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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1212635" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I keep tell'n folks "If you shoot enough, sooner or later you're going to see a lot of really weird stuff"!</p><p></p><p>Hang around here long enough and you'll see/read about it all.</p><p></p><p>I'm with you on the jackets. The SiroccoII is a very well engineered bullet and I've shot hundreds of them that performed perfectly. Sooner or later though the law of averages catches up to you and I think that's what happened to me.</p><p></p><p>Most likely something was a bit off in the smelting/blending of copper, zinc and whatever else they use in their jacket mix and I ended up with some that were basically pure copper.</p><p></p><p>The problem with pure copper? It is very soft! That isn't a problem in a pure copper bullet because it's no where as soft as lead, but it's a real problem in jackets especially when you're talking about impact velocities in excess of 2,800fps.</p><p></p><p>I've also talked to them at least once a year for the last five, maybe even 7 years about making higher bc/heavier bullets for us in the .284 and .30 caliber offerings for us LR guys and they flat told me that the owner is opposed to LR hunting so it's not going to happen.</p><p></p><p>I was really disappointed to hear that and honestly, it makes me less inclined to recommend their bullets to anyone.</p><p></p><p>I have a problem with supporting any company that does not support us in return.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1212635, member: 30902"] I keep tell'n folks "If you shoot enough, sooner or later you're going to see a lot of really weird stuff"! Hang around here long enough and you'll see/read about it all. I'm with you on the jackets. The SiroccoII is a very well engineered bullet and I've shot hundreds of them that performed perfectly. Sooner or later though the law of averages catches up to you and I think that's what happened to me. Most likely something was a bit off in the smelting/blending of copper, zinc and whatever else they use in their jacket mix and I ended up with some that were basically pure copper. The problem with pure copper? It is very soft! That isn't a problem in a pure copper bullet because it's no where as soft as lead, but it's a real problem in jackets especially when you're talking about impact velocities in excess of 2,800fps. I've also talked to them at least once a year for the last five, maybe even 7 years about making higher bc/heavier bullets for us in the .284 and .30 caliber offerings for us LR guys and they flat told me that the owner is opposed to LR hunting so it's not going to happen. I was really disappointed to hear that and honestly, it makes me less inclined to recommend their bullets to anyone. I have a problem with supporting any company that does not support us in return. [/QUOTE]
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