Curious bullet

KySilverado · April 8, 2010, 06:28 PM

Found these in an old cigar box of miscellaneous bullets. I've never seen a bullet design like this. They are .223 diameter. Just curious about them.

cornbush · April 8, 2010, 06:54 PM

I've never seen any in 22 cal, but my grandpa has shot several hundred in 30 that look very similar.
They were a Herter's bullet, I think they called it the Wasp Waist?... They are extremely accurate out of his '06 and his 300 win mag.

flashhole · April 8, 2010, 07:11 PM

Speer used to carry a design like that - they called it the semi-spitzer. It was my favorite bullet for my 300 WM before I sold it.

CherokeeT · April 9, 2010, 06:51 PM

cornbush nailed it - old Herters design as I recall way back then.

mrawesome22 · April 10, 2010, 12:13 PM

Wonder what the advantages of this design were?

ballardw · April 10, 2010, 02:45 PM

One claim for the wasp-wasted bullets were higher velocity. With less metal in contact with the bore there is less friction than in a "standard" bullet of similar size and weight.

cornbush · April 10, 2010, 05:01 PM

My grandpa told me they were supposed to get a little higher velocity and less fouling. All I know is I wish he would sell me the rest of his stockpile, he still has about 2500. He still has not found a bullet that shoots as well as those do in his guns.

April 8, 2010, 06:28 PM	#1
KySilverado Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Posts: 147	Curious bullet Found these in an old cigar box of miscellaneous bullets. I've never seen a bullet design like this. They are .223 diameter. Just curious about them.

April 8, 2010, 07:11 PM	#3
flashhole Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2005 Location: Owego, NY Posts: 2,000	Speer used to carry a design like that - they called it the semi-spitzer. It was my favorite bullet for my 300 WM before I sold it. __________________ ,,, stupidity comes to some people very easily. 8/22/2017 my wife in a discussion about Liberals. Are you ready for civil war?

April 9, 2010, 06:51 PM	#4
CherokeeT Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2008 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 273	cornbush nailed it - old Herters design as I recall way back then. __________________ God Bless America US Army, NRA Endowment TSRA Life, SASS

April 8, 2010, 06:54 PM	#2
cornbush Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Location: The retarded place below Idaho Posts: 1,408	I've never seen any in 22 cal, but my grandpa has shot several hundred in 30 that look very similar. They were a Herter's bullet, I think they called it the Wasp Waist?... They are extremely accurate out of his '06 and his 300 win mag.

April 10, 2010, 12:13 PM	#5
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Wonder what the advantages of this design were?

April 10, 2010, 02:45 PM	#6
ballardw Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 1,411	One claim for the wasp-wasted bullets were higher velocity. With less metal in contact with the bore there is less friction than in a "standard" bullet of similar size and weight.

April 10, 2010, 05:01 PM	#7
cornbush Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Location: The retarded place below Idaho Posts: 1,408	My grandpa told me they were supposed to get a little higher velocity and less fouling. All I know is I wish he would sell me the rest of his stockpile, he still has about 2500. He still has not found a bullet that shoots as well as those do in his guns.