Thread: 22lr Resizing/Hollow Pointing Tool

I have tried a couple of other hollow point styles. One is a much longer but narrower tip. Interestingly, this didn't perform that well, with 2 of 5 rds completely penetrating my wet pack and going deep enough into the dirt that I couldn't fish them out without a spade. The 3 that did not over penetrate, one expanded normally and 2 partially expanded and the cavities were packed solid with wet paper.
The next one I tried is based on the federal Hydra-shok design. With a little post in the center which is supposed to reduce instances of point packing and failure to expand. I only tried 2 of these and they seemed to work fine. The cavity in the paper seemed to be larger than the others, though I did not measure anything. OD of these was around 0.36"







I'm going to try some flat and cup points as well. Any other suggestions for hollow point designs or tip shapes to try out?

Originally Posted by SixtyTen

I have tried a couple of other hollow point styles. One is a much longer but narrower tip. Interestingly, this didn't perform that well, with 2 of 5 rds completely penetrating my wet pack and going deep enough into the dirt that I couldn't fish them out without a spade. The 3 that did not over penetrate, one expanded normally and 2 partially expanded and the cavities were packed solid with wet paper.
The next one I tried is based on the federal Hydra-shok design. With a little post in the center which is supposed to reduce instances of point packing and failure to expand. I only tried 2 of these and they seemed to work fine. The cavity in the paper seemed to be larger than the others, though I did not measure anything. OD of these was around 0.36"

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I'm going to try some flat and cup points as well. Any other suggestions for hollow point designs or tip shapes to try out?

If some of the Ausi Winchester 40 grain subs where used as a benchmark they would provide a good comparison

Originally Posted by SixtyTen

I have tried a couple of other hollow point styles. One is a much longer but narrower tip. Interestingly, this didn't perform that well, with 2 of 5 rds completely penetrating my wet pack and going deep enough into the dirt that I couldn't fish them out without a spade. The 3 that did not over penetrate, one expanded normally and 2 partially expanded and the cavities were packed solid with wet paper.
The next one I tried is based on the federal Hydra-shok design. With a little post in the center which is supposed to reduce instances of point packing and failure to expand. I only tried 2 of these and they seemed to work fine. The cavity in the paper seemed to be larger than the others, though I did not measure anything. OD of these was around 0.36"

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I'm going to try some flat and cup points as well. Any other suggestions for hollow point designs or tip shapes to try out?

Don't need to be too technical here. As you have already found, a decent diameter hollow point and not too deep is the requirement the rest comes down to lead hardness. The truncated cone design with a 'driving band' configuration that is the only bit contacting the bore was what I found as the most accurate and reliable pill I've used. While some rifles didn't like it as much as others none refused to group at an acceptable level with it. I never really experienced any feeding or functioning issues with that design although it did have a rep of being a little finicky in semi auto's.