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re: Explain to me the difference in colored tips on ammunition
Posted on 12/23/20 at 7:29 pm to Jack Ruby
Posted on 12/23/20 at 7:29 pm to Jack Ruby
Yeah,they definitely were not fans from the sounds of it.
Nice info.
Also not keen on shooting 855 and risking going through a wall and hitting something I don’t want it too, although I know the odds of that are almost nil.
Right now I keep my HD Mag loaded with XM193.
I’m looking for heavier gr 5.56 ammo for HD. Actually, I haven’t looked too hard. I wouldn’t mind paying those ridiculous prices for one mags worth of ammo.
I’m ok with my HD loads in my 9mm. I’ll repost a pic of the box I bought 15 years ago for shits and giggles...lol.
Nice info.
Also not keen on shooting 855 and risking going through a wall and hitting something I don’t want it too, although I know the odds of that are almost nil.
Right now I keep my HD Mag loaded with XM193.
I’m looking for heavier gr 5.56 ammo for HD. Actually, I haven’t looked too hard. I wouldn’t mind paying those ridiculous prices for one mags worth of ammo.
I’m ok with my HD loads in my 9mm. I’ll repost a pic of the box I bought 15 years ago for shits and giggles...lol.
This post was edited on 12/23/20 at 7:30 pm
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Posted on 12/23/20 at 7:57 pm to Huntinguy
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The color of colored ballistic tips makes no difference in performance.
Except the boxes of Ballistic Tips are labeled "hunting" or "varmint."
quote:Apparently you don't handload. If you do, you need to stop before you blow up something. The color of the tip of Ballistic Tip bullets DOES indicate the caliber. If you're using the term "ballistic tips" as a generic phrase, that's a different story. The other plastic tip bullets are not Ballistic Tips as that's a trademark for Nosler.
The color MIGHT give some indication of caliber but that isn’t firm either.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 8:01 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
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The color of the tip of Ballistic Tip bullets DOES indicate the caliber
From what manufacturer? I have a couple of calibers of nosler accubond and thru all have white tips
Posted on 12/23/20 at 8:13 pm to auggie
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According to Geneva convention, we're only supposed to try and kill each other with FMJ.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the Geneva convention was written, HPs, balliatic tips, etc. Did not even exist, right?
I'm assuming those FMJ guidelines are really just a result of the period more than anything else, but I could be mistaken. Honestly, it's much more humane to stop someone cold with a HP to the chest than pelt someone with steel cored FMJs and then have then scamper for 2 minutes before dying a slow death.
It's the very reason so many hunters won't use FMJ/non-mushrooming bullets. It's so the animal doesn't suffer and goes quickly and stop dead in their tracks.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 8:18 pm to Jack Ruby
I think the idea of the FMJ is to make a clean hole through, so you might be able to get patched up.
Hollow points were invented way before that.
Just looked it up hollow points had been invented in 1890, in India. they called them dum dum bullets.
I guess that was before Gandhi came along.
Hollow points were invented way before that.
Just looked it up hollow points had been invented in 1890, in India. they called them dum dum bullets.
I guess that was before Gandhi came along.
This post was edited on 12/23/20 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 12/23/20 at 8:19 pm to Jack Ruby
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the Geneva convention was written, HPs, balliatic tips, etc. Did not even exist, right?
What were the other options? Not disagreeing just curious.
I agree with you in principle though. But that’s for like a chest shot. If you get shot in the arm or leg or something I’m sure you’ll be much better off with a fmj then HP.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 8:40 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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From what manufacturer? I have a couple of calibers of nosler accubond and thru all have white tips
Nosler color codes the type of bullet with the polymer tips.
Barnes uses Blue tips regardless of caliber.
Hornady uses red tips regardless of caliber.
I've never known the colors to in indicate caliber.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 11:06 am to saintsfan1977
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I've never known the colors to in indicate caliber
this
Posted on 12/24/20 at 11:09 am to jlovel7
They prefer to be called tips of color
Posted on 12/24/20 at 11:59 am to saintsfan1977
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Nosler color codes the type of bullet with the polymer tips.
Nosler uses different color tips on ballistic tips to designate different calibers:
Nosler
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For example:
.22 caliber is orange
6mm is purple
7mm bullets have red tips
30 caliber Ballistic Tips have green tips
Posted on 12/24/20 at 7:59 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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The color of the tip of Ballistic Tip bullets DOES indicate the caliber
From what manufacturer? I have a couple of calibers of nosler accubond and thru all have white tips
Yes, Nosler AccuBonds all have white tips, but the Nosler Ballistic Tips have calibier specific colors. We (myself included) have a tendency to sometimes call any plastic tipped bullet a "Ballistic Tip" even when they aren't. It's kind of a "picky" distinction, but I don't want someone to end up w/ the wrong caliber bullet because they misunderstood the meaning of the color of the bullet tip..
Posted on 12/25/20 at 6:04 am to TigerOnThe Hill
Nosler is the only ones that do it, it looks like (thanks for that knowledge) and it's only on ballistic tips. They're accurate but I quit using ballistic tips years ago. I like those Barnes.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 12:03 pm to saintsfan1977
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They're accurate but I quit using ballistic tips years ago. I like those Barnes.
I've used a lot of Ballistic Tips in my handguns and been pleased. They generally work really well at the slightly reduced velocities of my handguns. OTOH, I've killed 3 deer using the 7 mm Barnes TTSX 120 gr bullet and been impressed..
Posted on 12/25/20 at 12:48 pm to armsdealer
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The new M855A1 is a different story, but I am pretty sure they call it a "green" round because they took the lead out of it, I don't think they paint the tip green any longer.
They paint M855A1 tips with a bronze-colored corrosion inhibitor.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 2:31 pm to WhoDatLSUMan
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Black tips matter
That’s what she said
Posted on 12/25/20 at 2:59 pm to TTU97NI
Well known fact blacks do not tip
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:09 am to jlovel7
I was wondering about the green tipped round I found in the bathroom at work last year in Little Rock. Since we had so many ex-cons, guys on work release and general criminals, I didn't think much of it
Posted on 12/27/20 at 5:31 pm to TTU97NI
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What about Black tips?
Sharks? They're delicious.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 5:36 pm to auggie
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According to Geneva convention, we're only supposed to try and kill each other with FMJ.
My Speer Gold Dots scoff at the Geneva Convention.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 11:39 am to TTU97NI
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What about Black tips?
They don't work
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