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245 berger bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="Canadian Bushman" data-source="post: 1985529" data-attributes="member: 41122"><p>In not clear on your question.</p><p></p><p>Why are people tipping bullets?</p><p></p><p>The meplat or tip of a bullet is a major component of drag. Hollow point bullets often have meplats of varying diameter and shape. By reducing this single element it reduces its contribution to the bullets overall drag.</p><p></p><p>This can help bring the overall drag of you bullets closer together and result in smaller groups at long range. An important consideration for long range competition shooters. </p><p></p><p>You can still kill things with bullets that dont expand. You cant be off by near as much. A 10" wound cavity allows for a bit more error than a 5" wound cavity.</p><p></p><p>This is why most long range hunters dont use tipping dies on their bullets. In fact many, like i do, use some sort of tool to make sure the hollow point is clear of any obstruction and of equal depth to the other bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Canadian Bushman, post: 1985529, member: 41122"] In not clear on your question. Why are people tipping bullets? The meplat or tip of a bullet is a major component of drag. Hollow point bullets often have meplats of varying diameter and shape. By reducing this single element it reduces its contribution to the bullets overall drag. This can help bring the overall drag of you bullets closer together and result in smaller groups at long range. An important consideration for long range competition shooters. You can still kill things with bullets that dont expand. You cant be off by near as much. A 10” wound cavity allows for a bit more error than a 5” wound cavity. This is why most long range hunters dont use tipping dies on their bullets. In fact many, like i do, use some sort of tool to make sure the hollow point is clear of any obstruction and of equal depth to the other bullets. [/QUOTE]
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