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Offline 45redhawk

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Nose Length
« on: January 25, 2006, 08:59:05 AM »
Veral,
     My regular heavy load in my 45 colt redhawk is a 300 gr. swc gc. bullet with 23 grains of h110.There is no shortage of powder space with this bullet seated .450" into the case. When I try one of your 300 gr. WFN bullets in this gun would it not be to my advantage to use the shorter nose length thereby gaining a longer surface of the bullet bearing on the rifleing?Wouldn't the longer bearing surface tend to improve accuracy?
 Thanks Tom

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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2006, 08:27:23 AM »
The shorter, .4 nose is optimal on the 300 gr WFN in the 45 Colt because of the large powder capacity, but it doesn't change bearing length.  Bearing length always stays the same regardless of where the crimp is put, but bearing surface, which is, the percentage of lead to bearing length in contact with the barrel goes down when the nose is short, which, coupled with the longer jump to rifling, means there is a slight increase in potential for the rifling engagement to strip.  That last is merely a technical tidbit of information to consider broadly.  The 300 gr 45 cal WFN is strong enough that stripping isn't a concern if the bullet is gas checked, or with plain base using very stout loads, which your's isn't.
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