arcstarter
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Why is it that no .22lr bullet has a pointed nose? you would think that having a more aerodynamic bullet would be better, any reason why all you can find is hollow point and round nose?
Question about .22lr Bullets
- Thread starter arcstarter
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I believe its just cheaper to make that way and I do not think you can gain much more performance by bringing ti to a slight point. You want something small, pointed and fast look at the .17HMR...it is a bit more $ tho.
UTAF
UTAF
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My guess is poor terminal performance. I know that out of an airgun, the pointed "hunting" pellets suck on critters, zip right through, whereas flat points I liked best or rounded ones second place. Pointy bullets at slow speeds don't transfer energy very well. They just make small round holes.
You wanna see messy with a .22? take out your pocket knife and cut the tip off a`standard cast lead .22 bullet, then shoot a gopher with that. Then try the normal bullet on another one at the same distance., or take a ballpoint pen and really ream the hollow point cavity, open it up 2- 3x.Try that out, works well. Kinda time consuming though.
You wanna see messy with a .22? take out your pocket knife and cut the tip off a`standard cast lead .22 bullet, then shoot a gopher with that. Then try the normal bullet on another one at the same distance., or take a ballpoint pen and really ream the hollow point cavity, open it up 2- 3x.Try that out, works well. Kinda time consuming though.
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- London, Ontario
I've heard about the pen trick before...is the difference really that big?
The difference is noticeable; but it doesn't make a .223
Also, be prepared to miss a lot because your point of impact will be different, and each bullet you mod will be a little different.
If you really want decent performing ammo, buy the factory stuff that does what you want... Fast expansion? Try the CCI Stingers of Quik-shoks.
It's as aerodynamic as it needs to be, for the speeds it travels at.
.22 ammo does its traveling mostly in speed ranges where a round nose works just fine, so nobody has bothered.
Cheers
Trev
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I was thinking that too but .22 are RIMFIRE not centrefire so not sure if the same issues would arise?
^^^ UTAF beat me to it ... have to learn to type faster 
Sorry to correct you, but that is wrong. The primer is ignited in the rim of the case and not the center. The worst that can happen is you will flatten the point and make it expand better
Sorry to correct you, but that is wrong. The primer is ignited in the rim of the case and not the center. The worst that can happen is you will flatten the point and make it expand better
So what you are saying is that 11 rimfire rounds stacked on each other in a tube wide enough to hold the RIM of a 22 round won't cause the rounds to go a-skew with a point on the rim of another? Think about that and create a mental picture in mind.
Even in centerfire tube mags, they are often on the rim of the one ahead for the same reason.
Even in centerfire tube mags, they are often on the rim of the one ahead for the same reason.
There is/was a South African manufacturer that made .22lr rounds with pointed bullets. I am not sure but I believe they are made like 22 WMR in that the bullet is seated inside the casing as opposed to outside like regular .22lr.
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There also was a one point "pointed" and coated? .22LR rounds that were made for going through body amour...not sure if it ever worked tho
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Are you looking for something like this http://rimfireuniverse.com/.
arcstarter
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Thanks for that link, where can I buy them?
X2 on the CCI stingers, They are all I shoot! I had always loved their amazing performance but it blew me away when I needed to dispatch a young doe that had been struck by a car and had a horrible broken leg, as you can see in the pic. I had no other firearms with me and it had to be quite anyways because of the area and time of "day"....anyways, roughly 85 yrds right in the brain box and it crumpled like a 300 win mag hit it. Anyways here is some CCI Stinger damage from that weekend in 2009.
22LR bullets are seated into the case and crimped. The bullet has a rebated heal with a hollow base. The expanding gases from ignition cause the base to obturate to the shape of the bore,sealing the bore. The heal being the last part of the bullet to contact the crown at the muzzle is most important to be uniform. Eley performed a number of tests with various nose configurations and flight was marginally affected. Slight imperfections of the heal caused dramatic changes in flight and impacts.
