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Liked On: 28-12-2021, 10:31 PM
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Hollow points should taper generally at sub velocity the bullet expands to the base of the HP if it is flat bottomed the nose will get wiped off rather than expand . . . at first glance you...
Liked On: 23-12-2021, 10:06 PM
My 151HP recovered from a goat velocity 1040fps ATTACH]186468[/ATTACH] All the recovered bullets look like this most heart/lung shots exit
Liked On: 23-12-2021, 10:06 PM
ran out of time to do more casting but enough to be able to pick out a few good bullets later to shoot some groups. 160grn. Lyman left . . 150grn. Lyman right 186266 bit of a rough plan...
Liked On: 20-12-2021, 05:04 PM
short n fast update . . i have Lead heating up interesting day on the farm . . some good, some not so good, some challenges. same weather as last range session, drizzle n windy, similar...
Liked On: 20-12-2021, 05:04 PM
Greetings @Sixty Ten, You might want a collector to look at the hollow point cartridge. The Brits did make a hollow point 215 grain in the Calcuta Arsenal or it might just be a Mark VI that someone...
Liked On: 18-12-2021, 09:36 AM
a small amount of lube on the base of the bullet . . you'd think it would leave a coating on the bore that the next bullet would run into and cause problems . . but it doesn'nt, i've never had...
Liked On: 16-12-2021, 06:43 PM
i have a cunning plan . . . looking at the 170grn. Lyman round nose and measuring the bore riding nose and pushing the nose into the bore, i see its just on .301 and leaves slight engraving, maybe...
Liked On: 16-12-2021, 06:42 PM
Get in touch I have some .314" 210 grain cast if you want to try some
Liked On: 16-12-2021, 06:11 PM
Im watching this thread with interest. Powdercoating is just a term for providing a polymer coating to a projectile The coating is a good deal harder than the lead and if done right will not leave a...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 04:23 PM
grab some cast ones off shootersnz / Robert and TRY them at standard size and just see..you may be making things harder than need be.
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 04:22 PM
Very nice work! When I saw the thread title I was half expecting to see a photo of a howa :D
Liked On: 13-12-2021, 05:38 PM
The Sako .22 P94S has a design fault in the bolt locking ring which can cause the bolt handle and locking lug to break off the bolt during opening. This problem is caused by a combination of a steep...
Liked On: 13-12-2021, 05:34 PM