Rick W.
09-13-2015, 08:20 PM
We own our own home, but live in a mobile home park, so with the kids running around in the neighborhood, it prevents me from casting my own bullets(both because of the hot lead and because of possible contamination). So, I have to order my lead bullets from a vendor. I'm using 93 grain, LRN, 9mm Makarov bullets cast at BHN of 18 and at a diameter of .366 with my bore being at .365. I use Lee Liquid Alox to lubricate my lead bullets prior to shooting and I don't get any leading in my barrel at all. I'm also shooting these at about 950 fps. I'm also getting ready to shoot 115 grain LRN, .358 diameter bullets, BHN of 18 out of a .380 Makarov pistol with a bore diameter of .357 as soon as my ordered dies arrive. I'm also planning to shoot these at around 950 fps.
I just got done reading another article(read a different one about 6 months ago)on the internet about how lead bullets don't really expand or deform with pistols, but with rifles, the bullet is travelling fast enough for there to be plenty of expansion. I was wondering if this was true and if maybe someone might have some ballistic information regarding this? One reason why I switched over to lead bullets is because I was worried about collateral damage if I had to shoot a bad guy in my home. I didn't want the bullet to continue travelling through to the next door neighbors house. Another reason why I wanted to shoot lead is because of the unusual bore diameters that I have and not being able to find a large selection of bullet diameters to fit my bore.
I was also reading an article a while back about how around the year 1900 people were using cast lead bullets and drilling holes into them to turn them into hollow points to make them expand better. I can't remember the name of the man who was suppossed to be famous for doing this and I can't seem to find that article or any other information about this. Does anyone have any info on this? How deep do I need to drill? What diameter drill bit do I use? Can I use 2 or 3 different size drill bits to make it a somewhat inverted cone shape? What about using a counter sink instead of a drill bit? Maybe someone has some ballistic information and at the brinnel hardnes number being at 18, then this would be enough for the somewhat deep penetration, expansion and the stopping power that I'm looking for without having to drill?
Thanx;
Rick
I just got done reading another article(read a different one about 6 months ago)on the internet about how lead bullets don't really expand or deform with pistols, but with rifles, the bullet is travelling fast enough for there to be plenty of expansion. I was wondering if this was true and if maybe someone might have some ballistic information regarding this? One reason why I switched over to lead bullets is because I was worried about collateral damage if I had to shoot a bad guy in my home. I didn't want the bullet to continue travelling through to the next door neighbors house. Another reason why I wanted to shoot lead is because of the unusual bore diameters that I have and not being able to find a large selection of bullet diameters to fit my bore.
I was also reading an article a while back about how around the year 1900 people were using cast lead bullets and drilling holes into them to turn them into hollow points to make them expand better. I can't remember the name of the man who was suppossed to be famous for doing this and I can't seem to find that article or any other information about this. Does anyone have any info on this? How deep do I need to drill? What diameter drill bit do I use? Can I use 2 or 3 different size drill bits to make it a somewhat inverted cone shape? What about using a counter sink instead of a drill bit? Maybe someone has some ballistic information and at the brinnel hardnes number being at 18, then this would be enough for the somewhat deep penetration, expansion and the stopping power that I'm looking for without having to drill?
Thanx;
Rick