Ridgerunner665
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Also...as Bottom Gun says above...you'll need a little faster powder with the copper solids.
In my 10mm, I too had to abandon Accurate #9 for a little faster powder...13.5 grains of heavily compressed AA9 is all that will fit under the CEB 190 grain solid...that produced 1,275 fps but ES and SD numbers were a little too wide for my taste.
Power Pistol and Longshot are near ballistic twins in the 10mm...I have both and tried both, but decided on Power Pistol simply because that can of powder is over 10 years old, the Longshot is just a few months old, I'll use the Longshot after I use up the Power Pistol...I have not thoroughly tested this load yet, but I expect better SD, ES, and velocity from Power Pistol and Longshot with this bullet, which has very reduced bearing surface.
The bullet in the pic was recovered after penetrating 16" of solid ground/slate rock, impact velocity was 1,275 fps...notice the machine marks still visible indicating the reduced bearing surface....this is not a flawed bullet, that is exactly the way Cutting Edge makes them, says so right on the website....they are telling the truth in their ads, right down to the .001" of an inch....exactly as advertised.
By the way...the meplat on this bullet is 31 caliber (78% of bullet caliber)
In my 10mm, I too had to abandon Accurate #9 for a little faster powder...13.5 grains of heavily compressed AA9 is all that will fit under the CEB 190 grain solid...that produced 1,275 fps but ES and SD numbers were a little too wide for my taste.
Power Pistol and Longshot are near ballistic twins in the 10mm...I have both and tried both, but decided on Power Pistol simply because that can of powder is over 10 years old, the Longshot is just a few months old, I'll use the Longshot after I use up the Power Pistol...I have not thoroughly tested this load yet, but I expect better SD, ES, and velocity from Power Pistol and Longshot with this bullet, which has very reduced bearing surface.
The bullet in the pic was recovered after penetrating 16" of solid ground/slate rock, impact velocity was 1,275 fps...notice the machine marks still visible indicating the reduced bearing surface....this is not a flawed bullet, that is exactly the way Cutting Edge makes them, says so right on the website....they are telling the truth in their ads, right down to the .001" of an inch....exactly as advertised.
By the way...the meplat on this bullet is 31 caliber (78% of bullet caliber)
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