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Hi all,
Something to read if it's raining where you live
"For many years I have used .22LR ammo utilizing the wide meplat concept
employed in the LBT style bullets. Although there are now commercial
tools available for this purpose, I have been using jigs made in the
home workshop for nearly twenty years for this purpose. Granted they
aren't made of hardened tool steel, but they do work for years and years
if used with any amount of care. They can be made from cold rolled round
stock steel, old cut off .22 barrels, or mild steel bar stock.
Simply cut off the cold rolled stock, the .22 barrel or the bar stock so
that it is 0.910" long, making sure the ends are perfectly square. Then
drill a hole of .240" with a number 73 drill, completely through the
0.910" length of the steel. This being done, you are ready to make some
wide meplat .22LR ammo!
Insert a .22LR cartridge in the drilled hole, holding the rim of the
cartridge firmly in the jig from the bottom, then file off the
protruding nose of the bullet with a mill flat file. File the nose off
until flush with the jig, as shown in the photo. You will find that
these modified bullets will kill game quickly and cleanly with much more
dramatic kills than hollowpoints, and with less meat loss! Penetration
is superior when compared to HP ammo, and accuracy is not impaired at
all. In fact, in some guns when comparing this flat meplat modified ammo
to the original configuration; accuracy is actually slightly better than
the factory form, due to less unsupported nose weight in the barrel, and
better form stability in flight. The time spent to build a jig, then
modify your ammo is well worth the investment if superior performance on
live targets is desired with your .22 rimfire! Even the cheapest .22
ammo makes superb game killing rounds provided the accuracy is
acceptable in your firearm!"
(http://beartoothbullets.com/tips/archive_tips.htm/25)
John
Hi all,
Something to read if it's raining where you live
"For many years I have used .22LR ammo utilizing the wide meplat concept
employed in the LBT style bullets. Although there are now commercial
tools available for this purpose, I have been using jigs made in the
home workshop for nearly twenty years for this purpose. Granted they
aren't made of hardened tool steel, but they do work for years and years
if used with any amount of care. They can be made from cold rolled round
stock steel, old cut off .22 barrels, or mild steel bar stock.
Simply cut off the cold rolled stock, the .22 barrel or the bar stock so
that it is 0.910" long, making sure the ends are perfectly square. Then
drill a hole of .240" with a number 73 drill, completely through the
0.910" length of the steel. This being done, you are ready to make some
wide meplat .22LR ammo!
Insert a .22LR cartridge in the drilled hole, holding the rim of the
cartridge firmly in the jig from the bottom, then file off the
protruding nose of the bullet with a mill flat file. File the nose off
until flush with the jig, as shown in the photo. You will find that
these modified bullets will kill game quickly and cleanly with much more
dramatic kills than hollowpoints, and with less meat loss! Penetration
is superior when compared to HP ammo, and accuracy is not impaired at
all. In fact, in some guns when comparing this flat meplat modified ammo
to the original configuration; accuracy is actually slightly better than
the factory form, due to less unsupported nose weight in the barrel, and
better form stability in flight. The time spent to build a jig, then
modify your ammo is well worth the investment if superior performance on
live targets is desired with your .22 rimfire! Even the cheapest .22
ammo makes superb game killing rounds provided the accuracy is
acceptable in your firearm!"
(http://beartoothbullets.com/tips/archive_tips.htm/25)
John
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