In appropriateĬalibers and bullet weights, it is suitable for all CXP2 and CXP3 game. Lead tip and performs as such, making it a good general purpose bullet. The Hot-Cor is basically a soft point bullet with an exposed Including spitzer, semi-spitzer, flat point and round nose. 257-.458" and with various nose profiles, Hot-Cor bulletsĪre offered in diameters from. Retention in ballistic gelatin testing is claimed to be 70-75%. Tapered jacket that increases in thickness toward the flat base. I have never heard of any problemsĪssociated with the cooling and consequent slight shrinking of the hot lead core.īullet expansion is controlled in the Hot-Cor by means of a The result is betterĬore/jacket integrity and less chance of the core slipping from the jacketĪfter the bullet impacts a game animal, which translates to potentially better Process eliminates the problems associated with air pockets in the lead coreĪnd the lubrication used to insert the core in the jacket. Pre-formed lead core used by most bullet makers. A Hot-Cor bullet is made byįilling a drawn gilding metal jacket cup with molten lead, rather than the One of Vernon Speer's last accomplishments was the Hot-Corīullet, which was introduced some 48 years ago. The company is now owned by industry giant ATK, but still operates out of Rose the respected Speer Bullets, one of the major U.S. Speer prospered and from such humble beginnings At the time, civilian hunters/reloaders were unable to buyīullets due to military demand. Illustration courtesy of Speer Bullets.Īccording to his friend Jack O'Connor, Vernon Speer, the founder of Speerīullets, started making bullets during World War II using spent. By Chuck Hawks A selection of Speer bullets.
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