2006-11-02 05:00:53 · 6 answers · asked by quijada03 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
You mean a hollow-point .357 Magnum lead bullet? I haven't seen these since the late Sixties. They were solid lead bullets with a hollow point (kind of like the .22 Long Rifle hollow point bullets). They quit making these in .357 Magnum because the caliber is too intense. It generates too much heat expelling the bullet and melted lead tends to coat the interior of the barrel and splatter all over the cylinder face (shooter's hands in minute but toxic amounts) making the gun less accurate as the lead builds up in the barrel, more likely to jam as the lead coats the cylinder face and way harder to clean.
If you are going to shoot lead "un-jacketed" hollow point bullets in a .357 Mag, one: use shooting gloves; two: wear shooting glasses; three: thoroughly scrub and clean your revolver after wards to maintain accuracy and shoot-ability. NOTE: These hollow point lead bullets usually had what was called a 'gas-check,' a metal disk at the base of the bullet intended to keep the lead from clinging to the barrel. However, I have always been skeptical about how useful this tiny disk was; I guess it is better than nothing.
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2006-11-03 23:24:59 · answer #1 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point would be hollow. On a .357 the hollow point is quite obvious and you can see the lead core. To the person above that said they don't use lead anymore: That is not true. Most all bullets are have a copper jacket filled with a lead core. Some of the more premium brands of large game hunting have solid tungsten cores. Some are solid copper.
The only exception to not using lead anymore is that for the Waterfowl hunt the use of lead is banned from near any water source. The ducks were eating the lead off of the bottom of lakes and ponds and now steel or a non toxic shot is mandatory.
2006-11-02 08:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by timnehboy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A 357 Hollow Point 375 mag will have lead in it yes.
There are not generally just hollow pointed lead bullets now though. Most are JHP or jacketed hollow point, which is a copper coating around a lead bullet with a hole in the end to speed up the mushrooming of the bullet and transfer as muh energy from the explosion of the powder in the cartridge into the body of the person/animal you are shooting.
If you are asking this to identify a round, the round caliber as I am sure you know will be marked on the bottom by the primer. Any bullet with a dimple or hole on the other end is some kind of hollow point, and even though someone above me said something differant, all bullets, unless specifically stated to be steel or plastic or copper purely, are all lead or a combination of copper and lead..
If this didn't answer your question feel free to message me and I will try to clarify.
2006-11-02 05:43:23 · answer #3 · answered by mallrat_ld90 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if this is a recently manufactured shell. They quit using lead years ago. Hallo point just means the point isnt fully enclosed.
2006-11-02 05:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by singer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be there are many variations when it comes to ammo ,jacketed ,hollowpoint,lead,silver,look at hornady.com and other ammo web sights.the list could be long
2006-11-02 07:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by Fergie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beer bottles come with caps on them! Makes about as much sense. Do not know what you are asking?
2006-11-02 05:09:20 · answer #6 · answered by bill a 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋