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rgchristensen Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1190 Joined: Jan 2^nd, 2014	tipping bullets May 7^th, 2017 at 9:54am	Print Post
	I never worry too much about bullets tipping a little. Shooting 32 cal bullets, 200 gr, at 200 yd the other day, I noticed that most tipped a noticeable amount -- but amazing thing was that they all seemed to be tipping in about the same direction!! All the bullet holes were elongated in the direction of between 3 and 5 o'clock. Anybody else noticed something like this? Any hypothesis of a cause of this phenomenon? There doesn't seem to be any tipping at 100 yd. Maybe soon, I'll shoot some of them at 300 yd, to see if the tipping increases. CHRIS RGChristensen


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KAF Ex Member	Re: tipping bullets Reply #1 - May 7^th, 2017 at 10:19am	Print Post
	Wind from your 11 oclock or there abouts


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: tipping bullets Reply #2 - May 7^th, 2017 at 9:13pm	Print Post
	Mine tip randomly. Shoot just fine at 300 yards.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18103 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: tipping bullets Reply #3 - May 7^th, 2017 at 9:43pm	Print Post
	Round ball Joe?

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: tipping bullets Reply #4 - May 8^th, 2017 at 9:25am	Print Post
	When I won the King Target at Springfield one year, Roland Groppe complained that not only was a my shot closer, but the bullet even tipped towards the center I decided right then and there to just let them tip They were getting 249s and 250s so why change? Don't get no better than that. Even won the 5 shot group when I forgot and shot 10 shots tipping is the way to go.

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Schuetzendave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Retired Ex-Shooter Posts: 4239 Location: St. Albert, Alberta Joined: Jan 28^th, 2005	Re: tipping bullets Reply #5 - May 8^th, 2017 at 9:54am	Print Post
	Mine tip too. My gryroscopic stability is 1.87. Caliber 0.321 Inches Bullet Weight 235.1 Grains Bullet Length 1.299 Inches Barrel Twist 11.5 Inches/turn muzzle velocity 1470 fps Temperature 50 degrees Fahrenheit (59 is standard) Pressure 29.92 inches of mercury (29.92 is standard) Sg = 1.87 Unfortunately sometimes the scorers think the tipped bullet strike is two bullet hits. Marlinguy: Joe is not rounded , he is more pointy.
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18103 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: tipping bullets Reply #6 - May 8^th, 2017 at 11:54am	Print Post
	westerner wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 10:12pm: Who yanked your chain? Joe. Sorry Joe. Please give me a heads up on posts it's OK to reply to. Don't want to post if it's not OK'd by you.

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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3987 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: tipping bullets Reply #7 - May 8^th, 2017 at 1:16pm	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 11:54am: westerner wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 10:12pm: Who yanked your chain? Joe. Sorry Joe. Please give me a heads up on posts it's OK to reply to. Don't want to post if it's not OK'd by you. Joe is the MASTER at yanking chains! (I say that in admiration.) I take his comment as one of expressing jealousy!

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: tipping bullets Reply #8 - May 8^th, 2017 at 3:02pm	Print Post
	He and a couple of others here is why I dropped out of the ASSRA. I just simply refuse to Pay for such rude behavior that continues to go unchecked by the Moderators. I'am not even sure why the forum rules even exist as once a fellow agrees to them to get on the site they are free to do as they please. I remember when JD Steel got booted off for allot less and about eleven more followed him and we lost all of their vast knowledge they so freely shared. Now it seems rude, demeaning and meaningless posts are more welcome and have since replaced it. JLouis

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KAF Ex Member	Re: tipping bullets Reply #9 - May 8^th, 2017 at 3:13pm	Print Post
	I think that IF anybody does not like coming onto a free forum, they should go away and start their own website/forum.


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: tipping bullets Reply #10 - May 8^th, 2017 at 3:57pm	Print Post
	Well there are those who have left along with their vast knowledge so I guess thats a really good thing to help promote the ASSRA Asociation instead of just enforcing the forum rules it took the time to write.

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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1966 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: tipping bullets Reply #11 - May 8^th, 2017 at 6:07pm	Print Post
	I sometimes think the tipping we see is the target frames moving with the wind and possible catching edges of holes in backers. JMO


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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1662 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: tipping bullets Reply #12 - May 8^th, 2017 at 6:21pm	Print Post
	"Well there are those who have left along with their vast knowledge" Fortunately we have those who remain and can fill in with their half-vast knowledge.

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: tipping bullets Reply #13 - May 8^th, 2017 at 8:35pm	Print Post
	bnice wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 6:07pm: I sometimes think the tipping we see is the target frames moving with the wind and possible catching edges of holes in backers. JMO That is probably a possibility for some. Mine arr deginitely tipping. BTW, at first the scorer at Springfild wasn't going to let my 10 shot target win the 5 shot group when match. They finally decided too many was ok

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P1 Junior Member Offline Posts: 98 Location: Bradford, Pa. Joined: May 14^th, 2015	Re: tipping bullets Reply #14 - May 8^th, 2017 at 10:20pm	Print Post
	Good one.


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