Over the holiday weekend I treated myself to a new revolver. I bought this Smith and Wesson 442 Performance Center .38 +P and I knew I that already had several boxes of ammo for it at home, so I didn't bother buying any more.
After looking through my inventory, I found a box of Winchester SilverTip Hollow points and my mind naturally started to wonder if there was really any silver in or on the bullet.
From first looks, what do you think?
Apparently I wasn't the only one that questioned this because there are several public forums where people have been talking about it in the past.
From my research, the answer is no. There was no silver used on these cartridges. The bullets are made from an aluminium alloy and Winchester apparently used the term "SilverTip" as a sales gimmick. While there are more effective rounds out there than this...they do kinda look cool, eh?
Now ya know! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
