Compare HBBS .410 Slug loads to your favorite rifle or shotgun slug. If you do not believe what you see here on hoeningbigboresouth.com believe what others have to say: http://handloads.com/ has some nice calculators for use.
Find the Energy, Momentum, and Taylor K.O. factor calculator here: http://handloads.com/calc/quick.asp . Here is a link for a brief explanation of the Taylor KO factor if you are unfamiliar with it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_KO_Factor. The page has several loads with the calculations done for ease of comparing any load you might want to work out at handloads.com. There are several big pistol cartridge loads listed, care to bet where HBBS .410 stands next to them? See for your self.
Find a ballistics calculator here: http://handloads.com/calc/index.html
Beartoothbullets.com has a lot of useful calculators listed here: http://www.beartoothbullets.com/rescources/index.htm. Included are the Taylor KO factor calculator mentioned above and the Thornilly Stopping Power Calculator, that allows you to compare relative stopping power of one load to another under all conditions, as well as other useful calculators.
Find the Thornilly stopping power calculator here: http://www.beartoothbullets.com/rescources/calculators/php/thornily.htm . Think a .410 slug is powerful enough for deer? The HBBS .410 is! Use the information on our Ballistics page to calculate the stopping power of our various loads. The HBBS .410 speaks for itself, but if you can not get your hands on one, look at how the experts look at it.
An interesting write up about the HBBS .410 can be found here: http://www.barking-moonbat.com/index.php/weblog/comments-editor/13166/ . Some very good estimating and evaluation of the HBBS .410 potential is in this article.
Is the HBBS Rifled .410 legal hunting gear in your state? Get the official answer from your state government! HuntingInfo.org provides links to all 50 states' wildlife or game departments here: http://www.huntinfo.org/ .