Thread: DIY bullet tips for flat nosed cast bullets

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Gas checking them so I'm assuming you are pushing them at around1600 to 1800 fps so it might work if they're absolutely concentric. I will be corrected if I'm wrong but I believe that at subsonic speeds bullet nose shape makes bugger all difference to the areodynamics

To be honest I've found that even at 1800fts you don't actually need checks. The bottom doesn't burn or change shape. I just like how they seat better and protect the pc layer going in. Some say the checks keep the barrel cleaner on firing but I'm not sure on that one.