tony2 Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 could members please explain to me what a ballistic tip is please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 A polymer 'point' bonded to a normal hollow point bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 .....that expands the bullet in a swift controlled(!) manner :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 ... and apparently gives better flight and feed properties ? (no experience so cannot say for sure :look: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart92 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 its a plastic bit on the top oh a hollow point which acts like a wedge and makes it expand quickly simple stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Pretty much any projectile that is not a full metal jacket. A ballistic tip offers controlled expansion when it enters the target, so a hollow point, lead tip and polymer tip are all ballistic tips. The degree and speed of expansion then depends on the internal construction of the projectile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) A trademark. Nosler ballistic tip iirc ballistic tip use to refer to a brass tip used by the military , however it is used more commonly nowadays to refer to polymer tipped bullets, not hollow point or soft point. The tip provides better aerodynamics and therefore a better ballistic coefficient than a hollow point, whilst the tip will not deform as easy as a lead soft point in use but aides in expansion on target. All this means better accuracy, I'll try to dig up some info from the manufactures Edited February 7, 2009 by Paul223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) v max poly tip poly tip game, for controlled expansion ballistic tip partition soft point Edited February 7, 2009 by Paul223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cearth Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 can you get this type of bullet in .22lr ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) http://www.rimfireuniverse.com/productvarmin.html don't expect them to be subs or cheap Edited February 7, 2009 by Paul223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 http://www.rimfireuniverse.com/productvarmin.html don't expect them to be subs or cheap an infantry .22lr round, yeh, that'll catch on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony2 Posted February 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 thanks for the information i am using privi partisan 45 grain soft point at the moment but i am going to try the 35 grain hornaby v max next . regards tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) Tony you'll find the v max works quite well and will not over penetrate on fox like soft points can, great for head shot rabbits too. Hopefully they will suit your rifle. Some ballistic info for the hornady 35 grain v max in case you wish to do some research 'book values' muz vel 3100fps, ballistic co 0.110 edited to add don't throw your old case privi or hornady, you may well want to reload at some point in the future, and the case life is not to long with these, if you have no interest in reloading I'm sure others would be grateful for them ( myself included :o ) Edited February 8, 2009 by Paul223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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