Thread: Cutting Edge .22lr ammo - what do you guys make of this?

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I have tried that already with BIC pen nibs

At 200yrds no difference in group centre height

At 300 yrds no difference in group centre height

It seems when subsonic that mass is more dominant than BC

CCI subs. @ 1070 FPS

G1 BC of .150

This is brilliant. Methinks... if no difference, then your pointy nibs exatly made up for the weight they added, that is, more joules delivered with no penalty.

Originally Posted by Ultimitsu

Honestly I don't understand the point of this exercise. The appeal of 22LR shooting is low ammo cost. Usually people train with training grade ammo and compete with competition grade ammo, aside from accuracy they shoot exactly the same.

These ammo, individually machined, and made of solid copper, wil be more expensive than standard 22WM and 17 HMR. possibly approaching the price of bulk 223.

You dont save money on the gun either, since you will have to get a new 9 or 6 twist barrel plus installation.

These are prototypes, modern solid copper bullets are usually cold swaged and a machine can turn out precise bullets at a fast rate, fed from giant roll of fat copper wire.