The Ruger New/ Old Army

[Tenring]

That’s cool.

 

[45man]

I use 41 gr of Swiss FFFG and get 1102 FPS, it smashes deer. I just use the RB, no wads and put BPCR lube over the ball. Twist is a tad fast for a RB that fast so I just shoot closer.

 

[11Bravo]

Rodwha, you got me thinking. I'm a half assed machinist so what if you took a conical mold and went into it with an end mill, maybe 5/16, and took the RN to flat. Essentially making a SWC out of it, adding a bit more weight and keeping the same over all length. Think that would improve expansion?

 

[Bad Karma]

That would work but it would be better if you did the operation on a lathe. And expansion may not be the goal so much as the wound channel created by the wide flat point... that’s what does the work so to speak.

 

[Bad Karma]

That would work but it would be better if you did the operation on a lathe. And expansion may not be the goal so much as the wound channel created by the wide flat point... that’s what does the work so to speak.

And don’t like it too much @Desperate Lee ... I’m about a quarter assed machinist!! Hope you’re well Brother!

 

[rodwha]

Rodwha, you got me thinking. I'm a half assed machinist so what if you took a conical mold and went into it with an end mill, maybe 5/16, and took the RN to flat. Essentially making a SWC out of it, adding a bit more weight and keeping the same over all length. Think that would improve expansion?

What Woodnbow said. I don’t recall what I had read about the lower end of the suitable meplat spectrum. If you could make it look like the Lee RNFP or so you’d be doing good. According to the older info, back when they were configuring this wide meplat bullet for the .45-70, 78% was the largest one wanted to go. But what they found was that with each small incremental increase an even greater effect was evident in the permanent wound channel. Mine sport a hair over 83% meplats. My bullet will cut a larger permanent wound track but will sacrifice a little penetration as it has more frontal area to work against it. Honestly bullets with a bit of heft but traveling slow have great penetration capabilities. I don’t mind giving up a little of that when it’s still likely to go nose to tail through and adult medium game animal, and if not it’ll probably be close.