Comments on: Bullet Pointing 101 — How to Point Match Bullet Tips

By: John Carston

John Carston — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:34:48 +0000

It helped when you said that it is better to be safe and never over-point. My best friend told me yesterday that he was planning to buy ammunition for our shooting range practicing, but he’s not yet sure where to buy it. Thanks to this informative article, I’ll be sure to tell him that it will be much better if he consults a gun shop as they can provide more information about the ammunition they offer.

By: scott weber

scott weber — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 14:01:25 +0000

I have been pointing bullets for many years and it does improve vertical at 1k.there are many different nose’s on bullets which requires a different punch. you don’t want to change the angle of the nose, you want to close it but also lengthen it at the same time. I only use the Hoover pointer for this reason. He will match your bullets nose to the correct pointing insert.

By: Guy

Guy — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 18:37:14 +0000

Sierra is closing the tips on many of there MK bullets now.

By: Stephen gogan

Stephen gogan — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 22:36:20 +0000

Hi,
Just one thing to add, when pointing bullets.
1. Measure a handful of the bullets you intend pointing and set your die up to point the longest one u find.
2. Measure and record the length before and after pointing, the bullet should get a few thousands longer after pointing.
3. If a bullet gets shorter after pointing, you have crushed the bullet, (over pointed)
4. Over-pointed bullets can be spotted by a flatter then normal Base, you will see the small curve between the Base and boat tail dissappear.

By: David Lawson

David Lawson — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 21:00:26 +0000

Some procedures just give you confidence by the effort of doing them. The improvement is often just in the mind.
Sportsmen often have habits they must perform before competing, they don’t mean didley squat but give a feeling of luck when done.
If you feel you shoot better by pointing then not doing it lessens confidence,

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:57:52 +0000

I wouldn’t point to gain a couple percent of BC.. I would point for the same reasons I sort my bullets.. The fact that someone has never trimmed before doesn’t mean squat.. Vertical is why I would spend the effort to bullet trim and pointing.. I know sorting bullets by overall length shows @ 1k, the paper doesn’t lie.. Why wouldn’t trueing your bullets to a more consistent length and point?