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Old 02-01-2011, 07:50 AM
Romeyo Romeyo is offline
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bullet loaded backwards

I'm wondering if anybody has tried to work up a load with a bullet loaded backwards for subsonic shooting?
It came to my mind since the ideal subsonic bullet (considering drag) would have a teardrop shape so turning around a very heavy scenar/smk/vld might increase BC at subsonic speeds.
Whats also interesting is that it likely also increases stability since the center of gravity (cg) would then be further to the front and center of pressure (cp) would also be nearer to cg. This would result in less momentum of the air trying to turn the bullet over.

Downsides:
Since the "boattail" would be exceptional long it woudl be better to work up loads with low pressures at the muzzle since this reversed ogive gives a large working surface for disturbances at the muzzle, although pressures are typically not that high compared to supersonic calibers.

Terminal ballistics will change significantly I guess. A typical scenar will act more like a FMJ since because of the jacket beeing closed at the "boat tail end" and a FMJ will likely act like a HP.
HP bullets might give interesting results with a drilled hole at the boattail end and/or cut serrations.

Just my thoughts, maybe inspiring to someone? ^^

Martin
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