
My understanding is that unless you get Buffalo bores or something similar you should stick with semi wadcutters out of a 2" barrel.
Your first understanding {DarkRed} is very close, your second {Blue}is a bit further from accurate.
I know one loading that was commonly used in the snubbies, ofter referred to as the FBI Load consisting of a 158gr soft lead SWCHP loaded to +p pressures...
...and 2 loadings that are designed specifically for the 1 7/8" barrel of the S&W J-frame.
1. S&W offered a 125gr HP standard pressure load in their Nyclad line called the Chief's Special. The bullet was soft lead (to insure expansion) clad in nylon (to withstand deformation in the barrel and reduce lead in the air). This round produced expansion similar to the FBI load.
2. CCI/Speer produced a 135gr JHP +P loading specifically for a large LE department's issued J-frames. Reliable expansion and better control in the small guns than the 158gr loading
Both of these loads are a better choice than and SWC. The full WC is actually very good for close in work
January 19, 2011, 03:23 AM
I definitely think the 2" barrel is a big consideration. If I was carrying my 5" GP100, then I'd just do a jacketed hollowpoint and be done with it. I'm not convinced that 2" is going to give reliable expansion on the HP's.
And as far as a full wad; cuttin' a hole through the heart doesn't sound too bad; assuming I get the bullet through the heart...
January 19, 2011, 09:35 PM
Here: http://www.brassfetcher.com/38wadcutter.html
Works for me in my 12oz S&W 342 Airweight "always gun".
January 20, 2011, 01:17 PM
There's a certain minimum velocity required for reliable hollowpoint expansion and .38 SPL is just too borderline. Unexpanded hollowpoints act like round-nosed bullets; they slip between and separate muscle tissue, which then has a tendency to close back up. The wadcutters make a hole the same way a paper punch does; they punch out the core, making for a lot more blood loss. I'd rather have the guaranteed cannula of the wadcutter than the mere possibility of a properly expanded hollowpoint.
I load 148 gr HBWCs with 4 grains of W321 or HP 38 for both practice and defense. It has plenty of oomph (it's just this side of a +P round) and is also very user friendly. Out of a 4" K-frame, it'll get 820 fps, which gives it a good 220 ft-lbs, way better than any store-bought target wadcutter loads.
Vern Humphrey
January 20, 2011, 02:38 PM
the SWC was a superior choice as the flat nose transferred more energy and the sharp shoulder of the first driving band would cut a cleaner hole to allow increased blood lost.
That's what Elmer Kieth thought, but Vernal Smith proved him wrong. Smith mixed ballistic gelatin and sand, then dipped the bullets in paint and fired them into the sand and gelatin mix.
The recovered semi-wadcutters had crusted paint and sand on their meplats (the flat nose) but no sand on the paint in the driving band -- proving that the meplat creats a shock wave that forms a temporary cavity and the driving band is inside the temporary cavity and never touches the medium.
January 20, 2011, 02:41 PM
It kind of depends upon the caliber.
In my BBQ gun (Stainless 4 5/8" Blackhawk .45 Colt) I like the 255 Keith style SWC with a large meplat.
In my pocket gun #1 (Kahr PM9) I carry the Hornady Critical Defense 115.
In my pocket gun #2 (S&W 642) I carry the 135 +P Gold Dot.
January 20, 2011, 08:36 PM
if theres nothing else to be had even wad cutters wont feel good on the receiving end, but i always carry federal hallow points. 125 gr in the summer and 185 in the winter. i live where it gets cold.
January 28, 2011, 11:15 PM
Regular quality 148 gr factory wadcutters (Winchester or Remington) are what I use in my snubbies. Nice soft deformable lead bullet, cuts a clean hole on entry, generates plenty of nice secondary projectiles in the way of bone splinters, quick follow-up shots possible because of manageable recoil. Comes in brass cases that can be reloaded many times.
January 28, 2011, 11:30 PM
There is another redeeming feature of full wadcutters that appeals to me. They usually follow a straight path so if your aim is true they will hit where you intended.
Hollow points if they expand can slew off in random directions possibly missing what you aimed for.
January 29, 2011, 12:26 AM
I carry the Buffalo Bore 150 grain full wad cutter.
for practice DEWC over 5.0 of unique = the BB load.
makes a clean hole cuts all the blood veseles and arteries so if you miss the vitals they will bleed out.
Oh and I hit what I'm shootin at with that load.
The shot placement is very important.
January 29, 2011, 03:21 AM
Target wadcutters have one huge advantage over most other rounds.
They give an accurate .357 sized hole in a round that almost every weak, older, or otherwise disabled person can shoot comfortably and quickly.
They may not be fast, they may not be exciting and wide expanding. But they sure as hell beat the alternatives for a certain segment of the population.
January 30, 2011, 12:19 AM
A 148gr hard cast double ended full wadcutter loaded to the base of the bullet with 2400 powder in a 357 case hits with a helluva wallop I'm here to tell you.;)
January 30, 2011, 05:07 AM
l was moving a deer stand some years back. Armed only with my 2'' Chiefs Special. Out in the path stepped a doe of medium size some 40-50 ft in front. She suddenly stopped, started staring at me. As if to say, "You are in my way". l slowly set the ladder stand down l had been dragging. Drew my little snubby. lt was doe day and thought. l am legal. ln SC handgunning for is legal w/ any 'centerfire cartridge'. So l fired once and she fell kicking. l walked up and fired again into the lungs. She died quickly. The first round had hit high behind the shoulders and broken her back. the second passed thru both lungs. Both exited the body. Good results for 148gr mid range wc rds. These were Winchester factory.
A guy wanting a pistol during VIET NAM could get it. Officially or unofficially.lt just gave you an extra sense of security. Actually most any bullet worked well on thinly clad small Asian males/females. Snubs were highly prized because they easily concealed. Most every weapon had functioning problems because of water/mud/rust. l dont remember revolvers having any more function problems than others. Most reliable weapon was an AK and a good knife;)
For defense l carry factory wadcutters in that same M36
January 30, 2011, 10:44 AM
I had the privilege of working along side Jim Cirillo at FLETC for a number of years. (I forget how many exactly. The second thing that goes after age 65 is one's memory - I forget the first.)
Jim and I spent many hours discussing handgun ammunition for self defense. Jim preferred a wadcutter with just a light bit of cup point, just enough to make a sharper cutting edge. I preferred a full metal jacketed wadcutter for duty use since it would work better against bad guys inside vehicles.
Each year I'd get a call from out Central Officer in DC. They'd ask what the best gun /ammo combination would be for the US Border Patrol. I'd always answer a S&W fixed sighted revolver (like a Model-58) chambered for .45 Colt using a full wadcutter, full metal jacketed bullet at 800+ feet per second. It would have been a great combination IMO, but when they heard the word "wadcutter" they knew just enough about guns to know that it was a target load.
There was a book published years ago by a fluid engineer. He compared all bullet nose shapes for performance in ballistic gelatin as well as doing computer models. Using Hatcher's "Nose Configuration Factor" concept for providing a relative comparison between the different shapes he came up with the following:
-Round Nose Lead (& FMC) = 1.0
-Semi-Wadcutter = 1.5
-Pointed Cone Shaped = 1.6 (The old "metal Piercer Rounds)
-The best Hollow Point Tested = 3.25
-Full Wadcutter = 3.30
BVAC lists their 148 grain .38 Special wadcutter with a muzzle velocity of 875 f/s. The normal velocity listing from the Big Three is about 700 f/s. I have emailed them and await their answer about the published velocity. http://www.bvac-ammo.com/page26.html
Jimmy used to say that when engaged in a gun fight he wanted a handgun round capable of blowing the "Perp" into four equal pieces.
Vern Humphrey
January 30, 2011, 05:41 PM
I used a hollowbased wadcutter loaded backwards (at .357 velocities) twice and it worked. If I could get one that wouldn't lead at those velocities, that's what I'd carry in my .357 today.
January 30, 2011, 08:24 PM
I've always wanted to find some 44 caliber double ended wadcutters, just a cylinder shaped hunk of lead, like 38cal. 148gr wadcutters. I know they would be awesome in a 44 Mag.
January 30, 2011, 09:00 PM
The best deer hunting round I've ever used is a Keith style hard-cast lead "semi-wadcutter," the Federal 300 gn. "Cast Core" Premium Hunting round. Most accurate too!
Here it is with my trusty Model 29-5. Twice in the past ten years or so I've encountered three deer at once with this rig, and both times I dropped all three. I don't lose deer with this round, EVER.
Here's the round sitting atop the hide of a rare piebald Whitetail Buck I harvested with this rig. Lots of deer have fallen to this deer thumper through the years!!!
BTW, in a .38 special a wadcutter is a great round, as is the classic 158 gn LSWC-HP +P. Believe me, a sub-36 caliber bullet is plenty wide to do some major damage without needing to expand further!!!
January 30, 2011, 09:49 PM
Parisite, you have to look around but those bullets are out there. I obtained a small quantity a few years back - 180 GR full wadcutter cast tuna cans - and loaded them into .44 Spl cases for use in a Charter Bulldog. Oh my goodness. Without a doubt the most destructive bullet I have tried in that gun. They're probably only running about 800 FPS (or more) from that Bulldog but they make a mess out of 1 gallon water jug. I have never run HOT loads in the Bulldog because I want it to last as long as possible, but I think I'm onto something here. Some of the specialty casters will do a batch for you if you ask real nice.
January 30, 2011, 11:44 PM
If you want to really understand the effects of bullet shape vs velocity you need to read Duncan MacPherson's book "Bullet Penetration".
Bullet shape really matters and most expanded hollow points are not that effective. Creating a temporary cavity and expanding a bullet use a lot of energy that doesn't necessarily contribute to actual wounding. They look good in gello and may reduce over penetration. But, what about the 70% or so of rounds that miss in a typical LE incident? Aren't those rounds more dangerous than shoot thoroughs with rounds that make an effective wound channel?
The problem these days is the most effective bullet shapes don't feed in semi autos. From my perspective this means a revolver is the better self defense CCW weapon in most situations.
January 31, 2011, 02:16 AM
Penn bullets makes a 185 grain full DEWC for the 44
January 31, 2011, 09:46 AM
Interesting conversation. There is talk about semiwadcutters, wadcutters, and jacketed hollowpoints, but what is being completely overlooked and may be the very best answer (atleast for those of us who cast) is the lead hollowpoint, cast fairly soft.
Vern Humphrey
January 31, 2011, 11:49 AM
Interesting conversation. There is talk about semiwadcutters, wadcutters, and jacketed hollowpoints, but what is being completely overlooked and may be the very best answer (atleast for those of us who cast) is the lead hollowpoint, cast fairly soft.
Coincidentally, I just this morning tested some cast hollowpoints in .45 Colt sent me by a member of this site. The load was 10.1 grains of HS 6 (around 700 fps.) At 10 feet, they penetrated about 12" (to convert that to penetration in ballistic gelatin, divide by 1.8 -- 6 2/3 inches.)
I expected to find nicely mushroomed bullets. What I found were fragments. The noses blew off, the shanks broke up. After breaking up, pieces went in all directions.
In a large caliber, I'd stick with a wide flat nose bullet.
January 31, 2011, 12:29 PM
PM back at ya, Vern.
January 31, 2011, 08:13 PM
Routinely carry 148 grain plated HBWC turned-around (with scores on the muzzle-side leading edge of the HB of the WC) pushed by 4.3 grains of Unique and lit off by a standard CCI small pistol primer. 100% transfer of energy is within in the first 4 inches of wet telephone book. Minimum recoil so follow-up shots are easy.
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VIENNA - The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds airshow is slated to return to the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in May.
The 910th Airlift Wing this week announced plans for the 2014 spring airshow and open house. The wing had been planning to host a show in the summer, but moved up the dates to accommodate the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team on May 17 and18.
"We are proud to have the opportunity to welcome the Thunderbirds to Youngstown and are excited for the opportunity to show off our world-class facilities and personnel," said U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel James D. Dignan, 910th Airlift Wing Commander.
YARS hosted their last "Thunder Over the Valley Air Show" in 2009 with more than 70,000 people in attendance to see the Thunderbirds perform aerial maneuvers. Eric White, spokesman for the 910th, said the station is preparing for a similar turnout for the upcoming show.
Attempts to have a 2013 air show were squelched by sequestration cuts; Lt. Col. Greg Moseley commander of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron said 2013 was tough on the team, with their flying hours being cut drastically.
"Overall, the Air Force has reduced flying hours and shows scheduled," Moseley said. "The outreach of the Air Force was also reduced."
Being grounded, he said the squadron used their time to focus on safety. This year the Thunderbirds are excited to be back on track with 66 demonstrations planned at 34 locations, though overseas shows have been canceled.
"There was a big push from (the Office of the Secretary of Defense) and the (Department of Defense) to form a relationship with the American public, so we built a schedule around that," Moseley said. "And we haven't been (to Youngstown) since 2009 ... It's a great venue to continue outreach and relationship building."
Besides connecting with the public and showing off their skills, Moseley said the shows help recruit future generations of airmen. For YARS, White said the show is an opportunity to show off the station's C-130 Hercules aircraft operations.
"It's a chance for us to reach out to the community and to say thank you for their support," White said.
In 2009, he said the station offered tickets which they then decided not to require. This coming year the show will be free and open to the public without the need to register for tickets.
White also said the station is looking into static displays and more aerial performers to fill up the weekend event, while the open house still is getting final approval.
Information on the show will be kept up to date on the 910th website, www.youngstown.afrc.af.mil, and on their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/YoungstownARS.


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Islanders: 4 (Moulson (PPG), Tavares, Joensuu, Parenteau)
Red Wings: 3 (Franzen, Flip, Tatar)
Islanders: 23
Red Wings: 41
As I said earlier, it looks like the Red Wings need to score 4 or more goals to win, as the defense hasn't been stellar the past couple of games letting in 3 goals, and it ain't the goalie's fault, as it's happened with both Ozzie and Howie. And with one of the best defensive forwards in Datsyuk out, that's going to be a bit of a challenge.
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NEW YORK - So many times already this year, Mets fans have had their hearts broken by this team that they were told was supposed to be the class of the National League.
This one might have been the most crushing heartbreak of all.
Mike Pelfrey was on his way to what seemed like a surefire victory, possibly even the first complete game of the season for the Mets, before a ninth-inning leadoff single prompted manager Willie Randolph to turn the game over to closer Billy Wagner. Stunningly, Wagner, who'd blown a two-run lead and served up the pinch-hit, three-run home run Sunday that doomed the Mets to a four-game sweep loss in San Diego, blew his second consecutive save chance, in equally spectacular fashion. Once again, he allowed a sickening three-run homer, this one to Mark Reynolds that cost Pelfrey the victory and sent the game into extra innings.
Fortunately for Randolph, and the remnants of the 46,509 that stayed late, Carlos Beltran rescued the game when he drilled a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the 13th inning off reliever Edgar Gonzalez, the sixth Diamondbacks pitcher to give the Mets a badly needed 5-3 victory that ended their losing streak at five games.
Beltran's homer, which went to right-center, over the 371-foot sign, helped the Mets pull a game closer to the NL East-leading Phillies, who lost to Florida, 6-2. The Mets (31-33) now trail the Phils by 6 ½ games.
Claudio Vargas (3-2), who was beaten out by Pelfrey to stay in the rotation when Pedro Martinez came back last week, pitched the 13th and got the victory. Pelfrey was left with a no-decision for his career-high eight innings and career-best eight strikeouts.
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The Convention's Winners and Losers
After the Republicans' Garden party, Rudy, Arnold, and McCain smell of roses, but Zell and the Veep are on the nose
By Richard S. Dunham
The siege of Gotham has ended. The barricades are down, the hordes of police are gone, the protesters have scattered to the winds, and limousine liberals can return to town from their bunkers in the Hamptons. Now it's time for the pundits to play the "spin" game over the President's Republican convention "bounce." How big? How long-lasting? How silly!
Bounces come and go, but some political players have emerged from the convention with their careers enhanced, while others may never recover. Here are some of the winners and losers from the GOP's Garden party:
Rudy Giuliani: Three years ago, he was a moderately unpopular lame-duck mayor of the country's largest city. But his determined response to the September 11 attacks made him a respected international figure and sought-after celebrity lecturer.
The Republican Convention has catapulted him to the next level. Now, despite the fact that he's a pro-abortion rights, pro-gay rights social liberal, Giuliani is being talked about as a bona fide contender for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. He was greeted as a conquering hero. And his convention speech blended humor and tough-minded talk about nations that coddle terrorists. Don't sell him short.
Arnold: He almost doesn't need a last name anymore. The actor-turned-governor wowed the party faithful with a convention address that blended reverence for the American dream with reverence for the Republican Party. His riff on what it means to be a Republican provides a smart formula for ways to expand the GOP to reach voters in the middle, particularly young voters.
Sure, the California Governor's reference to "girlie men" -- his favorite epithet of the moment -- will rile feminists and liberals. Then again, not too many of them are Republicans. Clearly, for the Republican Party, the Terminator is a more attractive "action hero" face for independents than the Exterminator (House Majority Leader Tom DeLay) or Doctor No (Vice-President Cheney).
I would expect the Bush campaign to beg Arnold to work as a surrogate in several swing states this fall -- since the President has close to zero chance of carrying California.
Michael Steele: He's the rising African-American star of the GOP that nobody saw. Steele, the lieutenant governor of Maryland, delivered one of the best short speeches of the convention and proved adept at handling some of the parliamentary tasks that take place before prime time. But the highest-ranking black elected official in the nation has star quality written all over him. He's a fine thinker, a charismatic speaker, and a solid conservative. Watch for him in a future Presidential Cabinet.
John McCain: His much-heralded convention speech was a bit of a dud, a low-energy endorsement of his Commander-in-Chief. But McCain was second to Giuliani on the Gotham political celebrity charts. The man Bush defeated in the 2000 primary seemed to be everywhere, praising the President at delegation breakfasts and hosting an A-List party at the trendy Cipriani nightspot that featured Saturday Night Live's Darrell Hammond and SNL alum Joe Piscopo.
McCain also wasn't doing anything to squelch rumors that he might consider a 2008 White House bid. If he decides to run for President again, it won't hurt that he has expended a chunk of his political capital to help reelect his erstwhile enemy.
Trent Lott: Remember the former Senate Majority Leader from Mississippi? Lott lost his job in the aftermath of the flap over comments he made at the late Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party, but he was ubiquitous in New York and appears to be in the good graces of the White House again. Indeed, he had a seat of honor in the Vice-President's box on the first night of the convention. He was flanked by his wife and a former Miss America, Erika Harold. Lucky man.
Dennis Hastert: The Speaker of the House was the presiding officer of the convention, but he'll probably be best remembered for his slashing attacks on Democratic nominee John Kerry -- if anybody watched his remarks. Meanwhile, the White House was doing its best to distance itself from Hastert's proposal to replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax. Commerce Secretary Donald H. Evans said the President found the concept "interesting" but wasn't studying it as he works on a second-term tax-reform package.
Tom DeLay: Strange, isn't it, that the most powerful Republican on Capitol Hill didn't get a prime-time speaking slot? Even the Democrats gave their firebrands, like Howard Dean and Al Sharpton, prominent places in the schedule at their convention in Boston. Only a few DeLay sightings were made during the convention. Sources say he was working hard to stay out of the public view while raising wads of money and working to extend his party's congressional majority.
That's just the way the Majority Leader likes it. But sometimes invisible is as invisible does.
Zell Miller: When the then-Georgia governor was picked as Bill Clinton's Democratic convention keynoter in 1992, people asked, "Zell Who?" Nobody will ever say that again. "Zellout" and "Zealott" perhaps, but everybody knows his name. As 2004 Republican Convention keynoter, the lame-duck Democratic senator gave the angriest nationally televised address since Pat Buchanan declared "culture war" in 1992. One clever wag described Miller's half-hour rant as "Howard Dean: The Complete Album."
White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card was asked by a reporter whether Miller's angry face was the face he wanted to display to America. "It's the face that Zell Miller has," Card said, deadpan. One good way to think of Miller: He was the GOP's kamikaze pilot of 2004: He crashed in flames, but he did a lot of damage to his target, too.
Dick Cheney: The man they call Doctor No didn't do much to rehabilitate his image with his Convention acceptance speech on Sept. 1. It was so cool it was almost cadaverous -- and cold-blooded in its attacks on John Kerry's flip-flops. (Disingenuous, too. Many of the military programs Kerry opposed were programs that Cheney, as Defense Secretary in the post-Cold War era, endorsed cutting or eliminating.)
The Veep won't convince many undecided voters to vote for President Bush, but he might persuade a few that Kerry isn't an acceptable alternative. And that could help Bush's election prospects -- even as Cheney's own popularity might continue to erode from its current record lows.
Trial lawyers: John Kerry was Republicans' Public Enemy No. 1 in New York, but trial lawyers were a close second. Dozens of speakers bashed members of the bar for filing "junk lawsuits." Attorneys were blamed for the escalating cost of health care, rising medical malpractice insurance premiums, climbing prices for consumer goods, and shortages among medical specialists in states hard-hit by skyrocketing malpractice rates (see BW, 9/13/04, "Can Lawyer-Bashing Win Votes for Bush?").
The GOP's corporate benefactors love this stuff. It raises a lot of money for Republican candidates, no question about it. But does help to defeat Democrats? That's another question.
Dunham edits BusinessWeek's Washington Outlook column. Follow his views in Washington Watch, only on BusinessWeek Online
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VENICE — Irish shingle Parallel Pictures is bringing together the cream of Irish film talent for a brace of projects.
First up is an adaptation of Irish author Flann O'Brien's seminal metaphysical novel "At Swim-Two-Birds." Irish thesp Brendan Gleeson will make his directorial debut with the pic, a coming-of-age tale about a 19-year-old student who sees the fictional characters in the play he's writing intertwining with the people in his life. Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy and Gabriel Byrne have all boarded the $11 million project. Gleeson adapted the book for the screen and will also co-star.
Parallel topper Alan Moloney is also producing "The Virgin of Las Vegas" with U2 frontman Bono. Liam Neeson is attached to star in the $14 million project, which affectionately recalls the Irish pop culture phenomenon of show bands. Show bands, which became popular across Ireland before the onslaught of TV, used to play cover songs in the early days of rock 'n' roll and amassed large followings across the country. Neeson will play an aging show band singer, prone to drink and living in Vegas, who finds his life turned on its head following the arrival of a mysterious stranger. Barry Devlin is penning the script.
This year, Parallel Pictures produced a pair of pics world preeming in Toronto: "Triage," a dark drama directed by Danis Tanovic and starring Farrell, and "Perrier's Bounty," directed by Ian Fitzgibbon and starring Murphy. U.K.-based Hanway Films is handling international sales on both projects.
The healthy state of Parallel's current slate also belies the uncertainty over the future of the Irish Film Board, which may be shut down if a proposal published this summer in a government-commissioned report is adopted. As things stand, producers filming in Ireland can expect to receive up to 40% of their production budget offset by the Irish Film Board and the Section 481 tax incentive.
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Some Venezuelans are mourning the death of President Hugo Chavez, felled by cancer at age 58.
During Chavez' fight with cancer, Catholics and Evangelicals held prayer vigils for the president.
Although relations between the government and the Church were often strained under Chavez, the head of Venezuela's Evangelical Council expressed optimism about the future.
"At this moment I would not expect there to be a great impact upon the Evangelical world for the worse," Samuel Olson said, "Unless some new government were to close or to limit the freedom of worship, and freedom of expression and freedom of association."
"We are expecting that we can continue and that we can be involved in some way in the electoral process as citizens of the country," he said. "We need transformation of our society and we need to trust that the Lord will change the society and not just a political, ideological system," said Olson.
Olson and other evangelical leaders have called for unity and calm as a deeply polarized electorate prepares to decide who will lead Venezuela after Chavez.
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Somerset are set to field both Overton twins together for the first time in tomorrow's Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B match at Durham.
Craig and Jamie, both England Under-19 internationals, have featured separately for Somerset this summer, but should now play in the same team after the latter recovered from an elbow problem.
South Africa seamer Vernon Philander is likely to make way in the only change to the XI in LV= County Championship action at the Emirates Durham ICG this week.
Somerset director of cricket Brian Rose told the club's official website: "It promises to be a red letter day for the Overton family. The results of Jamie's scan were good and he is fit to play."
Durham will be led by Paul Collingwood as Dale Benkenstein misses out with a shoulder injury.
Gareth Breese, Liam Plunkett and Chris Rushworth will also make their first appearances of the summer.
Former Australia batsman Marcus North could make his debut for the Welsh Dragons when they take on Group B rivals Scotland at Uddingston, but Jim Allenby remains on the sidelines with a back strain.
Scotland, fresh from victory over Nottinghamshire in their last fixture, have named an unchanged squad.
In Group C, Derbyshire travel to Edgbaston to face Warwickshire in an attempt to secure their second successive victory after their opening triumph over the Unicorns, who play Sussex at the PROBIZ County Ground.
Middlesex will be without the injured Toby Roland-Jones for Monday's Group A trip to Voorburg to face the Netherlands.
The seamer is currently occupying the sidelines with an ankle problem, with Middlesex opting to add Sam Robson and Tom Smith to the squad that lost to Gloucestershire.
Essex have Graham Napier back for the visit of Worcestershire.
The all-rounder has recovered from a calf strain but it remains to be seen whether Ravi Bopara and Alviro Petersen will be passed fit after picking up quad and ankle injuries respectively in the LV= County Championship clash with Kent.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jon Batty replaces Richard Coughtrie in Gloucestershire's only change from the championship side that lost to Yorkshire as Leicestershire make the trip to Bristol.
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