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Originally Posted by BerrysMFG
I was contacted today about us making a dedicated bullet for the 300 Whisper from one of your members. We make plated bullets, making a sub-sonic rifle bullet a viable product for us. I need to look at our exsisting tooling and see what weight we can make. We currently make a 150gr FP, but was asked for a 200gr+ bullet. Pricing would be somewhere around the $150 per 1,00 range for a 200gr bullet. I need to know what profile and weight would be the best starting point. We swage a lead core and copper plate the core. The bullet is then put back into a die and re-strike it for the final dimension.
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Jay,
Thanks for taking time to talk with me about this project. I am impressed that you came here to solicit input! The goal I had in mind was getting a bullet that would expand reliably at subsonic velocities. Nose profile should be no more blunt (for lack of a better word) than the 220 gr round nose bullets from Sierra or Hornady. Both of these bullets have fed well in my whisper AR's and bolt actions. As I mentioned in my e-mail, a small hollowpoint might aid in expansion (but I'll certainly defer to the experts as far as design goes). 220 - 240 grain weight would be ideal. Depending on length, they might even stabilize in some 10-twist barrels. If you folks can come up with a bullet that will expand well and hold together in a 875 to 1040 fps window, you WILL sell a boatload of them! Thanks again for your interest!
Ed