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Bullet twist rate reality
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<blockquote data-quote="EricL" data-source="post: 1186000" data-attributes="member: 90293"><p>Sooooo........ this thought is going to be out there... like waaayyy out there<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I have read that moving the center of gravity of a bullet forward also reduces required twist rate (don't actually no if it is true). So if more weight means better BC, more pointy tips means better BC, shorter bullets require less twist rate, and moving center of gravity forward reduces required twist rate (maybe). Then here is the thought. You said that lead is the heaviest thing we can make bullets out of... well I don't know anything about what is legal to make bullets out of and what is not BUT... tungsten is 1.7 times the weight of lead (roughly). Has anyone seen the alco ULD bullets? My totally hypothetical question is, what if one were to make a mono bullet (like your hammer bullets) but rather than having a hollow point, it would have a pointed tungsten insert in the tip (kinda like alco's aluminum tip) that would go about half way down inside the core of the bullet? I understand that this would be a labor intensive design which could be cost prohibitive, but just for grins what would happen if someone would do this?<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Also this would of course be a TARGET ONLY design because one would basically be creating an armor piercing bullet (without that intent of course). Which is why I brought up the legal issue earlier<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Any thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EricL, post: 1186000, member: 90293"] Sooooo........ this thought is going to be out there... like waaayyy out there:) I have read that moving the center of gravity of a bullet forward also reduces required twist rate (don't actually no if it is true). So if more weight means better BC, more pointy tips means better BC, shorter bullets require less twist rate, and moving center of gravity forward reduces required twist rate (maybe). Then here is the thought. You said that lead is the heaviest thing we can make bullets out of... well I don't know anything about what is legal to make bullets out of and what is not BUT... tungsten is 1.7 times the weight of lead (roughly). Has anyone seen the alco ULD bullets? My totally hypothetical question is, what if one were to make a mono bullet (like your hammer bullets) but rather than having a hollow point, it would have a pointed tungsten insert in the tip (kinda like alco's aluminum tip) that would go about half way down inside the core of the bullet? I understand that this would be a labor intensive design which could be cost prohibitive, but just for grins what would happen if someone would do this?:) Also this would of course be a TARGET ONLY design because one would basically be creating an armor piercing bullet (without that intent of course). Which is why I brought up the legal issue earlier:) Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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