30 June 2004, 21:14
Rick TealRe: Jacket Wall Thickness
I'm using .030's I get from Butch as well. I don't hunt dangerous game. But I do go after moose every year.
I'm concerned about using thicker jackets because (for the same weight) the bullet keeps getting longer as jacket thickness increases. In the .35 bores I shoot, OAL and magazine length are issues.
30 June 2004, 20:34
Jungli BainsThe wall thickness of the bullets I used in Namibia was 0.030". They were copper and drawn by Butch Hairfield. Expansion was violent, with penetration through the chest cavity. Only one passed completely through, that was on a kudu. I haven't hunted with any other jackets, but have made some bullets with Malcolm Bone's, which, I believe, are guilding metal.
01 July 2004, 19:53
Jungli BainsGlad to hear Butch is back home, it'll probably take him awhile to set up before he runs any jackets. Bone's jackets are brittle, but work well after annealing. They are very uniform weight wise.
30 June 2004, 14:39
MartinPottsWhat Jacket wall thinkness do you most often use for
your hunting load's when the game is of Elk type in nature
0.0200
0.0300
0.0400
0.0500
What jacket wall thickness do you use for DG
0.0700
0.0800
0.0900
1.000
or do you just flip your jacket's over to make solid's
and if so What jacket wall thikness do you use ..Or do you use a tapperd jacket'
1.000 base ? tappered to 0.800?
Or heaver wall's............
Do you use or have you used anything other then Copper for a
jacket on your bullet's ...
Brass..
Zinc...
Bronze..
Tin..
Silver..
Alum/
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