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Pics of Berger Bullets NOT Performing????
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<blockquote data-quote="edge" data-source="post: 847786" data-attributes="member: 5030"><p>POINT #1</p><p>IMO, target bullets are hollow point for their inherent accuracy.</p><p>Your suggestion that metal is better than poly I might agree if there were a way to insert it perfectly.</p><p>Bullet manufacturers take great pains to make uniform jackets as any thickness variation will cause a CG shift as the bullet exits the bore, and I might suggest that anything stuck into the front of a hollow point bullet can't be inserted nearly as concentric as the jacket.</p><p>Now if I insert a tip that is out by say 0.0005 would I rather have that be light or heavy, I would suggest that the lighter the better.</p><p></p><p>POINT #2</p><p>On what Gerald said, I would tend to disagree unless we are talking about large hollow points.</p><p>At low velocity a 338 SMK hollow piont vs a Hornady .458 HP are obviously completely different animals <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>IMO, the huge advantage with a tip is that the ( hidden ) hollow point beneath the tip is huge compared to a similar BC HP bullet. </p><p>Sitting here at my desk I have two Nosler 30 caliber bullets.</p><p>First is a Custom Comp 155 grain and the second is a 150 Accubond.</p><p>Accounting for the weight difference they are the same BC .</p><p>The meplat is almost exactly the same at around 0.050</p><p>The plastic tip in the Accubond ( where it meets the jacket ) is right around 0.150</p><p>The AB tip has 9 times the area as the CC tip!</p><p>Does this mean it will open up better/faster, I guess there are no guarantees but at long range and at a reduced velocity I think that the tipped bullet of the same size should open easier.</p><p></p><p>I am not advocating the AB since it may be on the tough side for long range, but a more fragile tipped bullet ,assuming just as accurate, may be a better choice.</p><p></p><p>IMO, IMO, IMO <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>edge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edge, post: 847786, member: 5030"] POINT #1 IMO, target bullets are hollow point for their inherent accuracy. Your suggestion that metal is better than poly I might agree if there were a way to insert it perfectly. Bullet manufacturers take great pains to make uniform jackets as any thickness variation will cause a CG shift as the bullet exits the bore, and I might suggest that anything stuck into the front of a hollow point bullet can't be inserted nearly as concentric as the jacket. Now if I insert a tip that is out by say 0.0005 would I rather have that be light or heavy, I would suggest that the lighter the better. POINT #2 On what Gerald said, I would tend to disagree unless we are talking about large hollow points. At low velocity a 338 SMK hollow piont vs a Hornady .458 HP are obviously completely different animals :) IMO, the huge advantage with a tip is that the ( hidden ) hollow point beneath the tip is huge compared to a similar BC HP bullet. Sitting here at my desk I have two Nosler 30 caliber bullets. First is a Custom Comp 155 grain and the second is a 150 Accubond. Accounting for the weight difference they are the same BC . The meplat is almost exactly the same at around 0.050 The plastic tip in the Accubond ( where it meets the jacket ) is right around 0.150 The AB tip has 9 times the area as the CC tip! Does this mean it will open up better/faster, I guess there are no guarantees but at long range and at a reduced velocity I think that the tipped bullet of the same size should open easier. I am not advocating the AB since it may be on the tough side for long range, but a more fragile tipped bullet ,assuming just as accurate, may be a better choice. IMO, IMO, IMO :) edge. [/QUOTE]
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