TwoEyedJack
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I ordered some of the 150 gr. .308 caliber seconds that Midway was selling a few weeks ago as "Blemished Bullets 30 Caliber". I cannot say for sure, but I think they may be Hornady. Red plastic tip, boat tail. So I loaded some up with about 47 gr. of IMR4064 to see how they would group out of my M1.
It was pretty windy, so I set the target at about 75 yards and started shooting. The first 3 shots went into a pretty nice little group, then the 4th shot blew over the cardboard box target holder. It looked to me like a cloud of dust hit the ground about 5' in front of the box. There is no way I flinched that bad, and when a bullet hits the ground it only kicks up dirt in a small area, which is not what I saw. The target was peppered with small holes about the size of a grain of sand.
It looks as though the bullet disintegrated just in front of the target. Is that even possible at .30-06 velocities?
It was pretty windy, so I set the target at about 75 yards and started shooting. The first 3 shots went into a pretty nice little group, then the 4th shot blew over the cardboard box target holder. It looked to me like a cloud of dust hit the ground about 5' in front of the box. There is no way I flinched that bad, and when a bullet hits the ground it only kicks up dirt in a small area, which is not what I saw. The target was peppered with small holes about the size of a grain of sand.
It looks as though the bullet disintegrated just in front of the target. Is that even possible at .30-06 velocities?