Bullet Biography

From the middle of the 20th century, it was very difficult to come up with any conceptually new motive in the bullet genre. Almost all modern bullets, most likely, have their prototype in the annals and most often differ little from it, using only cosmetic changes in their design. Moving collectors are ready to consider as a new example of a bullet that differs from another of the same bullet in general, for example, the width of the leading belt, the number of ribs or the depth of expansive recess, that is, signs that will not be significant for most inhabitants.

Both are right in their own way. On the one hand, there are no trifles in high -speed ballistics, on the other hand, it is not easy to notice the difference in smoothbore bullet distances and the ultimate goal - hunting prey - it has no effect at all. The quality of the manufacture of a particular sample will be more likely to affect the controversial attempt to create something else by adjusting the dimensions only within the millimeters.

But this time, perhaps, we have a rare case. Although Aleksandrov’s bullet is called the ideological heir to the Vicleben bullet, I am still inclined to consider it a fundamentally new original projectile that does not have close analogues, since only the arrow laying of cylindrical elements remained from the creation of Vicleben. And so all the arrow bullets are the development of a simple fundamental idea, the author of which is not the Vicleben himself.

Aleksandrov’s damaging element is a steel sub -caliber cylinder with a through canal strictly in the middle. A shank in the form of a plastic tube was fused to the lower part of it. The outer wall is a caliber, the inner cavity is smaller than the head of the diameter. The tail of the tube has an obturator bell. And so to all this design, a truly original, no analogues of the part-a piston with an aerodynamic rod, is added, everything is made of polyethylene.

The piston is placed in the pipe of the shank so that the rod enters the channel of the damaging element.

In a mounting state, he only covers the tube like a lid. During the shot, powder gases are pressed on the piston. Under their influence, he moves forward along the tube and with his wide part is amaches to the back of the damaging element. At the same time, the rod, sliding along the head of the head, partially leaves the front, forming an aerodynamic ledge, which helps to destroy the pillow from compacted air, thereby reduces the resistance.

It would seem that such a detail could be easier to perform - to grind it together with an amazing element. For example, as it was done in the Magnitor pool, but then the equipment of the cartridge would be difficult, namely, its twist into a plastic sleeve. So this original solution is quite justified. In order for a steel damaging element to be better centered in the barrel in the kit, another important detail is provided - a polyethylene tied ring in two places.

It is put on the front of the bullet during installation and twist. The ring should move along the barrel channel, isolation of the steel body of the bullet from the walls, protecting the barrel from damage, and after the exit of the projectile from the barrel, it is discarded by oncoming air streams. This detail is perhaps doubtful. The design does not cause confidence, and the risk of contacting the damaging element and walls of the trunk, in appearance, does not completely exclude.

It would be more reliable if instead of the ring a full -fledged petal container was used, like the same part at the Polev bullet, unfortunately, for unknown reasons, the bullet of Alexandrov was not widely distributed and is now not produced. Those few samples that managed to release in the mass settled from collectors. Practices on this pool are vanishing. Its design promises good accuracy of shooting at medium distances.

Hunters who still managed to use this bullet note an excellent slaughter and stopping effect, stability when passing even complex obstacles. If the bullet was produced, it could be recommended for the most severe conditions of hunting.