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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 2821107" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>Same here. I've been hand swaging rifle and pistol bullets for many decades, and I have experimented with numerous styles, weights, core/jacket materials, points, etc. Some gave little benefits over commercial bullets, and some were much superior. I could tailor a bullet style/weight to a specific rifle/handgun/load or for a specific intended game or varmints.</p><p></p><p>Also, I have played with various old style bullets in attempts to improve performance for a specific task. Today and when they can be found, there are far more options and better bullet technologies than many years ago, so while I do not change commercial bullets much anymore, I do modify a few for specific tasks, i.e. Turn pistol SP's into HP's or sharper points to increase BC, tip un-tipped bullets, modify 22LR's RN into FN for small game, open VLD tips into small HP's, etc.</p><p></p><p>As for powders, creating duplex and triplex loads is a very old reloading experiment, and while it is for the very advanced reloader that I have experimented and had "some" success with, one does not see it used much today. Nor are there many benefits with modern propellants.</p><p></p><p>Today with shortages, I would expect some people would take available bullets and attempt to tailor those for another purpose. As our society, economies and shortages change, these things will become more common in the future. Finding or creating a replacement for what we cannot find or too high a cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 2821107, member: 9299"] Same here. I've been hand swaging rifle and pistol bullets for many decades, and I have experimented with numerous styles, weights, core/jacket materials, points, etc. Some gave little benefits over commercial bullets, and some were much superior. I could tailor a bullet style/weight to a specific rifle/handgun/load or for a specific intended game or varmints. Also, I have played with various old style bullets in attempts to improve performance for a specific task. Today and when they can be found, there are far more options and better bullet technologies than many years ago, so while I do not change commercial bullets much anymore, I do modify a few for specific tasks, i.e. Turn pistol SP's into HP's or sharper points to increase BC, tip un-tipped bullets, modify 22LR's RN into FN for small game, open VLD tips into small HP's, etc. As for powders, creating duplex and triplex loads is a very old reloading experiment, and while it is for the very advanced reloader that I have experimented and had "some" success with, one does not see it used much today. Nor are there many benefits with modern propellants. Today with shortages, I would expect some people would take available bullets and attempt to tailor those for another purpose. As our society, economies and shortages change, these things will become more common in the future. Finding or creating a replacement for what we cannot find or too high a cost. [/QUOTE]
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