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Post by Al on Apr 1, 2009 18:52:20 GMT -5
L-R, Speer 40cal 180gr Gold Dot, Remington .458 300gr with Smokeeaters nose mod, Hornady 250gr SST, Hornady .458 325gr Flex Tip. I was surprised by the plating thickness of the Gold Dot, definitely not your typical plated bullet, if the bigger cals are simular in thickness, just might show some sabotless possibalities. The 325gr .458 I wanted to size down and try sabotless this weekend, but that jacket sure is thick. The SST's flew well last weekend, so maybe there is hope   |
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Post by rbinar on Apr 1, 2009 19:51:16 GMT -5
8-)Al I cut some cross sections like this a few years back (hope I can find the image) but the jackets do seem thicker than I remember. Even the 250 grain SST seems to have a thicker jacket than I remember.
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Post by younghunter86 on Apr 1, 2009 19:52:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics. Can I ask how you did it without wrecking havoc on the tip?
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Post by edge on Apr 1, 2009 19:55:38 GMT -5
They look good but how do they shoot...and where do you get sabots for half bullets ;D
edge.
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Post by Al on Apr 1, 2009 20:09:38 GMT -5
yh86, Bridgeport mill, Kurt vise, .015 depths of cut.
Edge...I expect them to shoot half a$$ decent! (sorry)
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Post by jims on Apr 1, 2009 21:48:15 GMT -5
I read where Davey Crockett or Daniel Boone once shot half lead round balls and used half the powder so he could conserve the rest. He must have gotten twice as close. I do not know if this is legend or fact. I am old but not old enough to have talked to him personally.
Good job in cutting those for us to view.
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Post by savedbyjc7 on Apr 2, 2009 0:04:15 GMT -5
They look good but how do they shoot...and where do you get sabots for half bullets ;D edge. BAHAWAHAAAAAAA!!! ;D |
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Post by screwbolts on Apr 2, 2009 7:19:05 GMT -5
Very nice cutting and a great Photo! It amazes me how the SST can shoot accurately in some guns. I have always known/thought that bullet Balance was so important. look at the lead in the two SSTs, it isn't even close to being uniform around the plastic tip thing. Just an observation  Ken |
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Post by bigmoose on Apr 2, 2009 7:51:20 GMT -5
Jims,
They were both good guys, could shoot a might too.
Really old
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Post by jims on Apr 2, 2009 13:55:15 GMT -5
;D Bigmoose: I thought that your last post might have been thought of on April the First even if posted later. |
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Post by Al on Apr 3, 2009 3:19:31 GMT -5
Very nice cutting and a great Photo! It amazes me how the SST can shoot accurately in some guns. I have always known/thought that bullet Balance was so important. look at the lead in the two SSTs, it isn't even close to being uniform around the plastic tip thing. Just an observation Ken Ken, the left side lead of the SST is just a sliver of material the cutter rolled in, it picked out with no problem. The 325gr, the SST's have big scallops in the nose, I didn't get that one lined up too good in the vise, and the right side by the tip, is where that scallop folds back into the nose. |
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Post by bigmoose on Apr 3, 2009 6:37:25 GMT -5
Jims,
I am affended, I lie not, I know those gents in my youth..... I think.... Kind of hard to remember
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