10 Feb 2023 6:39 am
1) It's a bullet design where the base of the round is tapered to improve ballistics and accuracy (supposedly).DeezerShoove » 09 Feb 2023, 1:35 pm » wrote: ↑ Here's a few starter questions:
1. To what does 'boat tail' refer?
2. Where does the term "mini-ball" come from?
3. What is a set trigger versus a hair trigger? Can they coexist?
That's my part. Happy hunting.
2) The name comes from some French guy that designed the projectile and the "mini" descriptor is a bastardization of his name.
3) A set trigger is the first stage of a two stage trigger system, that is used to set the hair, hence the name "set". While they don't have to co-exist, they do more than not, so yes.
Sorry, did I spoil it?
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