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Cold temp affecting terminal performance of plastic tipped bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1364435" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Sorry but that just doesn't make sense. The more likely culprit is powder temperature sensitivity causing your loads to run considerably slower in cold weather.</p><p></p><p>The temperature of the bullet at impact isn't going to vary enough to make any difference because the heat from the igniting powder and friction combine to give your bullet a very consistent temperature in flight.</p><p></p><p>The other likely culprit is range. Higher impact velocities will give you more explosive impacts and much more violent expansion than slower speed impacts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1364435, member: 30902"] Sorry but that just doesn't make sense. The more likely culprit is powder temperature sensitivity causing your loads to run considerably slower in cold weather. The temperature of the bullet at impact isn't going to vary enough to make any difference because the heat from the igniting powder and friction combine to give your bullet a very consistent temperature in flight. The other likely culprit is range. Higher impact velocities will give you more explosive impacts and much more violent expansion than slower speed impacts. [/QUOTE]
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