Keyholing 44
Anybody had any problems with a 44 mag 240 gr round nose - flat point bullets from a MkVII keyholing at 25 yards? The load is 17 gr of AA#7. I don't think I've ever seen this before. The DE is...
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aa#7 is sensitive to temperature extremes.was the ammo/firearm stored in trunk etc?
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Sounds like your using reloads. The only thing I can think of is overcrimping the brass which will mash the bullet length that's in the case. This will cause an undersized bullet and in my thinking it...
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Thanks for the replies.He (my brother) keeps everything in his reloading room so I'm sure the ammo/powder has never seen any kind of temperature extremes.As far as crimp goes, he uses very little.The...
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Maybe bullets are not seated absolutely vertically in cases?That would encourage bullets 'tumbling' outta barrel, and keep on going similar manner till meeting target paper - thus keyholing it.Have a...
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fourty4mag, have you tried to shoot the bullet at a target 50yds away instead, to see if they still keyholed? EVERY bullet fired experiences "some" yaw. That is, the bullet wobbles somewhat like a top...
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The mystery has been solved. It turns out that the bullets were plated. The guy who sold Brad the bullets didn't know that he was going to use them in a DE.Apparently, the DE is rougher on bullets...
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I get okay accuracy with plated bullets at around 25-35 meter plinking. No complaints whatsoever.I've noticed plated bullets really go wild at 100 meter distance. Really quite impossible to give them...
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whats the difference between plated and jacketed bullets? I know about fullmetal jacket and other varients. But never heard about "plated" bullets before
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"Most" manufacturer's of plated bullets recommend they be loaded at lead bullet speeds, because of the softer/thinner gilding metal used. It has nothing to do with the DE, the polygonal rifling is...
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I don't know what happened to my last post, apparently quite a bit of it didn't get in (I cut and paste it in). Trust me, it was a brilliant dissertation. Ohio, what you're saying about polygonal...
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