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Show ?& JIM RHODYFt How It Works An ultra high-speed photographic technique developed by ballisti-clans ballisti-clans at Western-Winchester makes it possible for the first time in history, to see the mushrooming of a bullet after it passes through a gelatin substance equivalent to animal tissue. In a series of remarkable pictures pic-tures of the new Silvertip bullet, technicians of the sporting arms and ammunition firm have been able to show the progressive expansion ex-pansion of a 270 caliber bullet after it has penetrated varying thicknesses of gelatin. Bullets "Stopped" Bullets were "stopped" in midair, mid-air, by photographic exposures of 3l,O00ths of a second, a short distance dis-tance after they had gone through the gelatin blocks, which varied in thickness from half an inch to three inches. Each picture In the series gave visual evidence that the bullet does not begin its maximum expansion ex-pansion until penetration of the vital area. The Silvertip has a lead core encased in a tough metal outer jacket except for the tip which has a thin jacket of softer metal. The Olin (Western-Winchester) technique which led to these pictures pic-tures was first disclosed when the series showing mushrooming were reproduced in the current Sports Afield Hunting Annual. Bullet in flight before striking gelatin block "stopped" at 3l,000ths of a second. A 270 caliber Silvertip bullet shown after penetration of half-inch half-inch block of gelatin. Expansion (mushrooming) of tip begins after bullet has penetrated pene-trated one-inch block. Greater degree of mushrooming mushroom-ing evidenced by Silvertip after penetration of one and one-half inch gelatin block. Bullet, after penetrating two-inch two-inch block, retains considerable energy for maximum effect. Bullet penetration at three inches delivers to vital area the energy conserved by controlled expansion. AAA Ruffed Grouse Do you tknow what upland game bird led all others in the number of birds killed in 1950? No. not the pheasant, but the ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge. The 1950 calculated kill was 936,351; the calculated kill of pheasants was 890,837. I Although the 1950 grouse season began slowly and there were many disappointed hunters during the first two weeks, hunting conditions improved as the season progressed and more and more birds were seen in most areas. Another point that should be remembered too, is that ruffed grouse is the average man's main game in N. Minnesota. Equipment Inexpensive Little is needed in the way of expensive equipment or extended trips. For the average hunter a 22-caliber rifle, or 410-gauge shotgun, shot-gun, plus an hour in the woods in the late afternoon, often is sufficient suffi-cient to secure a bag limit of the tasty birds. The ruffed grouse is a brown, fowl-like woodland bird, about the size of a bantam hen, possessing a dark, partially concealed neck ruff, and a fanshaped tail, having a broad, dark subterminal band. Two color phases, gray and red occur. |