Some 22 cal and 6mm Projectiles sectioned.

[Stocky]

From Left to right 85.5 LRHT, 95 SMK, 110 SMK, 108 Elite Hunter, 105 Hybrid, 105 VLD Hunt.

 

[Fire_9]

Awesome, thanks for posting this up. I've been real curious about the 85.5. Doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence after seeing that...

 

[bigunit]

I feel like there wouldnt be much performance differences on any of those.

 

[Stocky]

The 95smk is very explosive at impacts above 2400fps. Its noticeably got the thinnest jacket.

 

[BCsteve]

Agreed. Unless there's a vast difference in lead hardness there's no obvious differences in the construction or design of those bullets.

 

[doc holiday13]

how did you hold these bullets? They don't appear to be locked in a resin block or did you glue them down?

Did you do these cutaways in multiple passes via a mill?

It would appear Berger could redesign the 108 with a modification on their boattail and improve their BC on it but I'm not Mr. Litz either

 

[Stocky]

how did you hold these bullets? They don't appear to be locked in a resin block or did you glue them down?

Did you do these cutaways in multiple passes via a mill?

It would appear Berger could redesign the 108 with a modification on their boattail and improve their BC on it but I'm not Mr. Litz either

Hold in soft jaw vise with half sticking out file down to close to half way. Flip hold filed side file other side down flush. Then put filed side down on sandpaper on flat surface and sand until in centrss. Bit fiddly but once you have it down takes 5 minutes or so.

 

[Mrwoodard]

You can also put them in a vise like you said and then use a flap disk on an angle grinder. Makes quick work of it and leaves a nice finish.

 

[mollerdan]

Wow, thanks for posting!

 

[slatebuilder]

I am interested in trying the 85.5 LRHT in a 223 for a specific shooting discipline, not necessarily hunting.

Has anyone here tried them in a 223? If so what powders?

 

[Stocky]

I am interested in trying the 85.5 LRHT in a 223 for a specific shooting discipline, not necessarily hunting.

Has anyone here tried them in a 223? If so what powders?

They shoot in everything i have loaded them in.
In the 223 they have shot as good as anything else in that rifle. The current ones about ~1moa gun for 10 shots. I have a few loaded to test low velocity terminals at some stage.

In the 22 creed the only projectile that matched them was the 95 SMK. They work at creed speeds and are nasty on animals (as most things are. The 95s are just nastier and I usually still get exits.

 

[Stocky]

Some upcoming terminal testing to be done all loaded to 2800-2850fps same poi or close enough not to matter inside 500m. Will start with the 105 Hybs I think. Unfortunately the 110smks are super borderline stable at sea level and near freezing which is what my testing grounds look like this time of year.

 

[Stocky]

2300fps impact goat 105hyb

Longer neck and less violent than the 95s in the creed and 73 eld in the 223. But thats kind of the desired result as intention is a moose load.