Monolithic Projectiles for F-STD

[Winston]

Hi Folks,

I was talking with a mate this morning who owns a projectile manufacturing company. He is currently developing a 180 grain monolithic copper projectile for long range target work and would like to make a 155 gr offering following it. He expressed that he would like to develop the 155 to be an approved f-std projectile. He is not a target shooter, hence me asking for him here

Is there anything expressing forbidding monolithic projectiles?

Who should he contact to work with in order to he designs a 155 that will stand a chance of being approved?

Thanks in advance, gents

[johnk]

On just about every range in the Commonwealth.

They don't fit into Classification range templates.

[Winston]

On just about every range in the Commonwealth.

They don't fit into Classification range templates.

Because they don't deform on impact, or is there another reason?

I recently did some surveying and plan drawing for my home range to assess whether a new residential building fell within the template (it didn't) and I can't recall seeing any reference to monolithic projectiles in the NSW FAR guide. With that said, I had no reason to go looking for it, so I may have just not seen it!


EDIT: Just found this
The requirements provided in this Section are based on ammunition that is copper alloy jacketed
(FMJ, JHP, JSP etc) or a lead alloy bullet construction. This Chapter is not intended to
accommodate any of the following ammunition natures:
a. Armour Piercing,
b. Tracer,
c. Incendiary,
d. Steel Cored &
e. Hardened Metal Penetrator Bullet Designs (Solid Slugs)

It doesn't expressly forbid solid copper, all the same

[johnk]

It doesn't expressly forbid solid copper, all the same

That's bush lawyer territory there, Winston. If lesser quality hard projectiles are a risk, monolithics are even more so. ICFRA F Class rule F 2.20 specifically prohibits them.

[Winston]

It doesn't expressly forbid solid copper, all the same

That's bush lawyer territory there, Winston. If lesser quality hard projectiles are a risk, monolithics are even more so. ICFRA F Class rule F 2.20 specifically prohibits them.

Thanks, that's exactly the info I need. I'll pass it onto my mate. It's a shame really - there are things he can do with a copper bullet that are impossible with jacketed lead