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Cold temp affecting terminal performance of plastic tipped bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="knapper" data-source="post: 1366031" data-attributes="member: 38632"><p>Dear Sir; I think that your statement is base on faulty assumptions.. Let me explain my reasoning.. I do not have the expert equipment on had to prove my reasoning but let me try??I shoot two main rifles and the calibers are as follows.</p><p>1. a 300 Win Mag. 73 grains Alliant RL 22, 190 grain Hornady ELD X.. Gets me around 2900 FPS..</p><p>2. Also a 300 Win Mag, necked down to 7 MM, Again, Hornady 180 Grain bullet gets me around 3050 FPS, with 69 grains of H1000.. Both rifles use a 28 inch barrel..</p><p>When shooting a mile at a coyote, from a well concealed ,slightly higher prone position and the bullets are traveling at better than twice the speed of sound..When they get there, they are HOT and I don't care if the surrounding air is 30 Degrees below zero and that is why I use the bullets that have those protected tips.. When your bullet is going that fast and that far, the tip will melt and deform, affecting accuracy...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="knapper, post: 1366031, member: 38632"] Dear Sir; I think that your statement is base on faulty assumptions.. Let me explain my reasoning.. I do not have the expert equipment on had to prove my reasoning but let me try??I shoot two main rifles and the calibers are as follows. 1. a 300 Win Mag. 73 grains Alliant RL 22, 190 grain Hornady ELD X.. Gets me around 2900 FPS.. 2. Also a 300 Win Mag, necked down to 7 MM, Again, Hornady 180 Grain bullet gets me around 3050 FPS, with 69 grains of H1000.. Both rifles use a 28 inch barrel.. When shooting a mile at a coyote, from a well concealed ,slightly higher prone position and the bullets are traveling at better than twice the speed of sound..When they get there, they are HOT and I don't care if the surrounding air is 30 Degrees below zero and that is why I use the bullets that have those protected tips.. When your bullet is going that fast and that far, the tip will melt and deform, affecting accuracy... [/QUOTE]
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