Recent content by Noob_71

Have any of you ever heard of "Sabotted" ammunition being offered in calibers of than .308? Also, shouldn't any .22 caliber bullet be able to be loaded using standard sabot technology in any .308 caliber rifle? For example, shouldn't it be fairly simple to load a 7.82 MM Warbird with a .22...

I have heard that Mercury compresses and becomes more dense under extreme pressure and colder temperatures. Perhaps it could be compressed and encased in molten copper. It could even make a potentially devestating hunting cartidge. The bullet would explode inside the animal. The compressed...

How about Mercury? It has a Density of 13.6, as opposed to 11.3 for Lead. A bullet could have a mercury filled core wrapped in copper.

I was looking through some published trajectory tables in the "Shooter's Bible". The highest published muzzle velocity for a commercially available .308 Winchester load at 178 grains is the 178-grain A-Max from Hornady with a muzzle velocity of 2,965 fps. The highest muzzle velocity I could...

Hello froum, I am new to here. I have recently acquired an interest in external ballistics. I am doing a research paper at school about long range shooting. One piece of information I have not been able to find is what calibers are currently being used the most successfully in the...