Just a little perspective on size. The bullet in the Ultimate Cannelure Tool II Stretch Frame Version is a factory Hornady 50bmg (510 caliber) 750gr A-Max bullet. This bullet is made with ultra long ogive and a precision aluminum ballistic tip and boat tail base. These characteristics are to maximize velocity retention and maximum distance in hypersonic (i.e. stable) flight. They also make the bullet VERY LONG for weight. My calipers have the OAL of this bullet at 2.56", just a fuzz longer than a 458 WM CASE length. These bullets are commonly used in the King of 2 Mile Competitions where targets are shot on timed intervals starting at 1 mile, then 1.5 miles, then 2 miles with the 50bmg rifle.
First picture is the UCT in normal mode with both left and right precision bullet placement screws in place, and the wheel horizontal adjustment roughly in the middle of the tool. The A-Max bullet is just placed on the base of the tool for size perspective.
Second picture is the left bullet placement screw removed (sitting on left edge of tool just for visual information) and the right bullet placement screw is adjusted all the way to the right. (UCT is the only cannelure tool with two, left and right, bullet placement screws. CH has none, and Corbins has one.) The A-Max bullet is on the rollers ready to be cannelured. Notice the wheel horizontal adjustment has been moved all the way to the right to compensate for the long ogive on the bullet and the relatively small bearing surface on the right half of the bullet in the picture.
Last pic is my son sighting in my 50 bmg at Christmas 2024. He loves to shoot it.
First picture is the UCT in normal mode with both left and right precision bullet placement screws in place, and the wheel horizontal adjustment roughly in the middle of the tool. The A-Max bullet is just placed on the base of the tool for size perspective.
Second picture is the left bullet placement screw removed (sitting on left edge of tool just for visual information) and the right bullet placement screw is adjusted all the way to the right. (UCT is the only cannelure tool with two, left and right, bullet placement screws. CH has none, and Corbins has one.) The A-Max bullet is on the rollers ready to be cannelured. Notice the wheel horizontal adjustment has been moved all the way to the right to compensate for the long ogive on the bullet and the relatively small bearing surface on the right half of the bullet in the picture.
Last pic is my son sighting in my 50 bmg at Christmas 2024. He loves to shoot it.
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