Aluminum jacketed bullets

[pacrat]

""I did a quick google search about aluminum jacketed bullets and nothing came up, why is this?""

Google winchester silvertip, they were aluminium i think collectable maybe now.

The Winchester Silvertip had an "aluminum tip" on the bullets. Just the portion that would normally be exposed lead of expanding bullets. Not the entire jacket. Aluminum didn't contact the bore of the gun.

[bruce381]

The Winchester Silvertip had an "aluminum tip" on the bullets. Just the portion that would normally be exposed lead of expanding bullets. Not the entire jacket. Aluminum didn't contact the bore of the gun.

sorry wrongo

I'M looking at some 185 gr 45acp "silvertip Hollow Point" with a Aluminum jacket up the side with an open hollow point mouth.

winchester Part #X45SHp2

they are old box tho maybe 10 years?

[bruce381]

now looking at it i do not know if this is Aluminum or a plating over a copper jacket looks like AL no copper or brass showing so?

[pacrat]

now looking at it i do not know if this is Aluminum or a plating over a copper jacket looks like AL no copper or brass showing so?

What you have is "Cupro Nickel" jacketed bullets. Not aluminum. They are no longer made because they foul bores much more than gilding metal jackets made of copper.

The original Olin later known as Winchester line of SilverTip rifle ammo had actual aluminum tips covering the exposed lead tips.