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All about Bullets
Brass – The Story
Brass is the cartridge or the metallic package which curb the bullet, gunpowder and primer (percussion cap) that is a perfect fit
for the firearm’s firing chamber. Normally, a brass is categorized according to the caliber of the bore of a firearm and according to the type of the fire arm. The
case of the firearm could be something like a pistol or a rifle. It is also important to know that the brass differs from
one manufacturer to another. Being a reputed Swedish amminition manufacturer, Norma stands as a good
representative as it has a good reputation in the industry for manufacturing high quality brass.
Cast Bullets
Cast bullets are made out of custom molds. The reasons for chosing cast bullets
are a many. The first reason is that you get a chance to customize and mold the bullets according to specific calibers and diameters. Cast bullets are known to give you the precision of a handgun and
even, that of a rifle. High quality cast bullet suppliers exist in
almost all over the country. Cast bullets are known to work specifically well on handguns while rifle bullets are designed for smokeless loading thus, carrying a good demand in the market.
All About Lead Bullets
Certain problems existed with all exposed lead bullets. When fired they grind with the firearm bore and leave significant amounts of lead residue
behind. Therefore, the firearm barrel may need cleaning after
firing lead bullets. As a result,
jacketed bullets were invented to counter this problem caused by lead bullets. Jacketted bullets come with the lead core wrapped around a this copper case in such way that the lead parts of the bullet will not touch the bore of the
firearm. The bullet is usually produced by forcing a lead in to a cup shaped copper case. However, most copper cases
are made of an alloy called gliding metal that contains about 95% copper and 5% zinc. This alloy is used as it is much harder than pure copper and leaves much less copper residue
behind. Even though, some residue is left in the gun barrel after firing these bullets, it is much far less
compared to lead bullets. In addition, this does not seem to affect the accuracy of the bullet. Jacketed bullets are available for both handguns such as pistols and also
rifles.
