What is metplate??

[mto7464]

I have read about it but not sure what it is. I think I have an idea but need clarification. Also I keep reading "soup can" what is that?

[wills]

Definitions of meplat on the Web:

The diameter of the flat or blunt end of the nose of a bullet.
http://beasafehunter.org/HunterEd/glossary.html

[jballs918]

wills great link thanks. i still have alot to learn

[drinks]

"Soup can", refers to a series of light for caliber, wide meplat, gas check designs by Willy Bator.
I have a .22 and a .30 and they are accurate bullets with good performance on both paper and game.
The .30 is available from such as Midway USA, the .22 is available, in an on and off basis, from Southern Shooters Supply on the special order molds section.

[VTDW]

Here are two great links I poached:

http://www.buffalobore.com/ammunition/meplats.htm
http://www.garrettcartridges.com/071701.asp
"Generally, a larger meplat will cause greater cavitation, but if too large there are bullet in flight stability considerations." author - Jackfish

Dave

[wills]

"Wally Bator" not "Willy"

[Ricochet]

So, did Mr. Bator design the Lee C309-113-F, commonly called the "Soup Can" here?

How about the earlier Lyman #311316 that the Lee "Soup Can" is a clone of?

(Yeah, I know I shouldn't use a preposition to end a sentence with.)

[felix]

No, Wally did not do the "soup can". That one appears to be nothing more than a chopped off Lee 150 thru 180 series. Wally's soup can is not really a wadcutter because of its very rounded nose, with meplat at 50 percent. The real soup can has what it looks like a secant ogive, while Wally's is definitely tangential and quite tight at that. Wally's is like a chopped off genuine round nose, making for lots of bore riding bearing surface up until the last minute, so to speak. ... felix

[Nueces]

Ricochet,

Snicker...nicely put.

You familiar with the quote attributed to Sir Winston Churchill, upon being called to task for that very grammatical 'error?'

"Madam, this is pettifoggery and quibbling, up with which I will not put."

Mark


So, did Mr. Bator design the Lee C309-113-F, commonly called the "Soup Can" here?

How about the earlier Lyman #311316 that the Lee "Soup Can" is a clone of?

(Yeah, I know I shouldn't use a preposition to end a sentence with.)

[Ricochet]

A way with words Mr. Churchill had.

[leftiye]

Go yoda!

[carpetman]

It's actually metsplate and is home base used by the New York Mets.