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Does a Lead tip melt?
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<blockquote data-quote="goodgrouper" data-source="post: 124258" data-attributes="member: 2852"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> . We talked to the Hornaday Rep and showed him the targets, he said the excess speed of the Swift was melting the core and flying apart. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>I hate to say it but that HOrnady rep is a rep (business type) and obviously not a technician (scientific type). The lead core did not "melt". It simply was torn apart by centrifugal force as a result of rpm's that were past it's design specs for the jacket to hold the bullet together. It takes several minutes for lead to melt-even in a lead furnace pot for casting bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodgrouper, post: 124258, member: 2852"] [ QUOTE ] . We talked to the Hornaday Rep and showed him the targets, he said the excess speed of the Swift was melting the core and flying apart. [/ QUOTE ] I hate to say it but that HOrnady rep is a rep (business type) and obviously not a technician (scientific type). The lead core did not "melt". It simply was torn apart by centrifugal force as a result of rpm's that were past it's design specs for the jacket to hold the bullet together. It takes several minutes for lead to melt-even in a lead furnace pot for casting bullets. [/QUOTE]
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