I've had a tad bit of free time this last week and decided to play around a bit with some more stuff. Been doing some more playing with softer alloys. This batch I did some 160 gr flat points and sent them out around 1500 fps with a1680 powder in 300 blk. In my opinion, 300 blk is a reloader's/caster's paradise round--there is so much stuff you can do with it. I know, I know, shooting into a bucket of sand isn't super scientific, but that darn ballistic gel is super expensive. (If anybody wants to donate the gel, I can do whatever experiment you want to see.) Anyways, this is what the ammo looks like when loaded:
This is what they look like after being shot into some "ballistic sand" in a bucket:
They are completely turned inside out, but for some reason stick together.
I weighed these after, and some of them weigh the same as before minus a gr or two.
It is interesting how the powder coat stays on the lead and almost seems to hold the lead together.
What do you guys think? Does the PC hold the lead together?
I need to shoot some of these into some milk jugs and see what kind of expansion I get with water.
This is what they look like after being shot into some "ballistic sand" in a bucket:
They are completely turned inside out, but for some reason stick together.
I weighed these after, and some of them weigh the same as before minus a gr or two.
It is interesting how the powder coat stays on the lead and almost seems to hold the lead together.
What do you guys think? Does the PC hold the lead together?
I need to shoot some of these into some milk jugs and see what kind of expansion I get with water.