04-28-2017, 04:46 AM
stanc Wrote:It hasn't been trumped. The lead-free M855A1 bullet has better lethality and penetration than the lead-core M855 it replaced.I'm with BFT -- choose what works. Lead has its place. So do other materials.
No doubt. The point is, the use of steel-core bullets by the US and Germany when fighting the greatest war in history, and the post-WWII use of steel-core bullets by Russia, China, and many other countries, shows that bullets do not need to be of lead-core construction in order to get the desired ballistic performance and terminal effects.
Or are you just upset because the 123gr weight that you'd prefer for a 6.5 Grendel military bullet seems impractical with lead-free construction?
Pushing these little gotchas further starts to smell more like baiting than a genuine exploration of ideas and knowledge.
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