Copper bullets

[brianintheup]

Taurus advertises 99.95 percent pure copper bullets. What is the benefit of pure copper bullets? If there is benefit can you cast copper bullets in a standard mold?

brian

[docone31]

Copper melts higher than aluminum. There is no way you can get fill out with iron molds and still hold it.
Those are swageings.
One of the benefits is you can use them in ranges that do not allow lead. I have read about the "superior" expansion properties, but I am not certain. I do know, the POI is different than the same gn weight in my 25-06 with same powder load.

[GrizzLeeBear]

You can use them to shoot condors in California! :twisted: Errr.....I mean you can use them in the "lead free" condor zones in CA. [smilie=l:

I saw Hornady is coming out with "guilding metal" ballistic tip bullets, too.