Crazy step-shape in Sellier & Bellot bullets
I just picked up some cheap FMJ 7.62 NATO and not-so-cheap soft-nose .308 Winchester for my new Remington today; the 7.62 NATO stuff was 0.20 per round, Fabrique Nationale manufacture (or so they told me at the gun store) and of 1981 vintage, so I needn't worry about corrosive primers...I hope. Anyhow...I picked up two boxes of Sellier & Bellot soft-nose, and two boxes of Remington Core-Lokt for dealing with those pesky water-filled milk jugs that keep crawling onto my property, and I noticed that the Sellier & Bellot have a strange step-shape to the slug, almost like they used the wrong size of bullet and decided to fix things by putting in a sizing-sleeve around the lower part so the slug would fit into the case snugly. Now, I realize this ISN'T the real state of affairs, and that S & B simply make their bullets with this eccentric discontinuity in the shape, but my question is: WHY? Why manufacture a bullet that looks as if you goofed with the lathe while you were machining the shape? And wouldn't this step-shape's leading edge screw up the bullet's aerodynamics in flight?
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That step is part of a proprietary design of S&B. Inside the jacket is a thicker section which is meant to control expansion. I used some on deer and coyotes but couldn't vouch for the performance. They cut nice holes in paper.
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I had a nice group once with the S&B stuff you are talking about, but i was afraid to show anyone because the bullets left holes that looked liked they were made with a hole-puncher. 0
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