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Bullet RPM and performance
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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 2526006" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>Our shed pedals will tend to track with the retained shank, not outwards. Even with faster than needed twist. Often we will see an exit with 3 or 4 little holes around it. I would not say that centrifugal force is the aid. The aid is keeping the bullet oriented point on for as long as possible.</p><p></p><p>I will add that it is not a Hammer phenomenon that bullets need stability to work properly for terminal performance. We just happened to be the 1st to bring up the issue. I saw pictures of banana shaped bullets, and herd complaints about lead core bullets not opening long before we started making bullets. The market was driven by longer range pursuits, causing bullet companies to market heavier bullets to chase the bc. Only one way to make a bullet heavier. It has to get longer, requiring more twist to be stable. Pretty amazing that a couple of farm boys can get the rest of the bullet industry to start talking about terminal stability. Flies in the face of lazy marketing gurus that tie their wagon onto the wagon in front saying that heavier is better and higher bc is better even though the factory barrels can't properly stabilize the bullets they are pushing. Knowing or not caring, or even worse not knowing that it is detrimental to terminal performance. </p><p></p><p>There is a reason that it is difficult to find anyone with an issue of terminal performance with Hammer Bullets. Because terminal performance is the reason that we started making bullets and it is the most important job that a hunting bullet has. It must do it's job on arrival, period.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 2526006, member: 7999"] Our shed pedals will tend to track with the retained shank, not outwards. Even with faster than needed twist. Often we will see an exit with 3 or 4 little holes around it. I would not say that centrifugal force is the aid. The aid is keeping the bullet oriented point on for as long as possible. I will add that it is not a Hammer phenomenon that bullets need stability to work properly for terminal performance. We just happened to be the 1st to bring up the issue. I saw pictures of banana shaped bullets, and herd complaints about lead core bullets not opening long before we started making bullets. The market was driven by longer range pursuits, causing bullet companies to market heavier bullets to chase the bc. Only one way to make a bullet heavier. It has to get longer, requiring more twist to be stable. Pretty amazing that a couple of farm boys can get the rest of the bullet industry to start talking about terminal stability. Flies in the face of lazy marketing gurus that tie their wagon onto the wagon in front saying that heavier is better and higher bc is better even though the factory barrels can't properly stabilize the bullets they are pushing. Knowing or not caring, or even worse not knowing that it is detrimental to terminal performance. There is a reason that it is difficult to find anyone with an issue of terminal performance with Hammer Bullets. Because terminal performance is the reason that we started making bullets and it is the most important job that a hunting bullet has. It must do it's job on arrival, period. [/QUOTE]
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