Thanks guessing the specifics that go into design and manufacture of them are far above my pay grade.Yes the weight distribution of some hollow points lends to better stability and therefore more accuracy.
The most accurate round would be made on a lathe from a homogeneous metal like beryllium copper.
Yes the weight distribution of some hollow points lends to better stability and therefore more accuracy.
The most accurate round would be made on a lathe from a homogeneous metal like beryllium copper.
Yes the weight distribution of some hollow points lends to better stability and therefore more accuracy.
The most accurate round would be made on a lathe from a homogeneous metal like beryllium copper.
The target bullets, which often feature a small hollow point tip, form a small bubble of air at the tip as they travel through the air. It works as a bearing of sorts, that's virtually perfect in shape as the bullet spins extremely fast and moves forward. This makes for a very repeatable flight path.
If you were to, instead, form these bullets with a sharp point (no hollow point), there would be no room for the perfect bubble of air to form. With no leading air bearing/bubble, the path of the bullet could vary more...depending on how precise and perfect this point is.
Probably not. It's not super complex stuff, and since you have the balls to stand here and ask a question, thereby admitting to the world that you don't know already... well, that's worth a lot.Thanks guessing the specifics that go into design and manufacture of them are far above my pay grade.
I see we got to rifle bullets, what were you asking about originally rifle or pistol?So I am trying to understand why a lot of match grade ammo appears to be Hollow Points Versus a FMJ? I would think that round nose lead would offer better accuracy? Just wondering if somehow there is better weight distribution with Hollow Points. or?
Most pistol target ammo is either FMJ, or WC/SWC.I see we got to rifle bullets, what were you asking about originally rifle or pistol?
I shoot "hollow point" match bullets. That is why I was interested. As we looked at in another thread somewhere there is quite a bit of hollowpoint 9mm match roundsMost pistol target ammo is either FMJ, or WC/SWC.
Not too many open-tip match pistol bullets. Thus, all of our assumptions.
Well there is a lot that I do not know lol. But there are quite a few around here that are really knowledgeable.Probably not. It's not super complex stuff, and since you have the balls to stand here and ask a question, thereby admitting to the world that you don't know already... well, that's worth a lot.
Ignorance is easy to solve, if a person will show up and listen.
Lacking propulsion, bullets can't even be considered rocket science, even though a few rocket scientists work on them.
Weight variations are easier to hold in hollow-point bullets as the soft lead core easily fills the jacket and the front face of the core under the hollow point remains flat. In an FMJ bullet, weight variations resulting from seating the hard lead core in the tapering jacket are much harder to control and create variations in base configuration. Hollow-point match bullets often vary less than ½-grain in total weight, while FMJ bullets can vary by twice that and more.