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Jeff Seward

Jeff Seward

Guest on the Ron Spomer Outdoors podcast, appearing on episode 479 discussing bullet ballistic coefficient (B.C.).

Mar 13, 2026

6:50
And now these new polymer tipped bullets, any of the plastic sharply tipped bullets, it's really minimized it down to almost a needle point with some.
6:59
Right.
6:59
Well, too sharp, too sharp is actually not good.
7:03
Not good from a lot of perspectives, kind of number one of which is safety and handling.
7:08
But the, yeah, too sharp.
7:13
What happens when it's too sharp is the shockwave can actually attach directly to the bullet there.
7:19
and that actually creates a slightly higher drag than if it was just a little tiny bit more blunt.

20 MINS LATER

27:37
So am I on the right track here in interpreting why this is happening?

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