Bullet tipping or pointing

[Lrush]

At what ranges would this make a difference,or does it?I am thinking about doing it but I currently only shoot out to about 600 yards

 

[joemusso]

If you're going to shoot 600 to 1000 yards it can make a difference. 300 yards and less it would be hard to justify.
I use a hoover (accuracyone) unit. i love it
Good info here Whidden Bullet Pointing Die System
you can get the whidden or hoover both will d a great job.


hope this helps
joe

 

[steelringer]

I use a whidden and Ive yet to sit down and test accuracy of both setups. But I did pick up .3 mil to 1k with my .260 and 130's.

 

[mdmp5]

Tipping has a more profound effect on the smaller caliber bullets than the larger ones. I don't think I would bother doing it on anything 30 cal or larger.

 

[ZiaHunter]

+1 on the Hoover system.

 

[Lrush]

I shoot a 260 rem. ,does it help your groups or just bc?

 

[ZiaHunter]

Theoretically it improves the BC. As mentioned above useful beyond 600 yards. When preparing loads for LR I will meplat and point the bullets as well as sort by base to ogive. Kind of a PITA but eliminates a few variables. I shoot a lot of Berger's and their meplats can be sloppy and trimming and pointing cleans them up. When 140 gr. 6.5 Berger's became unavailable I switched to Scenars. Excellent bullets and although the meplats are fairly uniform I would point them to reduce the diameter of the HP.