Marco Califo
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I bought Barnes and one other brand Copper bullets for the calibers I carry.
Barnes data, while welcomed, is not max-performance. Hodgdon includes a good amount of copper bullet loads using powders from Hodgdon, Winchester, Accurate, Ramshot, often with substantially higher velocities. Lyman #50 includes some copper data, but it is tepid. Alliant does squat.
My question is am I missing anything?
I had hoped Barnes put out a book, or at least updated their data (and especially powders) more often than once a century.
Terminal ballistics, bullet weight choice, guidelines are also on my wish list.
Barnes data, while welcomed, is not max-performance. Hodgdon includes a good amount of copper bullet loads using powders from Hodgdon, Winchester, Accurate, Ramshot, often with substantially higher velocities. Lyman #50 includes some copper data, but it is tepid. Alliant does squat.
My question is am I missing anything?
I had hoped Barnes put out a book, or at least updated their data (and especially powders) more often than once a century.
Terminal ballistics, bullet weight choice, guidelines are also on my wish list.
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