it's been a while since I've had my mini 14, but that looks about right. I know some varieties of .223 have the boat tail, is that the taper you are talking about?
it's been a while since I've had my mini 14, but that looks about right. I know some varieties of .223 have the boat tail, is that the taper you are talking about?
Flat-base .223 is pretty normal stuff. It's less wind-kicking than boat-tail, and I don't, knowing this, understand why anybody made it. Perhaps it was for tracers? You have to have somewhere to put the phosphorus.
Flat-base .223 is pretty normal stuff. It's less wind-kicking than boat-tail, and I don't, knowing this, understand why anybody made it. Perhaps it was for tracers? You have to have somewhere to put the phosphorus.
That's just a standard flat base soft point with cannelure...looks like a Remington PSP. Perfectly acceptable for use inside 300 yards (the point at which a boattail will start to show its superior ballistic coefficient). It's actually fine for use at any distance a 223 is good for, it will simply shed velocity and drop a little more quickly than a boattail of the same weight starting out at the same speed. Often, the flat base is more accurate, and if I know my shots will be inside 300, I load the flatties.
That's just a standard flat base soft point with cannelure...looks like a Remington PSP. Perfectly acceptable for use inside 300 yards (the point at which a boattail will start to show its superior ballistic coefficient). It's actually fine for use at any distance a 223 is good for, it will simply shed velocity and drop a little more quickly than a boattail of the same weight starting out at the same speed. Often, the flat base is more accurate, and if I know my shots will be inside 300, I load the flatties.
Boat tails fly better, but can be more effected by anything going on at all as they exit the barrel. they might also accelerate barrel wear to some minute degree.
the boat tail assumption come from the cheap military stuff being boat tailed.... so why would you charge more for a bullet that doesn't have the feature found on the cheap ones?
you could always put the bullet back in backwards, then it would have a boat tail
actually, i must have got lucky, because this particular round I chose @ random to take apart, as it tuns out has a cracked neck in the case.
might have happened when I took it apart, but I just don't know......I went back and inspected the other 120 rounds of it....this was the only one with a cracked case. Another one had a light crimp compared to the others but I figured Id let it roll since I don't have crimp dies and it wasn't loose enough for the bullet to spin in the casing
What did you take it apart with and I hope you don't say some tools.
If you didn't use a reloading bullet puller then I wouldn't recommend that method.
What did you take it apart with and I hope you don't say some tools.
If you didn't use a reloading bullet puller then I wouldn't recommend that method.
Yea the varmint HPs I shoot at service rifle matches aren't boat tails.
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