| 400NitroExpress |
| (.400 member) |
| 07/09/08 07:17 PM |
Re: Barnes bullets in a Double --as per Barnes Newsletter-??
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i have shot barnes by the thousands out of a thin german weatherby with no problems to barrel.
It isn't a bolt rifle issue. Bolt rifles typically have a min wall thickness of .125" or more. A few double rifles do too, but they're clubs. Most doubles are much thinner. For example, the Chapuis 9.3 is quite popular today. I've measured several - usually .078" to .079".
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i am puzzled.i am thinking science copper is softer than steel compresses easyer,why would a steel core not do the same when steel gives less
The core isn't steel. It's lead. The jacket is steel enclosed in a copper sheath to protect the rifling. The lead core makes the steel jacketed bullet compressible. The mono isn't, because it doesn't have one.