I guess the "closed base theory" would explain OTMs causing more damage too, as Clint alluded to.
This experiment might be worth a try, deleting the base of the jacket on one of these.
I guess the "closed base theory" would explain OTMs causing more damage too, as Clint alluded to.
This experiment might be worth a try, deleting the base of the jacket on one of these.
I wonder if its the friction of the sp/otm moving in-to-out vs a fmj just collapsing.
I was just gonna file the bottom of the jacket off, then weigh before seating...not sure I wanna do it now! Doesn't sound too good.
Ultimately it just sounds like, for some reason of physics, SP are a NO-GO on steel, at least at 100 yards out of an 18" barrel.
May see what they do at 200 though. Just feel like this would've been common knowledge I'd have stumbled upon at some point...
It occurs to me that one way to maintain more of the integrity of the bullet might be to use an end mill bit to remove the center of the base, rather than the whole base. That way the entire base isn't lead, similar to a standard FMJ.
“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” -Augustine
I think you could still have pass-through, as the other end of jacket (SP or OTM) is open.
I'm glad Lysander came in with that before I tried it.
What would be the danger of a pass through? The jacket becoming lodged in the bore?
“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” -Augustine
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