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Difference in bc between lead and monometal bullets?
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1277886" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>If you take bullets of identical diameter, length and shape one being a monometal and the other being a traditional lead core bullet on average the mono will weigh about 10-15% less depending on the alloy used due to the much higher density of lead.</p><p></p><p>This is a rough figure because there are lots of factors that come into play such as how thick the jacket of the lead core bullet is etc.</p><p></p><p>As for the math your figures look to be awfully close.</p><p></p><p>Barnes tried working around this with their MRX Bullet (I think that's what they called it) by using a tungsten core but for whatever reason those bullets tended not to be very accurate or consistent.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad that more and more manufacturers are getting into the non toxic market because nothing drives innovation like competition. Just look at how far we've come in just the last 20 years with respect to the long range bullet market as a great example.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1277886, member: 30902"] If you take bullets of identical diameter, length and shape one being a monometal and the other being a traditional lead core bullet on average the mono will weigh about 10-15% less depending on the alloy used due to the much higher density of lead. This is a rough figure because there are lots of factors that come into play such as how thick the jacket of the lead core bullet is etc. As for the math your figures look to be awfully close. Barnes tried working around this with their MRX Bullet (I think that's what they called it) by using a tungsten core but for whatever reason those bullets tended not to be very accurate or consistent. I'm glad that more and more manufacturers are getting into the non toxic market because nothing drives innovation like competition. Just look at how far we've come in just the last 20 years with respect to the long range bullet market as a great example. [/QUOTE]
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