Bullet ID

[Fox]

Hi, I do not have an image host yet but I can get one for a picture.

I was given a bunch of unknown bullets, the paper in the jar said 303 but I measured them a while back and they are .308. They are round nose and for some reason I just assumed they were 220gr but never weighed them. I was loading up some 150gr 30-30 tonight and pulled these out to compare a 220gr RN vs a 150gr RN, they are not long enough. I grabbed the scale and found out they are 170gr, perfect, more fun bullets for the lever action. They are a round nose, someone must have shot 5 but had 100 loaded as there is a small grove from pliers half way between the nose and the cannelure, I do not think this will hurt accuracy at all.

The defining part of this bullet is 6 indentations half way between the cannelure and the base, they are factory made and push the copper jacket into the lead core.

I would assume this was a locking feature by the manufacturer but does anyone remember this sort of thing?

I could cut one in half but I doubt they are anything but a cup and core but these indentations are interesting.

Thanks guys

 

[Fox]

I just found a forum post about Kling-Kor, I think it may be those.

 

[Eagleye]

Those are the old Factory Kling Kor softpoint made by C.I.L. industries. They are a pretty decent bullet,
Cup and core, with the "hooks" to hold the lead core in place on impact.
I have a few for reloading in both weights, 150 and 170 grain. Load up and shoot away! Dave.

 

[Fox]

Those are the old Factory Kling Kor softpoint made by C.I.L. industries. They are a pretty decent bullet,
Cup and core, with the "hooks" to hold the lead core in place on impact.
I have a few for reloading in both weights, 150 and 170 grain. Load up and shoot away! Dave.

Perfect, I was simply going to switch over to FTX bullets after my 150gr ones are gone but now I have 95 170gr bullets to play with before doing the switch.

 

[iceman2]

They might have been using those bullets in a 303 Savage. They are .308.

 

[Brno8x57]

Those are the old Factory Kling Kor softpoint made by C.I.L. industries. They are a pretty decent bullet,
Cup and core, with the "hooks" to hold the lead core in place on impact.
I have a few for reloading in both weights, 150 and 170 grain. Load up and shoot away! Dave.

You nailed it Eagleye.
I don't think I have ever seen any other bullet manufacturer use this method to hold the lead core in the copper jacket. I have a bunch of 175gr RN in .284 diameter for my 7x57. Great bullet in my rifle.
Wouldn't mind finding some 215 gr 303 cal KKSP bullets for my Ruger No.1.

 

[Boomer]

The reference to .303 might have been the previous owner's reference to .303 Savage, rather than .303 Brit.

 

[Fox]

The reference to .303 might have been the previous owner's reference to .303 Savage, rather than .303 Brit.

Very possibly, 303 and 28 grains was written on the piece of paper on top of the Gerber baby food jar full of bullets, possibly a load but these were pulled so I guess the load did not work.

The note is not .303, just 303, but this lead the friend to think they were for 303 Brit so sent them my way anyway.

 

[Ganderite]

I think Remington used(s) a similar system to lock the jacket.

 

[threecentsolution]

Seem to remember pulling some old Imperial bullets that looked like that.