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What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 02, 2009, 06:06:44 AM »
Serious question.
I smashed a factory Hornady cast, mystery TMJ (plated?), and a mystery hard cast.
The first 2 got flat pretty easily, the last took a little more effort. Does this mean anything? Yes, I have too much time.
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 02, 2009, 06:23:16 AM »
you were getting tired by the third one maybe .
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 02, 2009, 06:28:18 AM »
LOL !
Yes, you proofed that bullets can be flattened out. Some take a bit more effort then others. I suggest you don't try to flatten one that has a tungsten insert
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 02, 2009, 07:36:35 AM »
That hammers are harder than bullets.
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 02, 2009, 11:34:54 AM »
Hornady DOES NOT sell cast bullets. They are pure or nearly pure lead SWAGED bullets.
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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it is showing you that a hammer is harder then a bullet.
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 07, 2009, 02:30:25 PM »
It tells you the hammer is harder than the bullet.
oooops, someone beat me to it
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 08, 2009, 06:38:16 AM »
IF you swung the hammer the same with both bullets it shows that the swaged bullet is more ductile or malleable than the hard cast.
Don't know if there is any real world carry over for this kind of info.
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 08, 2009, 10:11:59 AM »
You wasted three good bullets?
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 08, 2009, 10:22:06 AM »
The more you smash, the harder it gets?
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 08, 2009, 01:05:11 PM »
that you don't want to get your thumb in the way..............
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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It tells you it's pretty hard to seat them in the case and shoot them???gypsyman
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 11, 2009, 03:48:09 PM »
To be able to give you a serious answer(unlike these other jokers) I need to know what kind of hammer, how much it weighs, and what the surface the bullets were on is. Also if you're right or left handed.
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 11, 2009, 08:36:54 PM »
The hammer test will at least let you know if a cast bullet is to brittle.
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 12, 2009, 10:55:04 AM »
I don't KNOW what you were trying to discover hammering bullets. You now KNOW some bullets are harder to smash than others! A better test to determine relative hardness is to put 2 bullets end to end in a vice. Turn the handle a few times to squash them both. Remove them from the vice and check their lengths as compared to before squashing them. The shorter bullet is the softer one. You did NOt say if these were hand gun or rifle bullets, but the effect is the same.
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Re: What does smashing a bullet with a hammer tell me about hardness?
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September 15, 2009, 07:34:30 PM »
Relative expansion of bullets shot at 175fps at a hammer.
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