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To: BCR #226
I prefer tungsten with a copper jacket.

Wonder what you'd get if you alloyed tungsten with vanadium and titanium, to harden it?

Would that be "Krell metal" of the old sci-fi movie?

58 posted on 08/27/2010 12:39:04 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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To: lentulusgracchus

It’s all about sectional density, lighter bullets in proportion to physical size don’t retain enough energy. You may be able to push them faster but they slow down faster too, Without sustained velocity you get a trajectory shaped like a rainbow and accuracy is a guessing game. The current non-lead .22 ammo is 50 yard plinking ammo only.


60 posted on 08/27/2010 1:04:50 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: lentulusgracchus

It would be too brittle. Now, combine tungsten and inconel and we are starting to get somewhere.


66 posted on 08/27/2010 7:41:57 AM PDT by BCR #226 (07/02 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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