A lesson about bullets

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June 21, 2021, 10:50 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
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Jim at Gentex

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June 21, 2021, 10:57 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Interesting!
Thanks for sharing this.

It does make sense, and the two separate targets speak for themselves.
"Never argue with idiots.
They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain

"Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

CADCAM396

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June 21, 2021, 01:02 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
is it an article that can be cut and pasted? the network nazi's are busy here. blocked all gun related sites.

HTM01

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June 22, 2021, 03:12 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: CADCAM396 post_id=12602 time=1624305726 user_id=95is it an article that can be cut and pasted? the network nazi's are busy here. blocked all gun related sites.


same here , no guns or liquor
and we were trying to do some business with Colt and couldn't communicate

Matthew Hajicek

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June 22, 2021, 06:26 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quoth the article:

A Small Lesson About Bullets

I went to the range this morning with no intention of posting about anything. But I observed something I thought you guys might be interesting in seeing and talking about.

I took my S&W 686, .357 Magnum pistol, stainless, with a 6 inch barrel. It is a fine shooter. Here it is.

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I wasn't shooting .357 Mag loads today. I was shooting some .38 Special full wadcutters with a light load for accuracy. I was shooting at about 7 yards, standing, off hand. Just punching paper.

I first shot up the last 50 rounds of the last 1,000 rounds I had loaded a while back. I had used some 148 grain double ended full wadcutters with some bullets I had bought online.

Here is what those bullets looked like.

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Then I switched to the new batch of 1,000 rounds I had recently loaded with some Speer 148 grain Hollow Base Full Wadcutters. The purpose of the hollow base is to allow the base to expand to fully grip the rifling even with mild loads.

Here are the bullets.

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And here is what they look like loaded.

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But I noticed the two targets. The target on the left had 12 rounds shot through it and the target on the right had 18 rounds shot through it.

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The one on the left is the old loads with the DEWC bullets.

The target on the right is the new loads with the HBWC bullets.

The loads are the same except for the bullets.

Same shooter.

Same day.

Same pistol. (S&W 686)

Same mixed cases.

Same powder. (WW-231)

Same load. (3.0 grains)

Same primers.

Same loading machine. (Dillon)

The only difference was the bullets.

Here's the thing: You can't cheat on bullets.

Bullets are the most important part of any handload. Get the best.

Oh well, a lovely day at the range. Better than the best day I ever spent at work.

It's fun to shoot stuff.
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