416 Barrett Pictures

wmccabe

I was told this would be a good request for Nonosense. I'm looking for a picture of the .416 Barrett bullet itself, no cartridge. I'm writing a thesis on supersonic bullet behavior and when I saw a shot of this round on Future Weapons I thought it would be a perfect example of new developments in drag minimization. Unfortunately I can't get a vip cap that is high enough quality for my report.

RugerNiner

nononsense

wmccabe,

The original supplier, Lost River Ballistics, has been sold and the new owners are slowly trying to get up to speed so bullets are really not available at this time. That seems to be Ronnie Barrett's lament these days, no product to make ammunition or supply the reloaders with components. First it was cases, then it was bullets and now it's powder. It's really sad.

I have no intention of trying to tell you what to include in your paper but it might be helpful to discuss the differences between tangent and secant ogives using a couple of illustrations. If you need some additional information, there is a terrific article titled "How Do Bullets Fly?":

http://www.nennstiel-ruprecht.de/bullfly/index.htm

These are available:

GS Custom (South Africa)



Lutz Moeller (Germany)



Lost River Ballistics examples



Lost River Ballistics (middle two)



Good Luck with your paper!

Best.

wmccabe

Thanks a ton. I've already mentioned tip geometry, but it's the cannelure and base on the Lutz Moeller that I find interesting.

nononsense

wmccabe,

Check your e-mail.

Best.