Too much of a good thing ! !
- Thread starter Ben
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Paul,
I've often thought that there are a lot of native American people at or near the Arctic Circle that are living " hand to mouth ".
They are barely scratching out a living.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if some of our cast bullets ( that we send down range into a berm ) could end up in their hands to help them feed their families ? ?
A 310 hand tool, some of our cast bullets, a few primers and a pound or two of powder could make all the difference in the world to a family.
I once read that the favorite rifle for Eskimo's was the .22 Mag. with full metal cased ammo. They stalk close and make a head shot.
Ben
I've often thought that there are a lot of native American people at or near the Arctic Circle that are living " hand to mouth ".
They are barely scratching out a living.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if some of our cast bullets ( that we send down range into a berm ) could end up in their hands to help them feed their families ? ?
A 310 hand tool, some of our cast bullets, a few primers and a pound or two of powder could make all the difference in the world to a family.
I once read that the favorite rifle for Eskimo's was the .22 Mag. with full metal cased ammo. They stalk close and make a head shot.
Ben
AKbushman51
New Member
Ben- That was correct way back then, now it's the 223 FMJ's that are preferred.
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Kevin Stenberg
Well-Known Member
Just for my education. About how much of the bullet contacts the bore of a rifle? I'm trying to learn how much of the bullet nose ahead of the bore dia. leads to better accuracy or makes it worse.
Maybe one of our more experienced members could start a thread on the subject! hope hope
Maybe one of our more experienced members could start a thread on the subject! hope hope
Ian
Notorious member
We sorta did on Ben's "oversize nose on a bore rider" thread a while back.
The factor of how that "bore rider" manages to make the throat transition into the bore is more important IME than simply thinking in two-dimensions (bore/groove). If the smallish nose isn't supported in the throat during launch it will squish into one side of the throat and your bullet will be forever wongo and the point of how well the nose "rides the lands" completely moot. As for proportion of bearing to nose length, that depends on land count and particularly relative land WIDTH, not to mention lube groove volume for metal displacement and how many grooves you fill chock full of lube with no air bubbles.
The factor of how that "bore rider" manages to make the throat transition into the bore is more important IME than simply thinking in two-dimensions (bore/groove). If the smallish nose isn't supported in the throat during launch it will squish into one side of the throat and your bullet will be forever wongo and the point of how well the nose "rides the lands" completely moot. As for proportion of bearing to nose length, that depends on land count and particularly relative land WIDTH, not to mention lube groove volume for metal displacement and how many grooves you fill chock full of lube with no air bubbles.