.50 BMG necked down to .22
Published: September 8th, 2009
The 5.7mm Xpress (left)
Yes , it is a joke 🙂 If it were fired the force would likely rip the copper jacket from the lead, disintegrating the bullet.
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In regards to the question of titanium bullets and if they are manufactured. As far as I am aware no one produces that kind of round commercially. Especially not for civilian use, however; I have been making several different rounds for the 9mm, .357 mag, .45 lc, .45 acp, .223, 7.62x39, 7.62x54R, .308, 30.06, .410, 20 ga., and 12 ga. in different alloy's. Most of what I've been using has consisted of is titanium, tungsten, chromium, iridium, tantalum, and iron. The results have been quite impressive.
I remember reading about this back in the late 60's. The guy that made it had a smooth bore after about 1000 rounds. I have no idea of the load he used