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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 372000" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>Hi Mulie.....These bullet discussions ALWAYS result in the same outcome of varying opinions and a few spitting matches. Having said that, as a bullet maker myself, and as I've stated in the past, there are long range bullets and there are hunting bullets but there are no long range hunting bullets! (at least not the ranges that are discussed in this forum). That aside, there are lots of options that work very well if used under a narrow enough set of circumstances and conditions. The trick is to learn as much as you can about ballistics, first of all, and then try to educate yourself on various bullet construction methods and shapes. Some rules of thumb are: heavy jackets, bonded cores, partitions, mono construction etc. lend themselves to larger game at higher velocities and closer ranges. Thinner jackets (especially nose area) streamlined shapes (VLD's) high density core ratio to jacket, ballistic tips both for B.C. and to start expansion etc. lend themselves to longer ranges where terminal velocity may be quite low. The trick is to match as many of these things to the application for your hunt as possible. In my opinion, it is wise to have two loads available that will group near the same poa at closer ranges but are really tuned for your long range load because that's the one that is most critical. When I make my long range hunting bullets, I combine some of these things that won't hurt me at extreme ranges but help somewhat in case of a situation where a higher velocity impact may occur. Core bonding would be a good example! I test bullets all the time and believe me, you can learn a lot by doing this. One good test is to fire a bullet at the higher end of impact into a suitable media and the same brand into the same media with a reduced load with a known velocity and compare the results. This is not an exact test as the reduced load will have less rotational velocity upon impact as it would have if fired at higher muzzle velocity but impacted at the same velocity down range. The good news is rotational velocity HELPS expansion so your reduced load test would give you WORST case expansion. I don't mean to come across as a know it all because there is always a lot to learn but I hope this might be of some help. Regards! ..Rich<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 372000, member: 13833"] Hi Mulie.....These bullet discussions ALWAYS result in the same outcome of varying opinions and a few spitting matches. Having said that, as a bullet maker myself, and as I've stated in the past, there are long range bullets and there are hunting bullets but there are no long range hunting bullets! (at least not the ranges that are discussed in this forum). That aside, there are lots of options that work very well if used under a narrow enough set of circumstances and conditions. The trick is to learn as much as you can about ballistics, first of all, and then try to educate yourself on various bullet construction methods and shapes. Some rules of thumb are: heavy jackets, bonded cores, partitions, mono construction etc. lend themselves to larger game at higher velocities and closer ranges. Thinner jackets (especially nose area) streamlined shapes (VLD's) high density core ratio to jacket, ballistic tips both for B.C. and to start expansion etc. lend themselves to longer ranges where terminal velocity may be quite low. The trick is to match as many of these things to the application for your hunt as possible. In my opinion, it is wise to have two loads available that will group near the same poa at closer ranges but are really tuned for your long range load because that's the one that is most critical. When I make my long range hunting bullets, I combine some of these things that won't hurt me at extreme ranges but help somewhat in case of a situation where a higher velocity impact may occur. Core bonding would be a good example! I test bullets all the time and believe me, you can learn a lot by doing this. One good test is to fire a bullet at the higher end of impact into a suitable media and the same brand into the same media with a reduced load with a known velocity and compare the results. This is not an exact test as the reduced load will have less rotational velocity upon impact as it would have if fired at higher muzzle velocity but impacted at the same velocity down range. The good news is rotational velocity HELPS expansion so your reduced load test would give you WORST case expansion. I don't mean to come across as a know it all because there is always a lot to learn but I hope this might be of some help. Regards! ..Rich:D [/QUOTE]
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