ID this .308 bullet

[joelogic]

Can anyone ID this .308 bullet? It is a 147gr FMJBT with a cupped base and a wide smooth cannalure. OAL is 1.257" and they are bi-metal

I could have bought it at Grafs, wideners, natchezz, or Golden West but I am pretty sure they are from wideners. I just want to double check because their long bodies work perfectly for my application.







I think they are these. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.c...ir=278|281|727

[yakmon]

i have no idea, but an observation. isn't that cannalure a little close to the base?

[gorblimey]

I believe the Wideners you reference are the droids you're looking for, though the body on yours somehow looks longer in your photo.

If you'd like a definitive sample from the Wideners bag o' 308 for comparison purposes, I'll bring a few to work (downtown SF). PM and drop by...

[Zeke003]

Looks like the Widener's mil surplus ones.

[joelogic]

The bodies are long and that is why they work so well for me. The cannalure does seem low on the base but I am loading to mag length anyway.

gorblimey - I appreciate your offer but maybe you could just measure the bullets length first.

[gorblimey]

0.548 ogive length with the Hornady .30 comparator. 1.134 base to tip.

[joelogic]

Shoot, now I have no idea where I bought them from. I guess I really should label my cans. These bullets are 1.257" OAL and have a steel jacket. Maybe they are from polygun or pat's or I bought them privately.

http://www.polygunbag.com/.308147GrainTipsLargerView.html

http://www.gibrass.com/projectiles.html

[gorblimey]

Yeah, these Wideners are non-magnetic. The steel jacket would explain the longer body at the same overall weight, given the reduced average density compared to lead/copper.

[Triple R Munitions]

they are pulled .311 (orginal 7.62x54r) projos, that may have been resized to 308. they are most likely steel cored...cut one apart and find out.

R

[five.five-six]

they are pulled .311 (orginal 7.62x54r) projos, that may have been resized to 308. they are most likely steel cored...cut one apart and find out.

R

are those the ones from the 1919a4.com GB?


and if you have a magnet, you don't have to cut them

[gorblimey]

Well, it woud be good to determine whether it's a steel jacket and/or a steel core.

[joelogic]

Whatever it is made of I just snapped the tip off of some tin snips. I will saw it in half tomorrow.

[joelogic]

They seem to be only steel jacketed.

[Triple R Munitions]

well...guess they are not steel cored.

[bruceflinch]

Steel jacketed is a nono at at a lot of ranges as well.

Who does your nails, Joe?