We all know its suggested to use Flat Point bullets in tube feed firearms.
Have been toying with 170 gr. Flat Point cast drilled to resemble F-P HP tips. And done so with different size drill bits. Have noticed on more then one occasion using such home made cast made of (CO/WW) either the rifles recoil or their loading and reloading Tip-to-cartridge-base under spring pressure either or both situations seem to be the culprit distorting my boolits H.P. tips.
It's kind of a not knowing the cast Tips condition while hunting and shooting. That. Makes me wonder if those distorted H.P. Tipped boolits will end up at >my<preferred point of aim and maintaining the performance I was expecting from H.P. use. S~o
Is there some-other-way/ besides HP'ing a boolits Tip that will show similar down range expansion on thin skin animals where CO/WW is the cast material chosen because of its reputation for ideal Flat Point or H.P. expansion purposes?
thanks,