{"id":1028,"date":"2020-12-17T21:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T21:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammoforsale.com\/ammo-club\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2020-10-29T21:05:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T21:05:19","slug":"boat-tail-bullet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammoforsale.com\/ammo-club\/boat-tail-bullet\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s A Boat Tail Bullet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might not know what a boat tail is yet, but you may already have fired a bullet with one. Rifle ammunition doesn\u2019t always mention its boat tail bullets on its box, and bottom of the bullet itself is concealed by the shell casing. So what is a boat tail, and why care about a feature you could completely ignore?<\/p>\n

What is a Boat Tail Bullet?<\/h2>\n
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A boat tail bullet (left) next to a flat base FMJ round.<\/p><\/div>\n

Whereas a normal rifle bullet has straight sides that end in a flat base, a boat tail bullet has sides that taper inward toward the base. The “boat tail” name describes it well because it looks like the stern of a sailboat. That shape benefits a bullet in the same way that it does a boat: by reducing drag.<\/p>\n

Advantages of Boat Tails<\/h3>\n

\"Looking<\/p>\n

A boat tail raises a bullet\u2019s ballistic coefficient. That’s essentially a number that reflects how well an object overcomes air resistance.<\/p>\n

A bullet with a high ballistic coefficient offers four key advantages:<\/p>\n

1. Flatter trajectory
\n2. Higher velocity downrange
\n3. Greater energy downrange<\/a>
\n4. Less susceptibility to wind interference<\/p>\n

Because the feature makes a bullet a little more accurate at long range, it is only found in rifle rounds.<\/p>\n

Common Boat Tail Ammo Types<\/h3>\n

There are three common types of boat tail bullets:<\/p>\n

\u25cf Range Training:<\/strong> The full metal jacket boat tail (FMJBT) bullet is commonly used for target practice. It\u2019s in every sense a classic bullet with a gilding metal jacket over a lead core that is exposed at the base — with the addition of a boat tail for better accuracy.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Competitive Shooting:<\/strong> Hollow point boat tail<\/a> (HPBT) and open tip match (OTM) bullets tend to confuse people. That\u2019s because they have a nose cavity, which is typically a feature that lets a bullet expand during penetration. An HPBT or OTM only has a nose cavity because its core was poured in through that opening while it was still molten. This process not only creates a more uniform boat tail than an FMJBT, but also an evenly distributed core for greater rotational stability.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Hunting:<\/strong> The soft point boat tail (SPBT) bullet deforms and tumbles during penetration just like any other soft point should. Plastic-tipped hunting bullets, such as Nosler\u2019s Ballistic Tip, often include boat tails but do not indicate as much in their brand names.<\/p>\n

When rifle ammunition<\/a> does show that it has boat tail bullets on its box, it\u2019s to advertise that it offers better accuracy. If you see a rifle round with the word \u201cMatch\u201d on its box, you can assume it has one.<\/p>\n

This sums it up: Boat tails streamline a bullet so it can deliver a little better accuracy. If you\u2019re setting out to become a long range shooter, the boat tail will give you an edge as you\u2019re setting your sights on distant targets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You might not know what a boat tail is yet, but you may already have fired a bullet with one. 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