Thread: Bullets I make

Hi guys, I just started making 53 gr .224 bullets HPBT with Berger jackets. Next step (die ordered) is to make them in 69 gr.
Bullet weight variance is ± .05 gr and I couldn't measure any variance from base to ogive. Meplat os .039" coming off the die.
BTW, they were made in Ulrich carbide dies. Will test them next week and if there's any interest I can post some images/results.
I gotta thank Jymmynostars for the hand he is giving me.
Hope you guys like it
Cheers

Lookin good

Cool

Do you trim meplats to even up bullet OAL? (they look to vary in pics?)

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Do you trim meplats to even up bullet OAL? (they look to vary in pics?)

this seems a bit controversial, my 2 cents is. From talking to HBC the meplats make almost no difference to the performance, the biggest issues are the physical centre of the bullet V its centre of gravity and ogive.

So when the bullet is traveling down the barrel its forced to spin around its physical centre line but when it leaves the barrel that transitions to it spinning around its centre of mass line.

The next issue is the ogive and selecting that effects the BC a lot. Nosslers for instance use a tangent ogive and HBCs a secant (I think thats the right way around and spelling!), this translates to 100fps+ more terminal velocity at 1000yds for the HBC on the same charge v Nossler. Or in another way 1 grain more of 2208 is needed to drive a 308w Nossler than a HBC and keep is supersonic. ie 45grain 2208 for HBC and 46gr (or more for the Nossler). 46+ is compressed (especially on competition bullets I think) and the chambers and primers are starting to sulk at that load, brass life is also degrading as the stress is higher.

Horses for courses. On top of this boat tails are cheaper to make and for short (hunting) ranges the advantage seems to be mute. So if you can cast your own bullets or like this make your own flat bases bullets it can be cheaper and cause less bore wear.

Personally I think there is a lot of marketing hype and crap out there in circulation of the gun world, some of it could actually be against us shooters best interests. So the voyage of figuring it out for myself and only listening to ppl I trust continues.

Thanks guys for the feedback.
Veitnamcam, no, I dont trim meplats. It may be useful for semis but as I just shoot bolt actions I tend to take measurements from base to ogive, either bullets and loaded ammo. If theres any interest of people buying them, I may uniform meplats. Time will tell. Thanks again guys!!!

I am not sure where the stick out tongue smiley at the top of my post come from?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I am not sure where the stick out tongue smiley at the top of my post come from?

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Freudian slip for sure

Good work! Makes my crappy lead moulded ones a bit ordinary!

Black powder boys are a bit rough around the edges


Be interesting to see how they perform on game animals

Originally Posted by sako75

Black powder boys are a bit rough around the edges


Be interesting to see how they perform on game animals

Way your mouth out!

[QUOTE=sako75;295827]Black powder boys are a bit rough around the edges

Sounds like a failing to wipe problem

Originally Posted by sako75

Black powder boys are a bit rough around the edges


Be interesting to see how they perform on game animals

Maca is the exception as he is a smooth bastard. I watched him watching nipple at the fights a couple of months back and apart from choking on his bread roll and flapping his wings like a Penguin in heat, he was the epitome of cool.

Originally Posted by sako75

Black powder boys are a bit rough around the edges


Be interesting to see how they perform on game animals

Wash your mouth out!

Nice job xring
How hard is it to source components? Any 7mm 175grainers in the pipeline???