52Bore said:
Idaholewis said:
I might end up sending this Mold to Eric and having him take the Bevel out of it. Hey 52bore, can you do something like this?
It will take longer to dial indicate the mold in the lathe, than cut out the bevel. Send it of you'd like.
Thank you Rick! I have another little 250 Grain Flat base (Non Bevel) Bullet to try in this Rifle, if it shoots good i would REALLY like to have the Bevel taken out of this one. I hate to give up on this little bullet, I really like the Weight, And the Wider Meplat. In your Opinion, Do you think removing the Bevel will make any difference?
One thing that keeps going through my head is my conversation with Lee Shavers about Bullets for my 18 Twist Long Range Rifle, Lee told me not to worry about the Nose profile, Elliptical, Money, Prolate, etc. Were all fine, The 1 thing that Shaver’s stressed to me, was to Pay VERY CLOSE attention to my bullet bases, Make sure they are Nice N Sharp, If i seen any Rounded edges to toss them back. Lee intentionally Beat the Heck out of the Nose of Some Bullets and tested them at 1,000 yards alongside Perfect Shaped ones, Lee Told me The Beat up Noses Flew Right with the Perfect ones, Accuracy is not in the Nose, Its in the Base. Going from Lee’s Advise it seems very plausible that a Bevel base could cause problems in a Rifle?
This little bullet was obviously designed for a Pistol, and likely no more than 1,000 FPS if that. And probably 25 Yards, to maybe 50 Yards Max, And I’m sure shoots Great for it’s intended purpose, This particular bullet is referred to as a Good one by several Pistol shooters. I stil think it can Run in my 30 Twist Rifle, But I don’t think the Bevel Base is helping any?