What is this bullet - mysterious 35cal of unusual design ???

[Whelen B]

.358 and weighs 256grs and seems to have a lead exposed band in the middle - a very pronounced open hollow point too. Any one seen one like this before?

 

[btridge]

nice bullet, did you make it for your whelen?

 

[Whelen B]

nice bullet, did you make it for your whelen?

No - it was given to me by some shooting friends so I could try to find out what type of bullet it is. So I'm here looking for info on its pedigree. And yes nice - it looks like a thumper for sure.

 

[vviking]

Homemade by someone with swaging dies, would be my guess.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

Homemade by someone with swaging dies, would be my guess.

seconded

 

[Boomer]

I wonder what the purpose of the exposed lead along the bullet shank is. If it is smaller in diameter than the jacket, I suppose it would reduce the bearing surface of the bullet similar to the way banding does. I'd like a box of them in .366 or .375 to try though.

 

[phishroy]

It could have very interesting terminal ballistics.
Would love to see how it would react on impact.
Can imagine the exposed part in the middle being pancaked out on impact.

 

[9.3mauser]

I think it would just tear apart in the middle on impact. Sort of like a reverse Nosler partition.

 

[Brutus]

I wonder if this could be a kind of sabot bullet for an in-line muzzleloader. Such as the Gonic or White brand name? Gonic did make a "45 magnum" variant. Gonic did make a 50 calibre bullet with a copper tip & lead base.

 

[sawzall]

Looks like a home swaged bullet made with 2 short (half) jackets, one on the top and one on the bottom. Just not long enough to fully encapsulate the lead core. That's my guess.