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Thread: Boat tail postells

  1. 02-03-2009, 07:58 PM #1
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    Boat tail postells

    Would there be any advantage to boatailing postells, say 500 gr. or so.?
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  2. 02-03-2009, 08:35 PM #2
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    Probably would make you get proficient in mining lead from your barrel tho.
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  3. 02-03-2009, 08:48 PM #3
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    As in melting the rear end of the projectile? Hadn't thought of that.
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  4. 02-03-2009, 10:21 PM #4
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    Actually from gas blow by. The wedge shape of the base seems to increase the effect. Boat tail cast lead bullets have been tried without much success, even with specially made wads to support the tail.

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  5. 02-03-2009, 10:36 PM #5
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    I thank you gentelmen for your input. I haven't been casting or shootin' cartrages for more than a few years. I know what end the boolit goes in, but that's about as far as it goes. I've read Paul Matthews books, and have been shootin front stuffers for a long time. But, this is a new critter. Again thanks.
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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