**Huge CGN .264 Bullet Test Result** (lots of pics!)

prosper said:
Y'know, next time you're incluned to do a bullet test, you should take up a collection to finance a couple of these bad boys:
http://www.thebullettesttube.com/faq.html
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I'd certainly chip in a few bucks for ya, and it would sure make the process less painful. No more newspapers to collect!
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I have been meaning to get a couple of those!
 
Steve, if you were to start up a collection, you can count me in for the suggested $20 donation -- and I'm sure that most of the other posters here would be more than happy to do the same.

You'd probably end up doing a few tests, though!
 
bcsteve said:
I love this stuff, maybe it's just me but I find expanded bullets fascinating.
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Me too. I love chopping up a piece of wood after shooting at it to see what the bullet looks like and how it expanded and see how deep each went.. (obviously much more technical than the way you did it:p )
Great work by the way. It must have taken forever to clean those bullets up! Thanks!
Mike
 
Hmmm, without alot of thought, and first thoughts in my head after seeing the bullet test tube...
Would it be possible to make your own test tube with cardboard tubes of suffient diameter and fill them with wax of some type? Would melting wax in a large pot and pouring it into the cardboard mold work? And how would wax react to a bullet strike? How much wax would it require to stop a bullet? Anyone tried this?
 
AG said:
Hmmm, without alot of thought, and first thoughts in my head after seeing the bullet test tube...
Would it be possible to make your own test tube with cardboard tubes of suffient diameter and fill them with wax of some type? Would melting wax in a large pot and pouring it into the cardboard mold work? And how would wax react to a bullet strike? How much wax would it require to stop a bullet? Anyone tried this?
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Easy enough to test. Line up all your wifes scented candles you can find in a row and shoot your 300 win mag at em and see it stops at and you have your answer to how deep of wax you'll need.
Just put the candles back where you found em when you're done so she dosn't know you were playing with em. (She'll never know)

Mike

P.S. Holliday Inn rooms are nice:D
 
AG, I've never seen a Bullet Tube in person but my understanding is that they are more flexible than candle wax. Candle wax tube would break in chunks instead of flexing and leaving the cavity open.

Hummmmm, now you're making me think:confused:, my wife used to make candles. I'll have to ask her with the ingredients that she used to put in the mix if their was something that could leave the wax softer, more flexible.
 
I'm sure some of the more 'chemically inclined' could figure out a compound that would work. Melt it, pour it into a 6" diameter cardboard tube, and voila.
 
Awesome job! That's a lot of data to keep organized. Everyone who has an interest in terminal bullet performance can benefit from your effort.

I would place my vote for the 130 grain TSX's for use on game in either the 6.5 or the .270.

The TSX was the bullet I used exclusively on a recent African trip (22 animals would agree). On game, the 130 grain TSX (in a .270 Win.) produced complete penetration on the 19 animals that it was used on, while the 140 grain (7mm in a 7x57) TSX produced the same complete penetration on a 300+ yard kudu and 300 yard Springbuck, leaving a generous (albeit short ;)) blood trail. It's an amazingly lethal hunting bullet.

In the 6.5x55 I've used the 140 and 129 grain Hornady Interlock (Spirepoints) with excellent results (complete penetration, dramatic kills) on whitetailed deer, so I'm not surprized to see how well they faired in your newspaper penetration tests.

Thank you for your excellent work!
 
Wonderful! There is so very little original research out there and this is both interesting and useful.

As for conclusions, what's better:

- 16.67" penetration and 0.423" expansion?
- 15.00" penetration and 0.614" expansion? or
- 13.25" penetration and 0.695" expansion?

Gotta love those Barnes TSX. Don't use Match bullets for hunting.
 
This is just what I needed. I've got a swede en route and I have no experience with this caliber. Now the choice is clear for me Barnes TSX 130 grain bullets is what I'll be using. Thanks a bunch!
 
Glad I could help. I actually loaded a box of 130gr TSX today for my 6.5x55 and I'm leaving in the morning for an Alberta deer hunt. Hopefully I can test them in a more realistic media.:D
 
It would seem that the barnes nullets are the best.
Then how come, there are so many more different bullets being used by people Worldwide that have had "bang flops" for so many years with
Non premium bullets?:confused:
cat
 
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