Comparing this modifi cation to the factory layout, it
does give an increase in penetration, but I don’t see that as much a value when you really need to cause more initial damage in the varmint. As said before, this ammunition is meant for game no larger than a jackrabbit, and I believe more expansion needs to be seen in the fi rst few inches of the target for maximum effect. I think this tool needs a bit more refi nement, but it’s on the right track. ELEY CLUB
Eley’s Club ammunition is their entry level round for Factory Vostok (L), Modifi ed Vostok (R).
could skip modifying the noses of other bullets and just shoot the factory SGB load. But what fun would that be? The next round tested was the hollow-point modifi ca-
tion, and like many of the other rounds, the surface impact was much more violent. About an inch into the target, the bullet lost the hollow-point nose because of deformation and shearing, leaving the bullet core to travel a few inches farther in the wax medium. The initial damage was impressive and on par with what I had expected from this modifi cation. I was very interested in how the Penetrator bullet would
perform in the medium. It was the only bullet tested with this shape, and I had nothing to compare it to. After fi ring the test rounds, I was surprised to see how deeply the bullets penetrated, and how little they deformed. The average depth was right at seven inches and the bullets retained most of their original weight. There were a few small pieces of lead in the medium around the one-inch mark, but they didn’t cause much distortion to the medium, indicating no substantial increase in terminal performance.
training and smaller local shooting events. I have seen some of it at smallbore silhouette matches and have used it quite a bit for my silhouette training. It also is used at our local rimfi re benchrest matches, and even at a few different rimfi re pistol events. Its quality is on par with other brands, and the basic 40-grain wax lubricated lead round-nose bullet is what Eley loads for this particular round. Further up the Eley line is where we see the more advanced EPS bullet, but not in the regular Club. For a short time there was some Club coming out of the Eley factory with the EPS bullet, but it has long since vanished. Like most match ammunition, the 40-grain lead bullet
is driven at standard target speed with a muzzle velocity of 1,070 fps. For shooting paper this is just fi ne, but it makes a poor choice for hunting. The lead bullets just tend to poke a small hole in the target and pass on through. A skilled squirrel hunter could use this for head shots, but that’s really pushing the edge of accuracy when out in the fi eld. I had been working with Eley Club on a couple of proj-
ects, and I thought it would be a good round to try out in the D-Rock tool. I was looking to see if they could be reworked into an accurate hunting round to use in a nice Cooper or Anschutz sporting rifl e. Improving the terminal performance would help anchor critters and prevent losing a seriously, if not mortally, wounded squirrel. Continuing on with the same two modifi cations, I selected the fl at-nose and hollow-point punches to create reasonable yet appealing bullet designs. Starting with the fl at-nose punch, I worked the depth
of the punch until I was able to come up with a good looking nose profi le, resulting in a change from the round nose to a fl at section 0.152 inch across. The bullet accepted the change quite well and popped free from the body die with little effort. The thicker wax lubrication on the bullet allowed it to slip easily into the die, and very little was shaved off the bullet itself. I didn’t re-lube any of the Club bullets for these tests. For the hollow-point design, I started off with the fl at-
nose punch and slightly fl attened out the tip of the bullet. I did this to allow the next punch a clean and fl at surface to work upon. Following the fl at-nose punch, I switched over to the hollow-point punch and drove a deep cavity into the nose of the bullet. Eley’s high quality lead bullet didn’t crack or split, but easily took the shape of the hollow-point punch, leaving a clean and wide opening. This new bullet also re- quired little effort to remove from the body die, and I was pleased with the results. ELEY CLUB ACCURACY AND TERMINAL PERFORMANCE With a clean barrel, I set the level of fouling with a 10-
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shot group and moved on to the fi rst group for measurement. Like I had seen before, the Eley Club is a fi ne performer, with the fi rst group measuring 0.328 inch, and the second
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