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"Pulled" 50 BMG Bullets?

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06 January 2012, 02:45
low_tech
"Pulled" 50 BMG Bullets?
what are the experiences?

buy them for plinking?
if the original bullet was a 1 MOA bullet, does it become a 2 MOA? 5MOA? 10MOA?
if they have been "sized" by the dealer, does that help appreciably?

anybody reload pulled surplus bullets?
API
AP
I
APIT
Ball

from what I understand, it is a commodity that will be going away when the current stocks are sold out.

I can see the puller marks on the bullet, I would think this has got to be really bad for accuracy.
On the other hand, if I load up a couple hundred rounds of APIT, it will be for disabling vehicles from point blank to 1000 yards.

Can I still hit an engine block at a 1000 yards with a couple shots?

anybody have some experience to share on this?
06 January 2012, 21:54
tiggertate
Few if any ball, tracer or APTI were 1 MOA to begin with so I wouldn't worry about the effects of pulling them. The APTI are fun to shoot if you have the right place; ball is just plain fun plinking stuff if you don't expect too much in the accuracy dept.


"Experience" is the only class you take where the exam comes before the lesson.
14 January 2012, 03:57
Don55
Hi
I shoot api,apit,black tip,spotter tracer,tracer and blue tip.
I don't resize any bullets. As these were originally made for full auto use they are not going to be as accurate as hunting or target slugs. Unless there is a gross distortion in size I just load and shoot.
HTH