factory loads, mostly with 200-grain roundnose bullets, and Remington also offers a load with a 150-grain Core-Lokt Pointed
Soft Point bullet. A notable exception is Hornady's LEVERevolution load with the 200-grain Flex Tip eXpanding (FTX) bullet.
In the expanded bullet penetration column the penetration potential looks a lot more realistic, but there are no field data that support the result that a 140-grain expanded
soft point bullet from a high velocity 7mm such as the 7.21 Lazzeroni Firebird penetrates deeper than an unexpanded 750-grain bullet from a .577 NE 3" or similar to an unexpanded 500-grain bullet from a .458 Winchester Magnum in game or other media that I am aware of.
and .30-06 Springfield with a 170-grain flat nose,
soft point bullet at an advertised 2,000 fps (24-inch barrel) for either cartridge.
He fired a single shot with a
soft point bullet which immediately took the fight out of his assailant.
The new load features a 400 grain, jacketed
soft point bullet and a muzzle velocity of 2,025 feet per second.
Also new is a 7x64 rifle cartridge with a 140-grain
soft point bullet for long range hunting and a 175-grain soft point for larger game.
However, it appears to me that it would be adequate for off-duty or backup use when loaded with a jacketed hollow point or with a jacketed
soft point bullet.
The only way to overcome that problem is to consider the
soft point bullet that impacts at such low velocity as to perform no better than a solid and rather aim at central nervous system than cardiovascular target points.
The Graf/Hornady load features a 160-grain round nose
soft point bullet that measures .268" in diameter.
Obviously their 100-grain
soft point bullet loading was intended for hunting purposes, (not bench rest).
Also offered with smokeless powder, full patch, or jacketed
soft point bullet at $40 per thousand rounds.