03-02-2024, 07:12 PM
So I pulled the bullet on one of the Hornady 100 gr ELD VT Match rounds today. First the bullets current COAL = 2.246
The bullet I pulled weighed 99.5 gr
boat tail was .1515
base to ogive.5135
bearing surface .362
ogive to tip was .728.
For its weight the bullet is long 1.2415. Here is a pic next to a 107 gr SMK. The nose is long , where it is loaded at 2.246 the ogive is basically right at the end of the case. 25.8 gr of ball powder. Not sure what it is But the SDs are crazy low. From the right round I fired, 4 in each barrel, only 1 or 2 fps.
I put the bullet on a Hornady lands tool. On my 20 BHW 1-8 had a COAL of 2.406 to the lands. My 24 BHW 24 1-8 had a COAL of 2.375 my ACS magazine can load 2.30 my widowed PRI magazines can load 2.385 in the 24 barrel , I had to file down the extension 4 or 5 thousandths so the feeding bullets would not hang on the extension.
The bullet I pulled weighed 99.5 gr
boat tail was .1515
base to ogive.5135
bearing surface .362
ogive to tip was .728.
For its weight the bullet is long 1.2415. Here is a pic next to a 107 gr SMK. The nose is long , where it is loaded at 2.246 the ogive is basically right at the end of the case. 25.8 gr of ball powder. Not sure what it is But the SDs are crazy low. From the right round I fired, 4 in each barrel, only 1 or 2 fps.
I put the bullet on a Hornady lands tool. On my 20 BHW 1-8 had a COAL of 2.406 to the lands. My 24 BHW 24 1-8 had a COAL of 2.375 my ACS magazine can load 2.30 my widowed PRI magazines can load 2.385 in the 24 barrel , I had to file down the extension 4 or 5 thousandths so the feeding bullets would not hang on the extension.