Have to wonder about where the core winds up in a jacketed bullet smacked with 60k psi.
Shooting bullet backwards.....
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All of the references, that I have seen on this subject, are with reduced loads. I would imagine that 60K PSI forced down the hollow point of a jacketed bullet would really, I mean really, seat that core.
Well, maybe. Actually, I'd come nearer to thinking about the core unseating, but I wasn't considering a hp and the pressure entering there. Several match type bullets though, have a core that barely comes up to the point where the bullet begins tapering down. Just a thought.
Way back when I would load 146 gr. hollow base wadcutters backwards to make a cavernous hollow point for my Colt Official Police .38 special. They used to warn you not to push them too hard when doing this and you really couldn't without serious leading issues. Don't remember killing anything with them but they sure did look impressive. I believe they were as accurate as loading them correctly in my gun.
Yep. Done it with the Cutting Edge bullets. Works as advertised.
We've done with with full power 30-30 loads. But that's closer to 40K psi than 60K psi. It works without any problem. We've done loads close to 60K psi with .308 Win loads and the backwards Cutting Edge brass bullets, but those things are pretty stout.
Because they wanted turkey bullets that wouldn't blow up. That way you didn't need to buy full Metal case that was scarce in our neck of the woods. Matt
we have been loading various bullets in cals from 22 to 30 backwards since the 60's ,,,we have shot them at full power to see how they penetrate walls and armor and have shot cadiver game animals thru and thru (would be good for elephant or cape buffalo),,,but why we wanted to do it originally was to turkey hunt and not blow the birds to a puff of feathers and also to minimize pelt damage on fox/coyote by using reduced loads....this way you did not have to purchace any special bullets but could use the bullets you have sitting on the shelf with shotgun or pistol powder (that most reloaders have in stock also),,and use our trusty deer rifles without buying a $pecial turkey or varmint gun,,,,there is nothing new under the sun,,,,Roger
Matt,,Im a slow typist !!! haha
PS,,,BT bullets feed better if you are using them from the magazine,,,they fly furter without tumbling when turned around backwards,,,,at 1800 or less they usually will be good to 150 yds,,,when foreward they usually start to tumble at 100 yds,,,and if the bullet is in the case backwards it is obviously something different and you wont try to shoot big game with it at long distance,,,
Matt,,Im a slow typist !!! haha
PS,,,BT bullets feed better if you are using them from the magazine,,,they fly furter without tumbling when turned around backwards,,,,at 1800 or less they usually will be good to 150 yds,,,when foreward they usually start to tumble at 100 yds,,,and if the bullet is in the case backwards it is obviously something different and you wont try to shoot big game with it at long distance,,,
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OK, so have the company build you a flat nosed bullet. You are paying a premium for the pointy end of the thing.
Yeah, I get that. But most reloaders have odds and ends and prefer not to buy boxes of 100 when they only need a few. Most of my backwards bullets over the years have been 30 cal. Just turn around a few bullets from the end of a box. Also, there are very few non-expanding flat point .30 cal bullets, but that's exactly what you get when you load most backwards. It'll kill most smaller stuff without blowing it to smithereens.
Nothing to do with any 'laws'. Bullets are pointed and launched point first to reduce drag.
You are wrong. There are many reasons to load backwards. One is they just don't make what you want counter point is if they do but cost prohibits.
I have shot a ton of 55gr fmjbt backwards. devastating to say the least. I also shoot the 147gr backwards in my 300-221 and 308.
I could type pages on this but kind of like reinventing the wheel.
Most 30-30 flat nose bullets are $0.25-$0.30 each. You can turn FMJs around and shoot them for more like $0.15 each. You can also turn around a lot of other 30 cal bullets you happen to have on the shelf.
I dunno bout you, but the reloading shelves around our house always have half full boxes of bullets that have been abandoned for some other bullet. Load 'em up backwards so someone can plink or hunt deer or shoot small game with the 30-30. All those partial boxes of bullets with no other intended use are essentially free for plinking.
Flat nosed bullets can still open and destroy. It's all about turning into a full Metal case and doing little damage. Nobody is twisting your arm to do it or try it. Matt
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Atta boy Dick, no need to get sensitive. Most comments aren't really malicious just a sorry attempt at humor. It's just the way of the Internet being without the "face to face".
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