08-25-2012, 02:58 AM
bwaites Wrote:If the military decided they wanted it, they could manufacture a ball round with the same ogive and ballistics, no problem.My understanding is that going from HPBT to FMJBT reduces BC, and adding a cannelure to the bullet jacket also reduces BC. If that's so, then it seems to me that a ball projectile of the same shape and weight would necessarily have worse ballistics.
