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It is a 45grn 22 FMJ that I have modified. I had a piece of stainless bar threaded to fit my press. I then drilled it to accept a hornet case and allow the loaded bullet to protrude out the top. That then allowed me to file the jacket metal of the tip to make a trunicated soft point.
The bullet in the picture had passed through card and then soil, it was backed by H322 which is slow for hornet but I guess it was traveling at something like 22 mag. As you can see it has not blown up but has bumped up. These could make a good penertrator for caliber option.
Interestingly the ones I fired with a case full of H4227 I could not find a complete bullet but that is far from conclusive. The main reason for this test was to see if it can be done should FMJs have to be used for whatever reason in a 30/30.
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Here is the target. I shot at 100 paces with me sitting down with my back against a post. The spots are two inch and I was struggling to keep on the bull @ 9x mag.
The upper bull is with 12.5grn of H322 and as I said a bit slow but none the less usefull. If I can get another Half grain in the case it may just tighten up a bit.
The lower bull is 11grn of H4227 and is slightly better. I think this can go another 1/4 grn yet.
I feel that it/this has potential and one day I will try it in 30/30.
Shortly before shooting these I shot off hand a magpie at around 70yds with my standard load and after testing got two rabbits for some one in need.
Nath.
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