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Bullets flat from the side.
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<blockquote data-quote="CapDog" data-source="post: 300468" data-attributes="member: 6079"><p>See this a lot with FMJ type or non-expanding pointed bullets like the scenars. The added speed of the 30-06 over the 30-30 just makes it more pronounced. Essentially the bullets begins to slow down and goes into yaw (the front end is slowing faster than the back end....think of a vehicle skidding out of control). Stress against the bullet is now moved to the sides. Since they are not a lockbase type bullet the lead is able to squish out the back. Sometimes you get the jacket failing and you see it breaking like you have in your last pics.</p><p></p><p>I have some 170gr Lapua Lockbase and Scenars that we did testing on out of .308's and they were recovered intact, but in a vert flat "L" shape. The nose had bent almost completely over to 90 degrees about 1/3 - 1/2 way back and the bullet had flattened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CapDog, post: 300468, member: 6079"] See this a lot with FMJ type or non-expanding pointed bullets like the scenars. The added speed of the 30-06 over the 30-30 just makes it more pronounced. Essentially the bullets begins to slow down and goes into yaw (the front end is slowing faster than the back end....think of a vehicle skidding out of control). Stress against the bullet is now moved to the sides. Since they are not a lockbase type bullet the lead is able to squish out the back. Sometimes you get the jacket failing and you see it breaking like you have in your last pics. I have some 170gr Lapua Lockbase and Scenars that we did testing on out of .308's and they were recovered intact, but in a vert flat "L" shape. The nose had bent almost completely over to 90 degrees about 1/3 - 1/2 way back and the bullet had flattened. [/QUOTE]
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