Customizing Bullets ?
 

I shoot a 225 Gr hollow point powerbelt in my 45 cal omega.. I was thinking of making a x cut on top of the bullet to get more mushrooming on impact , would this be dangerous ?
Thanks Tom

RE: Customizing Bullets ?
 

not dangerous as much as it might not really do all that much good other then perhaps effect your accuracy. If the bullet is pure lead and pushed at a good enough speed the mushroom effect should come natural. If the bullet is not expanding as much as you like I would suggest instead to change bullet design....

There used to be a tip you could install on your ramrod and X a roundball. A different tip would star the ball. This was supposed to make it expand better and flatten out. My friends bought the tips and tried them but never seen a real difference between the expansion of their marked projectiles and the unmarked. They did claim a difference in long range accuracy. I myself never fell for the hype and just kept placing the roundball in the right spot and taking the animals that way....

You could try a few and see if it makes a difference. I do not think it would cause a danger to you. It might be an interesting experiment.....

RE: Customizing Bullets ?
 

Not worth the trouble.

RE: Customizing Bullets ?
 

I was just wondering have you ever shot the 225gr. aero-tip
powerbelt? You would not get a lot of mushrooming affect but
you would get a flat shooting round with good penetration. It
might be worth a try. just my 2 cents.:)

RE: Customizing Bullets ?
 

Ever think about putting a BB in the hollow or your hollowpoint? Kinda a jimmy-rigged Ballistic tip. Then again, don't sue me if it causes expansion/wedging in the barrel and you loose you face for it.

Well, I'll end on that happy note. Cya