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Cold temp affecting terminal performance of plastic tipped bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="bpcrshooter" data-source="post: 1365056" data-attributes="member: 100251"><p><a href="https://www.hornady.com/assets/site/hornady/files/resources/ELD-X_ELD-Match_Technical_Details.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.hornady.com/assets/site/hornady/files/resources/ELD-X_ELD-Match_Technical_Details.pdf</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/Berger+VLD+annealing+tutorial.html" target="_blank">https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/Berger+VLD+annealing+tutorial.html</a></p><p>a couple more</p><p></p><p>"Lead melts at about 620, zinc around 790"-Wildrose</p><p>I dont want to start a ****ing match, Im just here to learn, if we read the story from Hornady the say that the "new" heat shield tip is made at a temp of 700F, lead/tin 20-1 melts @ approx 720F, so would the poly tip having a melting/flow point of 700 change as much as lead??? does Hornady use straight lead?? if so, is the 80deg (620-700) going to make that big of a difference??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bpcrshooter, post: 1365056, member: 100251"] [URL]https://www.hornady.com/assets/site/hornady/files/resources/ELD-X_ELD-Match_Technical_Details.pdf[/URL] [URL]https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/Berger+VLD+annealing+tutorial.html[/URL] a couple more "Lead melts at about 620, zinc around 790"-Wildrose I dont want to start a ****ing match, Im just here to learn, if we read the story from Hornady the say that the "new" heat shield tip is made at a temp of 700F, lead/tin 20-1 melts @ approx 720F, so would the poly tip having a melting/flow point of 700 change as much as lead??? does Hornady use straight lead?? if so, is the 80deg (620-700) going to make that big of a difference?? [/QUOTE]
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