Originally Posted by
cayugad
I have been watching the news/weather about what's going on out there with the fires. Also talked to a very good friend of mine that lives in Washington outside of Seattle and they were telling me all the crazy things they are encountering. I feel so sorry for what the resources and the people of the western states are going through.
Is it true that the fire started in Washington from Lightening?
The big fires or the complex of fires in Washington and Idaho have all been lightening strikes. There have been a couple of incidents in the Spokane area that might have deliberate starts but they were quickly put out.
As for the bullet, it looks nice. Is that another rapid expander or does it do something special when it hits tissue?
It works basically the same as all Lehigh/Bloodline bullets. The CF bullet might be even better than the original Lehigh's or the Lehigh Bloodlines in that nose of the bullet has slits along the edges of the petals. These slits allow the bullet to fully function at lower velocities than the previous bullets.
The new nose design, which at this point is unique to the 40x215 sets it apart from all the other bullets.
As I said, I believe this bullet will/could be the best ML bullet that Lehigh Dave has made - but to be point blank honest - I really do not know the whole story yet until I am able to harvest an animal with it. That will be the clincher - I really do expect it to do everything it is suppose to. To be honest, though, I do have a little bit of a concern about how closed the nose is. It really reminds me of the small nose Barnes bullets that can sometimes no do what they are suppose to do.
Take a look at this picture - you can see the nose and the slits cut on the edge of the petals. The picture also shows how anal I can get in that a petal of the sabot placed in the crown of the rifle always faces the ram rod and now I arrange the bullet so that that a petal aligns with the sabot petal as it faces the ram rod.
Dave check your PM's when you get a chance....