Screwdriver Boolits

[gwpercle]

The bullet in the OPs image is monolithic and doesn't expand at all. The flutes coupled with the spin of the bullet force fluid outward when it strikes tissue, but it'll penetrate through intermediate barriers without much deformation or loss of terminal effect.

And I believe they are of copper or a copper alloy (no lead) and are light in weight .
When driven to high velocities they cause a lot of cavitation damage with the flutes spinning .
Shooting blocks of ballistic gel seemed to do a lot of damage . But real world use is another story .
They didn't do away with boolits !
Gary

[imashooter2]

I suppose nothing will, but I mainly carry a .32 or .38 snubby so hollow points aren't that reliable either. Wadcutters my be the next best choice but this design looks very promising and I'd like to cast them for pennies rather than buy solid copper boolits for a few dollars each.

Not so… a nice pile of real world shooting results and autopsy reports and I could change my mind. Until then, the flavor of the month is not what is going in my carry gun.

[ohen cepel]

Would be interesting to see a mold for that, I think I would prefer it in .38 or .32 myself.

However, as mentioned above a nice semi-wadcutter with a large meplat may perform as well or better.

[eb in oregon]

That’s an interesting design. I guess it is supposed to open up like petals of a flower. Have you ever looked inside one? Is it a solid lead core or is there possibly a hollow point under the jacket?

That is a solid copper projectile made by Lehigh Defense and it doesn't "open up." It drills holes.

[gwpercle]

That is a solid copper projectile made by Lehigh Defense and it doesn't "open up." It drills holes.

Or it could drive screws ... I wonder if the "Torx" design will be next ...That could drive the mould makers up a wall !
Gary

[recumbent]

Here it is in cast lead, see the photo.
https://www.google.com/search?q=as-m...NLIxCtPijKNb-M

[gwpercle]

Here it is in cast lead, see the photo.
https://www.google.com/search?q=as-m...NLIxCtPijKNb-M

I've never heard of AS-moulds ... are they out of Russia ...?
Something Wonky about this site .
Gary

[recumbent]

Yes they are out of Russia. I think they are on facebook.

[Super Sneaky Steve]

https://as-molds.com/452-cal/

Here's their website. Their .45 mould drops 344grains. Not sure what I'd do with that.

[slim1836]

There was a fellow a few years ago who went a bit further with outrageous tips on cast bullets, one was an actual screw. Maybe someone else remembers his handle or look in the archives.

"OldPara" I believe. I have several of his creations. Sadly, his pics don't show up anymore.

Slim

[imashooter2]

I've never heard of AS-moulds ... are they out of Russia ...?
Something Wonky about this site .
Gary

LOL! Just send your banking information. They’ll handle the transaction.

[JSnover]

I remember those threads with the crazy profiles, it was more a way to pass time time than a serious attempt to reinvent the cast boolit. Maybe Lehigh didn't realize it was just a joke.
In the smaller calibers though, where expansion just isn't there, they appear to be better than FMJ.

[slim1836]

These are the boolits I received from OldPara a few years ago. I did add a couple filler plain boolits to fill in some.

He was a very smart man to make the dies for these, some of his computer drawings were out of this world. Don't know where he went, miss his works.

If the pics are sideways or upside down, they looked right to me.

Slim

[Mal Paso]

Thanks for remembering and posting!

[marek313]

That looks very similar to Ruger ARX ammo so there were few companies that tried that design. The reason I got a box is specifically for my PT111 that doesnt feed hollow points but it will feed this Ruger ARX ammo just fine. 9mm is very light at only 80gr but being +P @1445fps helps so I think it would be decent home defensive ammo.

[Toymaker]

I don't remember the individual's name, but here are pix of some of his bullets that I copied.