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Soft Point vs Ballistic tip
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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 881290" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>Lets cloud the water a bit... My personal centerfire, large caliber loads are all Sierra with ballistic soft tips and the tips do deform from shipping trauma and loading trauma (if you use the wrong insert that is) and to some extent by rough handling when loading a rifle.</p><p> </p><p>I typically point all my soft tipped rounds and store them in plastic ammo boxes (usually Basttenfield) with a sponge insert to keep the tips uniform during handling. A deformed tip will impact not only BC but trajectory to some extent on a longer range shot, especially at elevated muzzle velocities on lighter pills.</p><p> </p><p>Any soft tip pill has to be handled with care, before, during reloading and after in storage prior to loading in the firearm and whn loading, care must be exercised not to deform the tip.</p><p> </p><p>I do load some plastic tipped smaller caliber pills, mainly Hornady V-max in 22 cal for 223 varmit use. While a platic tip is less probe to deformation, I see no difference in terminal accuracy so long as the soft tipped pill is properly prepped and handled carefully.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 881290, member: 39764"] Lets cloud the water a bit... My personal centerfire, large caliber loads are all Sierra with ballistic soft tips and the tips do deform from shipping trauma and loading trauma (if you use the wrong insert that is) and to some extent by rough handling when loading a rifle. I typically point all my soft tipped rounds and store them in plastic ammo boxes (usually Basttenfield) with a sponge insert to keep the tips uniform during handling. A deformed tip will impact not only BC but trajectory to some extent on a longer range shot, especially at elevated muzzle velocities on lighter pills. Any soft tip pill has to be handled with care, before, during reloading and after in storage prior to loading in the firearm and whn loading, care must be exercised not to deform the tip. I do load some plastic tipped smaller caliber pills, mainly Hornady V-max in 22 cal for 223 varmit use. While a platic tip is less probe to deformation, I see no difference in terminal accuracy so long as the soft tipped pill is properly prepped and handled carefully. [/QUOTE]
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