Seems to me lately there has been a lot of talk about bullets on this forum lately that has led to a good deal of information being passed around mostly by knowledgeable people with experience.
This got me thinking last night in bed (cause at my age I don't have anything better to do) and the evolution of the bullet.
From my old tired memory the first real ML bullet was the lead ball. Pure soft lead with lousy ballistics by today's standards. But it worked OK. Then,with the invention of the cartridge came the cast lead bullet. Then came the smokeless powder and these bullets were driven at higher velocities which caused lead fouling to build up in the bore. Someone then got the idea to alloy the lead using tin which made them harder reducing the leading.
The came the copper cup which improved still the leading problem. This was followed by some genius with the jacket bullet which served the purpose even today. There have been design changes such as partitions, bonding etc which made this design even better. And lastly today we have the all copper or copper alloy and other alloy bullet being used with great success.
Today we have so many choices that it would take years of scientific study to find the perfect bullet for every game animal. And I guess that is why we have these forums so we can all relate our results. Keep the info coming so we all can learn.
And oh yeah, Merry Christmas everyone.