Tumbling bullets and chrono

[Skydiver]

If a friend of yours is complaining about tumbling bullets, would you let him shoot rounds over your chrono?

I'm posting this question because I got to thinking after posting my opinion on a question about tumbling bullets: my first thought was "In his shoes, I would chrono my rounds". This lead me to follow up with, "if I know ahead of time that rounds are already tumbling, do I trust the rounds not to kill a chrono?"

For me, my response would be to request the friend to shoot a 5 shoot group at 15 ft. If I feel that the group fits within the chrono gates, then go ahead shoot over my chrono.

Edited March 2, 2012 by Skydiver

[bassochist]

i have a simple rule is someone wants to use my chono.

if you shoot it.........you pay it.

[bassochist]

i have a simple rule if someone wants to use my chono.

if you shoot it.........you pay it.

but, why not first solve the problem of the tumbling bullets??

[Hi-Power Jack]

my response is to request the friend to shoot a 5 shoot group at 15 ft. If I feel that the group fits within the chrono gates, then go ahead shoot over my chrono.

I'd shoot the 5-shot group, and then I'd shoot over my chrono.

Jack

[lcs]

Short answer---NOPE

If I tested his rounds/gun first, then I would chrono. I don't let anybody use my chrono.

[Skydiver]

but, why not first solve the problem of the tumbling bullets??

Off topic: How do you know if the bullet is going too slow and causing the tumbling, or going too fast and causing the tumbling? Do you just blindly try other loads until the tumbling goes away?

[Skydiver]

i have a simple rule is someone wants to use my chono.

if you shoot it.........you pay it.

That seems to be a fair.

[bassochist]

but, why not first solve the problem of the tumbling bullets??

Off topic: How do you know if the bullet is going too slow and causing the tumbling, or going too fast and causing the tumbling? Do you just blindly try other loads until the tumbling goes away?

i know a lot of guys who did it without a chrono, not everyone has a chrono or wants to buy a chrono, at my club wich has about 240 members i am the only one with a chrono.

and if it's the gun wich causes the tumbling, you can shoot as many bullets you want, but it won't fix the gun (and in al the cases of bullet tumbling i have seen, it was the gun wich was bad and not the ammo)

i have a simple rule is someone wants to use my chono.

if you shoot it.........you pay it.

That seems to be a fair.

and if they shoot it without paying, the better run lol

Edited March 2, 2012 by bassochist

[D.Hayden]

Could a tumbling bullet, really tumble enough to put a chrono at risk?

But the you killed it, you bought it.. works for me

[sirveyr]

Bullets can do amazing and crazy shit once they leave the muzzle.

[Skydiver]

Could a tumbling bullet, really tumble enough to put a chrono at risk?

But the you killed it, you bought it.. works for me

Bingo! Somebody asked the question that I didn't know how to articulate.

[blueeyedme]

i have a simple rule is someone wants to use my chono.

if you shoot it.........you pay it.

^^^^^ This

[RePete]

The long and short answers are the same.

NO! And there's no discussion on why, other than I said so.

Edited March 17, 2012 by RePete

[shooter57]

you should see if they tumble because their too slow or fast. and ask what he loaded them at. My guess they would not start tumbling right out of the gun unless it's a barrel issue. or just bad/wrong bullets.