Woodleigh capped Hydros

18 August 2012, 10:45

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Originally posted by 465H&H:
None of the ammo makers that load DG cartridges for bolt rifles will do any FN solids for factory ammo due to the feeding problems. The Barnes experience assures that. With a capped design feeding will probably no longer be an issue so they may start offering one in factory form. That is a big positive for bolt rifle users.

465H&H

Has Federal stopped loading the Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid? That flatnose fed and continues to feed just fine in every bolt trash 375H&H I have ever tried it in which amounts to 5 rifles.

18 August 2012, 10:55

BaxterB

They still load it. They also catalog the Barnes FN solids.
http://www.midwayusa.com/produ...flat-point-box-of-20

18 August 2012, 12:24

N E 450 No2

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Originally posted by Rick R:
quote:
Originally posted by lee440:
600 Overkill, was that BAT bullet " blunt action trauma" That was quite awile ago!

IIRC BAT was "Blitz Action Trauma". I've got a couple of them around somewhere. The hollow point was funnel shaped and went completely thru the bullet.

Correct.

In Germany it was known as the GAS bullet, and sometimes called the Action Safety Bullet.

It was originally designed to deflate a vehicle tire, as fast as possible. The round nosed cap ensured proper feeding in handguns and MP-5's.

When fired there was a small hole that went all the way throught the bullet, causing the plastic tip to come off the bullet when it left the barrel, so the sharp edges would "cookie" cut a plug out of the tire, causing it to go flat pretty quick.

It even cut through large radial tires real good.
The bullet weighed 86 grains and its velocity was up to 1400fps, depending on the gun it was fired in.

It was loaded by GECO.

Back in the early 1980's I shot a bunch if it. I carried it in a H&K P7, and a Browning High Power.

It shot through vehicle glass pretty good too.

18 August 2012, 20:03

600 Overkill

quote:
Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
quote:
Originally posted by Rick R:
quote:
Originally posted by lee440:
600 Overkill, was that BAT bullet " blunt action trauma" That was quite awile ago!

IIRC BAT was "Blitz Action Trauma". I've got a couple of them around somewhere. The hollow point was funnel shaped and went completely thru the bullet.

Correct.

In Germany it was known as the GAS bullet, and sometimes called the Action Safety Bullet.

It was originally designed to deflate a vehicle tire, as fast as possible. The round nosed cap ensured proper feeding in handguns and MP-5's.

When fired there was a small hole that went all the way throught the bullet, causing the plastic tip to come off the bullet when it left the barrel, so the sharp edges would "cookie" cut a plug out of the tire, causing it to go flat pretty quick.

It even cut through large radial tires real good.
The bullet weighed 86 grains and its velocity was up to 1400fps, depending on the gun it was fired in.

It was loaded by GECO.

Back in the early 1980's I shot a bunch if it. I carried it in a H&K P7, and a Browning High Power.

It shot through vehicle glass pretty good too.

Bingo---back in the old days of "un-refined" auto pistols, it wqas one of the few expanding hollow points that would feed. One of the first mono-metal copper expanders of its day. Actually worked pretty good. The round tip let it feed well & then blew off apon firing thus leaving a hollow point expander.