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Recovered Barnes bullet
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<blockquote data-quote="Varminator 911" data-source="post: 1264238" data-attributes="member: 9705"><p>My understanding is that flat nose solids for dangerous game penetrate deeper, straighter, and likely cause more tissue damage than round nose. The flat portion should be about 2/3 the caliper diameter. If the full caliper is flat on a solid the bullet can become unstable and veer off course.</p><p></p><p>There are several bullet makers including Woodleigh, Nosler, Hornady, Cutting Edge, and North Fork offering flat nose solids for dangerous game. The Nosler and Hornady bullets are kind of a hybrid between flat and round likely for feeding concerns.</p><p></p><p>There is a 303 page thread on the subject of dangerous game bullet design and performance here:</p><p><u><u><u><u><u><u><a href="http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4711043/m/2861098911" target="_blank">Terminal Bullet Performance - Topic</a></u></u></u></u></u></u></p><p></p><p>I believe North Fork has converted entirely from round nose to flat point solids and cup point for dangerous game. The bullet shape can be seen here: <u><u><u><u><u><u><a href="http://www.northforkbullets.com/magento/products/bullets/?btype=18" target="_blank">Bullets</a></u></u></u></u></u></u></p><p><u><u><u></u></u></u></p><p><u><u><u></u></u></u></p><p><u><u><u></u></u></u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varminator 911, post: 1264238, member: 9705"] My understanding is that flat nose solids for dangerous game penetrate deeper, straighter, and likely cause more tissue damage than round nose. The flat portion should be about 2/3 the caliper diameter. If the full caliper is flat on a solid the bullet can become unstable and veer off course. There are several bullet makers including Woodleigh, Nosler, Hornady, Cutting Edge, and North Fork offering flat nose solids for dangerous game. The Nosler and Hornady bullets are kind of a hybrid between flat and round likely for feeding concerns. There is a 303 page thread on the subject of dangerous game bullet design and performance here: [U][U][U][U][U][U][URL="http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4711043/m/2861098911"]Terminal Bullet Performance - Topic[/URL][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U] I believe North Fork has converted entirely from round nose to flat point solids and cup point for dangerous game. The bullet shape can be seen here: [U][U][U][U][U][U][URL="http://www.northforkbullets.com/magento/products/bullets/?btype=18"]Bullets[/URL][/U][/U][/U] [/U][/U][/U] [/QUOTE]
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