Bullet Dissection Master List- What I've Done & What's On The List to Do Yet

[Petey308]

Bullet construction and terminal ballistics is a fascinating subject to me, and I'd consider it a passion. Several years ago, I started doing my own research on this stuff, and did a few bullet dissections and recorded the construction and composition of them, to include jacket thicknesses.

I've since started discussing these things a lot more in other forums like this and other places. It's gotten a lot of interest and it's produced more interest among the community for me to do more bullets, which I've always wanted to do anyways but didn't have the resources to justify it. Due to all that, I've had an overwhelming amount of support and generosity with many people sending me a few samples they have of many different bullets. It's been pretty amazing.

I started a new standard of how I do these dissections too, with using 3 samples for cup and core varieties, and 2 for monolithic varieties. I have one unaltered, then one halved to show the core and/or cavities, and then one with just the halved jacket.

Here are a couple examples:

Below is the database of bullets I've done so far, have on hand but haven't gotten dissected yet, and what I'd still like to do when I get them:

BULLETS SECTIONED SO FAR TO NEW STANDARD:

Nosler:

• .284"/7mm 160gr Nosler BT

Hornady:

• .308" 200gr Hornady ELDX
• .308" 208gr Hornady ELDM
• .308" 178gr Hornady AMAX
• .338" 300gr Hornady A-tip
• .308" 230gr Hornady A-tip
• .284"/7mm 190gr Hornady A-tip
• .257" 75gr Hornady VMAX

Sierra:

• .308" 168gr Sierra SMK
• .308" 195gr TMK
• .284"/7mm 160gr TMK
• .284"/7mm 165gr TGK
• .257" 90gr Sierra BlitzKing
• .257" 90gr Sierra Hollow Point Game king
• .224" 77gr SMK

Berger:

• .308" 215gr Berger Hybrid

ALCO:

• .308" 180gr ALCO Rebated Boat Tail Aluminum Tip (RBAT)
• .308" 175gr ALCO Rebated Boat Tail Steel Tip (RBST)

Apex Outdoors:

• .308" 135gr Afterburner

Badlands Precision:

• .264"/6.5mm Badlands SBD 1
• .264"/6.5mm 125gr Badlands SBD 2

Hammer:

• .308" 214gr Hammer Hunter

Patriot Valley Arms:

• .308" 178gr Cayuga

GS Custom:

• .264"/6.5mm 110gr HV Hunters

Barnes:

• .308" 200gr LRX
• .264"/6.5mm MatchBurner

Dynamic Research Technologies:

• .308" 200gr Terminal Shock
• .308" 135gr Terminal Shock

Swift:

• .257" 100gr Scirocco II

ON HAND, BUT YET TO SECTION:


Hornady:

• .308" 180gr SST
• .308" 165gr Interlock.

Berger:

• .308" 210gr VLD Hunter
• .308" 185gr Juggernaut Target
• .308" 185gr Classic Hunter (hybrid)
• .308" 155gr VLD Hunter
• .284"/7mm 195gr EOL (Hybrid)
• .284"/7mm 175gr EOL (Hybrid)
• .264"/6.5mm 140gr VLD Hunter
• .264"/6.5mm 156gr EOL (Hybrid)
• .264"/6.5mm 130gr VLD Hunter

Sierra:

• .308" 165gr TGK
• .308" 150gr SMK
• .308" 165gr HPGK
• .308" 150gr SPGK.

Nosler:

• .308" 180gr Accubond
• .308" 180gr Combined Technologies
• .308" 210gr RDF
• .264"/6.5mm 130gr Accubond
• .277" 140gr Accubond
• .277" 130gr Ballistic Tip
• .277" 1??gr Partition
• .284"/7mm 160gr Partition

Speer:

• .308" 150gr SBT.
• .264"/6.5mm 120gr Gold Dot

Hammer:

• .308" 163gr HHT
• .308" 154gr HHT

McGuire Ballistics:

• .308" 168gr Copper Rose

BULLETS NOT ON HAND, THAT I'D LIKE TO DISSECT:

Lapua:

• Scenar
• Scenar-L
• DTAC
• Mega

Nosler:

• LRAB/ABLR
• Custom Competition
• E-tip
• Varmageddon

Swift:

• A-Frame

Hornady:

• Interbond
• CX
• GMX
• Sub-X
• Flex-tip (FTX)
• Match BTHP
• Mono-flex
• .338" 285gr ELDM

Barnes:

• TTSX
• TSX
• MPG
• TAC-TX

LeHigh Defense:

• Controlled Chaos
• Controlled Fracturing

Sierra:

• New secant ogive SMK
• ProHunter

Speer:

• Hot-Cor
• Impact

Federal:

• Fusion
• Terminal Ascent
• Premium Trophy Bonded

Apex Outdoors:

• Stage 3 Afterburner

Cutting Edge:

• MTH
• MTAC
• Raptor
• Max-imus
• Lazer

Hammer:

• Absolute Hammer
• Power Hammer
• Shock Hammer
• DeadBlow Hammer

Norma:

• EvoStrike
• EcoStrike
• Oryx
• Alaska
• Vulkan
• GTX
• Diamond Line

Maker:

• RAX
• REX
• TREX

*If I'm missing some, it's not on purpose, and I'd be down for anything not on this list. There will obviously be new bullets coming out all the time and I will update this thread periodically to add those.

I thank you all for your continued support and generosity with this project. It's been overwhelming. I will continue to post results to this forum to continue adding to the knowledge base. Hopefully you find it as useful as I do.

Thanks,

Aaron.