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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Wildcat ALuminum Tipped Bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="edge" data-source="post: 193724" data-attributes="member: 5030"><p>While aluminum may not stand up to heat as well as titanium, it should not be a problem for a bullet!</p><p></p><p>A bullet only flies for a few seconds at very high velocity, and if a plastic ballistic tip can take the heat, aluminum can do it better. Aluminum suffers from cycling. pressurizing an airframe like a balloon eventually causes it to fail.</p><p></p><p>edge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edge, post: 193724, member: 5030"] While aluminum may not stand up to heat as well as titanium, it should not be a problem for a bullet! A bullet only flies for a few seconds at very high velocity, and if a plastic ballistic tip can take the heat, aluminum can do it better. Aluminum suffers from cycling. pressurizing an airframe like a balloon eventually causes it to fail. edge. [/QUOTE]
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