Tulammo is by no means armor piercing but does having a steel jacket rather than a copper/brass jacket offer more penetration via less deformation/jacket shearing through barriers such as wood or metal?
ShootNScoot
The main advantage of steel for fabrication into bullet jackets is in economy. The differences in sheathing components of jacketed lead bullets isn't significant enough to materially affect barrier penetration.
Scrap Metal Prices | Iron Mike Enterprises
Steel: $275/ton
Copper $3.36 lb. (or $6720/ton)
Scrap Metal Prices | Iron Mike Enterprises
Steel: $275/ton
Copper $3.36 lb. (or $6720/ton)
What the other guys said.
Its' all about economy and keeping the price point as low as possible. You hit thick steel plate with either one (copper or steel jacketed ammo) and they'll both disintegrate/splatter on impact. Wood, for otherwise identical rounds, you'll get the same amount of penetration from each kind.
Its' all about economy and keeping the price point as low as possible. You hit thick steel plate with either one (copper or steel jacketed ammo) and they'll both disintegrate/splatter on impact. Wood, for otherwise identical rounds, you'll get the same amount of penetration from each kind.
If you are shooting outdoors, you can start a fire with steel jacketed bullets - not so with copper jacketed.
Steel is like any other metal. It has varying degree's of hardness.
What I ask was barrier penetration, does it hold together better it being a different material (different tensile strength) than the more malleable copper or brass.
I got the answer I wanted here, but I'm a visual learner so I'll have to go shoot some 2x4's and water jugs to see.
What I ask was barrier penetration, does it hold together better it being a different material (different tensile strength) than the more malleable copper or brass.
I got the answer I wanted here, but I'm a visual learner so I'll have to go shoot some 2x4's and water jugs to see.
Wolf ammo, Tul exc. has a lead core, and a steel jacketed bullet, with a .005 inch copper washed coating over the top. Wolf, nor Tul will harm any guns. They won't harm the extractor, they won't harm the rifling.
To try and answer the OP's question: I don't believe the steel jacket helps with any sort of barrier penetration, too mild. I shoot quite a bit of the stuff at all sorts of interesting desert targets and honestly it looks just like a normal lead/copper bullet when you pull them out of objects or find them in the backstop. The steel jacket does present a fire risk at ranges, though I can't confirm this as I am not usually a range goer.
To try and answer the OP's question: I don't believe the steel jacket helps with any sort of barrier penetration, too mild. I shoot quite a bit of the stuff at all sorts of interesting desert targets and honestly it looks just like a normal lead/copper bullet when you pull them out of objects or find them in the backstop. The steel jacket does present a fire risk at ranges, though I can't confirm this as I am not usually a range goer.
Now HERE's a steel jacketed bullet that would aid in penetration...
Hornady Manufacturing Company :: Bullets :: Rifle :: Choose by Bullet Type :: DGS®
Russian rifle ammo usually have a steel bi-metal jacket. They use very thin layers of mild steel and copper to make jackets.
Hornady Manufacturing Company :: Bullets :: Rifle :: Choose by Bullet Type :: DGS®
Russian rifle ammo usually have a steel bi-metal jacket. They use very thin layers of mild steel and copper to make jackets.
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