Concave base
12-25-2007, 09:42 AM
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Spike
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Concave base
I have shot the Hornady .452 300gr xtp with great accuracy out of my Omega. Well, curiosity and good reveiws have got the best of me and I received from Santa a box of Speer Gold Dots, .452 300gr. I noticed upon inspection that the base of the Gold Dots is concave.Any specific reason for this? I know a gun likes what a gun likes, but can I expect somewhat the same accuracy as Iget from the XTP's? The XTP's have been very accurate.
12-25-2007, 09:55 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Concave base
ORIGINAL: Skopia
I have shot the Hornady .452 300gr xtp with great accuracy out of my Omega. Well, curiosity and good reveiws have got the best of me and I received from Santa a box of Speer Gold Dots, .452 300gr. I noticed upon inspection that the base of the Gold Dots is concave.Any specific reason for this? I know a gun likes what a gun likes, but can I expect somewhat the same accuracy as Iget from the XTP's? The XTP's have been very accurate.
I have shot the Hornady .452 300gr xtp with great accuracy out of my Omega. Well, curiosity and good reveiws have got the best of me and I received from Santa a box of Speer Gold Dots, .452 300gr. I noticed upon inspection that the base of the Gold Dots is concave.Any specific reason for this? I know a gun likes what a gun likes, but can I expect somewhat the same accuracy as Iget from the XTP's? The XTP's have been very accurate.
Chap
12-25-2007, 12:00 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Concave base
In my Omega they shoot the same, In the Triumph they take a bit different powder load. Also I think that the XTP opens a bit faster this would make me incline toward the Gold Dot for bear or boar and elk or moose while the faster opening XTP might work best on deer. It will depend somewhat on how heavy a load works for you. Lee
12-25-2007, 06:43 PM
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Spike
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RE: Concave base
My Omega seems to like 90gr T7 ffg, Win 209 primer. I get great accuracy with the xtp's, both .452 300gr and the .430 240 gr.
Having a ball trying out different loads though.Tell me, does the fun ever stop?
I do believe in the saying though, "beware of the man with one bullet."
Having a ball trying out different loads though.Tell me, does the fun ever stop?
I do believe in the saying though, "beware of the man with one bullet."
12-25-2007, 06:58 PM
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RE: Concave base
Maybe I missed the point of this thread completely since I can't really concentrate on what I'm reading but when a projectile has a concave base wouldn't that allow it to catch gasses upon firing and expand out into the rifling tighter?
12-25-2007, 09:52 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Concave base
ORIGINAL: metaldonnieg
Maybe I missed the point of this thread completely since I can't really concentrate on what I'm reading but when a projectile has a concave base wouldn't that allow it to catch gasses upon firing and expand out into the rifling tighter?
Maybe I missed the point of this thread completely since I can't really concentrate on what I'm reading but when a projectile has a concave base wouldn't that allow it to catch gasses upon firing and expand out into the rifling tighter?
