boattail

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boattail

[′bōt‚tāl]

(aerospace engineering)

Of an elongated body such as a rocket, the rear portion having decreasing cross-sectional area.

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56mm M855--the M4A4's cartridge consists of a rimless, bottlenecked case 45mm topped with a 62-grain FMJ boattail bullet, moving at 3000 fps.

Military rifle cartridges of Egypt from Khartoum to the Sinai

5x55 cartridge with a 174-grain, boattail, spitzer at 2,500 fps and at a pressure of 45,000 psi.

The model 1911 Schmidt Rubin: the other Switzer

56mm NATO with a rimless, bottlenecked case 45mm topped with a 62-grain FMJ boattail bullet, moving at 3000 fps.

The military rifle cartridges of Ghana from Ashanti to AR

It was now loaded with a more conventional lead core, 232-grain FMJ, boattail spitzer bullet at a velocity of 2480 fps.

Military rifle cartridges of Madagascar isolated but well armed!

Sierra's 215-grain Spitzer Boattail sizzled over a couple of newer powders from Hodgdon/IMR.

.338 RCM: this ultra-efficient short mag provides a whole bunch of short-barrel punch

8mm Balle 1932 N--used a conventional lead core, 232-grain FMJ, boattail spitzer bullet moving at 2480 fps.

Military rifle cartridges of Tunisia: from Phoenicians to today

62mm NATO cartridge that uses a rimless, bottlenecked case 51mm long and a 148-grain boattail, FMJ bullet at a velocity of 2750 fps.

The military rifle cartridges of Nigeria

0 grains (3,422 fps) or the 80-grain Sierra Spitzer boattail and 43.

Power to burn; Hodgdon's IMR 4007 SSC propellant proves its worth across an all-American assortment of hunting cartridges

Bullets pulled from current sporting ammunition are typically flat based or boattail, mike .

The ersatz sniper: recreations of the Mosin Nagant WWII sniper are affordable and shoot well

Hornady even sells a match load with a boattail hollowpoint bullet that, at 174 grains, closely matches the old Mark VII load.

The .303 British: This rimmed battle round started as a blackpowder cartridge in the late 19th century and served the British Empire for nearly seven decades

To compensate, Federal's designers figured out the optimal boattail angle that would give them the length they wanted without having to worry about bullet stability.

Gaining an Edge: FEDERAL JUMPS INTO THE ACROSSTHE-SPECTRUM BULLET GAME

with the chamber specifically cut for the Sierra 168-grain boattail match hollowpoint bullet.