It was March 22, 2010 when wife, and i headed out to catch our first bullet. We had a couple laundry jugs, and some real real hard fir boards. She was along to photograph the capture, and we both got all ready, then i pulled the trigger. She did great. The trap not so much.
The bullet blasted right through the 'trap'. We looked, and looked, and looked, but couldn't find the bullet. After tiring of the search i set up another trap, and the bullet blasted right through it too. However, i spotted the bullet up hill away, and brought it down to show wife, and photograph it. Whilst showing her the bullet i looked off to the side, and spotted the first bullet.
Here they are, our first captured bullets.
The reason we went out that day is because we wanted to catch a bullet, and see what it looked like. This morning i went out alone, and with more experience, and better equipment caught a bullet. The reason i went out was to catch a bullet, because i wanted to see what it looked like.
The reason i attempt to catch bullets is because i want to see what they look like.
Me, i don't care what these bullets will do at long range. We can only hunt with iron sights, or non magnified glass. My goal when catching these bullets has never been to simulate long range performance. However folks ask questions, and i have always answered questions as best i can about long range performance. Long range bullet performance is not what i personally am interested in studying. However, i don't mind sharing calculations with anyone that is interested.
This business about volume, and weight.......as long as i have been reading, and writing to this forum it is my understanding that all powder measurements are in volume if not specified.
For me, catching bullets is not a job. Catching bullets is play. The reason i attempt to catch bullets is because i want to see what they look like.