Cat Whisperer and all,
Even though it is flattering to my ego, I am not an expert in anything just a person that has a great passion for lots of certain subjects. I believe in this definition of an expert very strongly and that is:
An expert:
Pert is a drip under pressure.
Ex (X) is an unknown variable.
Therefore an expert is an “Unknown Drip Under Pressure”.
It depends on just how the bullet is constructed, are you using a solid jacket and a powder core or an all powder jacket and core, of what powdered materials is the jacket and/or core is made from, and how is the powder materials bonded together. I tried making a lead shot hollow point core bullet that had the lead passed the jacket. Well the exposed lead just crumbled with any force applied to it. I had to have the jacket totally surrounding the lead shot core to protect the core, in this case.
Wiley thank you for the website, it is very interesting but I don't think they would talk about their process with us. People tend to be very closed mouthed about something that they think can make them money and that in and of it’s self stifles progress.
I and I’m sure other people out there is probably interested in what other people have done along the line of using powdered materials for cores or even jackets.