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Thread: BHN of commercial Boolits

  1. 01-16-2019, 09:02 AM #1
    GregLaROCHE
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    BHN of commercial Boolits

    What is the average BHN of lead boolits sold to be loaded into handgun cartridges? Is it the same for factory loaded cartridges with lead boolits?
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  2. 02-12-2019, 10:58 PM #2
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    Hard cast lead bullets are often advertised as 16 Bnl. Jacketed bullets are usually filled with softer lead.
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    Factory swaged lead bullets loaded in calibers such as the .38 Special for factory standard pressure and +P hollow-point loads are usually 8-10 BHN, as are .22 LR bullets.
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check