500grains
(.416 member)
17/02/10 01:51 AM
Re: OSR, Double Damage and Barnes' Response

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Gents:
The rifling cut the bands but did not contact the body of the bullet. I think this is the answer to OSR--bands and a bullet .002 undersize.




Yes, IF IF IF the bands are thin enough. Otherwise the banded part causes the same problem as a non-banded bullet. Barnes was about 10 years late on this bandwagon, and still has the bands too thick.

THIN BANDS:



THICK BANDS:




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