Look at these photos. All of the 22 magnum and 17hmr ammo I've seen in person appears to have bullets of much higher quality. They appear to be smooth and less "dinged" up. They almost appear to have copper jackets (whereas a 22lr would have copper plating). The reason I use the word "inherent" in the thread title is because I think the manufacturing process is the reason for the difference in bullet quality (think about how cheap 22lr is and the huge quantities in which they are produced).
Do you think this lack of dinging up the bullets has any effect on the accuracy? I would think it would be on average more concentric from bullet to bullet (the circumference of the bullet itself would be more "round").
Is this a moot point? A bullet experiences deformation as it goes through a barrel anyway, and perhaps weight distribution may influence a spinning object more than the actual shape.
What do you guys think?
Here are some photos I found from scouring the internet:
from http://michaelreed.info/guns.html
this one is from wikipedia, it really shows the dings well that I was referring to:
Do you think this lack of dinging up the bullets has any effect on the accuracy? I would think it would be on average more concentric from bullet to bullet (the circumference of the bullet itself would be more "round").
Is this a moot point? A bullet experiences deformation as it goes through a barrel anyway, and perhaps weight distribution may influence a spinning object more than the actual shape.
What do you guys think?
Here are some photos I found from scouring the internet:
from http://michaelreed.info/guns.html
this one is from wikipedia, it really shows the dings well that I was referring to:
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