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Clearwater Custom Bullets makes both bonded and non-bonded core bullets. The bonded core provides higher retained weight, often 100%, because the pure lead core is diffusion bonded (not glued or soldered) to the jacket so it can't separate, even if the bullet is turned completely inside out!
Bonded core bullets take extra time to make, but are worth their slight extra cost for hunting and metallic silhouette shooting (longer time on target, more energy transfer for more positive knock-downs). For plinking, varmint shooting, or paper target shooting, there is less need for a bonded core. Bonding does keep the core from ever slipping within the jacket, a rare but possible bullet error with non-bonded bullets used with very high acceleration loading. Bonded cores can be more accurate in those loads. The lower cost of non-bonded bullets makes them attractive for situations where bonding offers no advantage.
You can order custom bullet weights for any Clearwater bullet. And, you can request the cannelure groove to be placed at any specified distance above the base of the bullet (as long as it is still on the parallel or shank portion). Just let us know the caliber (50 or 45), the desired weight in grains, and the distance from the base to the start of the groove. If you don't want a cannelure, that's fine, too. Just let us know.
Clearwater Custom Bullets brings the power of a design lab to your loading bench without the need for high investment: the CCB Experimenter's Kit is a new way to try your ideas and find the best weight and style, without having to purchase huge numbers of bullets.
The Experimenter's Kit is a box of 25 bullets, in groups of 5 identical types, which can contain 5 different weights in the same style, 5 different styles in the same weight, or any combination of features in sets of just 5 bullets. This gives you the ability to do 5-shot group tests, or 5-shot penetration/expansion testing, and find out exactly what weight, style, and design of bullet is best for your load and gun! This is the kind of capability only bullet design labs and factory R&D departments normally enjoy.
CCB offers super-light weight, low recoil, high speed bullets for the 50 and 45 caliber revolvers and autoloaders. The accuracy is maintained by using a normal bullet airframe length, and a core that is partly lead and partly polymer, so that the center of balance can be shifted slightly forward to maintain stability even with extreme light weight bullets for the caliber. If you've ever wanted to try a 150 grain 45 ACP or 454 Casull, or a 275 grain 50 S&W, now you can!
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