Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Turned solid bullets
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Rizla" data-source="post: 610757" data-attributes="member: 33469"><p>Copper is roughly 20% less dense than lead. So in order to make a 115gr copper solid, you would have to make the bullet a fair amount longer than the lead core equivalent. Given that a 115gr DTAC or Berger VLD requires approximately a 1:7 twist, it is not practical or even possible to make a longer bullet as it will require way too fast a twist rate. So for it to be done, weight would have to be sacrificed which would result in a lower BC and there would therefore be no point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rizla, post: 610757, member: 33469"] Copper is roughly 20% less dense than lead. So in order to make a 115gr copper solid, you would have to make the bullet a fair amount longer than the lead core equivalent. Given that a 115gr DTAC or Berger VLD requires approximately a 1:7 twist, it is not practical or even possible to make a longer bullet as it will require way too fast a twist rate. So for it to be done, weight would have to be sacrificed which would result in a lower BC and there would therefore be no point. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Turned solid bullets
Top