DA>CO> CM>   thanks!...hey what are silvertips?....everytime I go to
  >CO> CM> the gunshow I'm bombarded with a miriad of different types
  >CO> CM> and calibers of ammunition by a miriad of different
  >CO> CM> companies...know anything about shotguns shells?....my
  >CO> CM> winchester takes 2 & 3/4 or 3 what is the difference
  >CO> CM> between the two besides the length?..
DA>CO>Originally, Silvertip was Winchester's brand name for
  >CO>their hollow point rifle bullets with a silver
  >CO>colored tip to protect the point of the bullet during
  >CO>handling.  They earned an enviable reputation for
  >CO>performance on game ranging from deer on up.
  >CO>I see now that Winchester (or one of its successors) is
  >CO>applying the same honored name to hollow point pistol
  >CO>cartridges as well. I never tested the pistol rounds but I've never
  >CO>heard any negative comments about them either.
DA>I've tested .45acp Silver Tip Hollow Points (STHP) in wet
  >newspaper. They expand excellently, matching Federal's
  >Hydra-Shoks in expanded diameter, and they retain their jacket.
  >But the .45 STHP's are only 185 grains as opposed to 230 grain.
Just to add my own unscientific test on Saturday, I fired both
a Winchester Silvertip and a Federal Hyda-shock .380's into a dirt bank
at about 6 feet distance and recovered the bullets.  Both expanded
into perfect mushroom shapes.  The hydr-shock expanded to about
.63 cal and the Silvertip ran nearly .68 cal. Either showed that
they would perform as promised.
                        JR
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