Talk:Heeled bullet

Clarity Needed
I am quite technically-oriented, but a graphic representation of this material would greatly aid my understanding of these concepts. LorenzoB (talk) 06:10, 9 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree. Diagram, please. --DThomsen8 (talk) 23:30, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Agreed x2, and it also needs references, *any* at this point would do for starters as there are none.MartinezMD (talk) 01:22, 27 September 2011 (UTC)


 * There's now a diagram, but still no sources, six and a half years after the tag was placed. All of this seems plausible, but without some sources it's totally unverifiable. The original author was still active for four years after the tag was placed, so apparently he either didn't care or couldn't find any. One possibility is to find a source and cut it down to what it says. A merger may be appropriate too. Felsic2 (talk) 20:09, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

I did a quick search on Google. These are not great sources, but they are alright. What do you think? MartinezMD (talk) 23:31, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
 * http://www.corbins.com/heelbase.htm
 * http://www.vintagepistols.com/357_vs_38.html
 * http://www.leverguns.com/articles/heelbullets.htm
 * http://www.chuckhawks.com/history_rimfire_ammo.htm
 * Thanks for finding those. "Not great" may be an understatement though! Let me see what I can find. Felsic2 (talk) 01:52, 22 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Here's a highly reliable source: Handbook of Firearms and Ballistics: Examining and Interpreting Forensic .... It contains only a short paragraph which simply describes it and says it's only used in .22 rimfire. All of the material here on lubrication seems too detailed for anyone but an expert, and without sources it's inappropriate. I suggest redirecting this page to Bullet, and adding a sentence there summarizing the source. Felsic2 (talk) 17:14, 24 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I just came across .45 Colt, which links to rebated heel type bullet, which redirect here. But there's no definition of "rebated". More grist for the mill. Felsic2 (talk) 20:24, 24 January 2017 (UTC)