Thread: DIY bullet tips for flat nosed cast bullets

Being such a wet and crappy year it's taken me a while to get out and test. OK, so mixed results. I did get a flyer that I believe was caused by a tip coming off. Wasn't happy about that.

But the BC data from the labradar was sufficient to give deffinate results for each shape.

I sent 10 normal NOE semi flat nose bullets downrange and got an average of .250 G1. Not too shabby.

The home made pointies did noticeably better with an average of .285 G1.

The blob tips were a disaster and I stopped shooting them. I believe they were .256 but I had climbing velocity due to residue in the barrel.

Those results were all over the show but for .05 gain in bc... nah the blobs are a waste of time. But the pointed rounds I feel had merit. The accuracy was good. I was forced to only shoot in 2s as this rifle doesn't like heat at all (SBL 45-70).
I also need to check I didn't kill the scope lol. Testing for another day.