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UPDATE August 30, 2011
Please Note that Paco has a new web site for
his tools:
www.pacotools.com
Back in
September of 2002, I wrote an article covering Paco Kelly’s
new rimfire toll called the ACU’RZR.
I continue to use this tool, as it gives extraordinary accuracy
to ordinary .22 rimfire rifles and handguns. The other
half of that article dealt with the reshaping of the bullet nose
for better performance, giving a flat hollow point design to
standard roundnose or hollow point .22 ammo.
Paco continues
to improve upon his design for better performance, and his
latest incarnation is called the Baby Scorp’n. The Baby
Scorp’n design reforms standard or high velocity .22 rimfire
bullets for greatly improved terminal performance, while
allowing the ammo to function through any .22 long rifle
chamber, including semi-autos.
The Baby
Scorp’n easily and quickly transforms roundnose .22 ammo into
a hollow point with a center post, much like center fire Hydra-Shok
handgun ammo. The Hydra-Shok has been around for about 30 years
in one form or another, and is a proven bullet design. Paco’s
new tool gives this same bullet technology to ordinary .22
rimfire ammo. Unlike high velocity .22 hollow points, the
Scorp’n design promotes quick but controlled expansion,
hitting the target with a bigger "thump", but still
allowing good penetration and retained weight. This is important
for small game hunters, as the Scorp’n hits harder, without
destroying too much meat, as can be the case with a
factory high velocity hollow point. For hunters of small vermin
and pests, the Scorp’n design hits harder and the center post
assures deep penetration into the varmint, for improved terminal
performance.
After using
the Baby Scorp’n for about two months, I am convinced
that this is a great improvement over standard factory ammo. To
demonstrate the effect of simply reshaping the bullet from
roundnose to Baby Scorp’n, I used Paco’s tool on some Winchester
Wildcat high velocity roundnose ammo. For comparison, I fired
the bullets into two cans of vegetable shortening. While
shortening does not directly duplicate animal flesh, it does
provide a consistent visual picture of the difference in
terminal effect, and confirms the results that I have observed
in the field. As can be seen in the pictures, the entrance
cavity from the reshaped bullet is much larger than that of the
roundnose bullet. The cavity through the entire can of
shortening was larger in diameter, in fact about twice as large,
compared to the roundnose bullet. Both bullets completely
penetrated the contents of the can, and exited through the metal
bottom. The impact range was thirty yards, and was fired from a Remington
582 bolt-action rifle.
Paco Kelly’s
Baby Scorp’n transforms even ordinary plinking .22 ammo into
hard-hitting and accurate ammunition that is perfect for hunting
small game and pests. In fact, it is better ammo than you can
buy, at any price.
For more
information and to purchase the Baby Scorp’n tool, contact
Paco by email at:
paco@gunblast.com.
Jeff Quinn
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Click pictures for a larger version.
Paco Kelly's "Baby Scorp'n" Rimfire tool is
similar in function to his ACU'RZR /
NASTINOSE tool previously reviewed here.
Where the Baby Scorp'n diverges from Paco's earlier
tools is that the punch reforms the bullet nose in a different
manner.
The Baby Scorp'n tool transforms a standard roundnose or
flatnose bullet (such as the roundnose shown at right) into a
very effective hollow point design with a center post similar
to the centerfire "Hydra-Shok" design.
For testing purposes, Jeff re-formed a batch of
Winchester's Wildcat .22 High Velocity ammo.
Does it work? You bet it does!
Shown at left is "entry wound" in shortening
using the Baby Scorp'n bullet, and at right is the "entry
wound" left by standard bullet.
Shown with a penny for scale, at top is the hole left by
Paco's Baby Scorp'n. The Baby Scorp'n bullets easily
outperformed standard factory bullets (as shown by comparison
of the standard bullet hole at bottom), and accuracy of
factory bullets was measurably enhanced by the Baby Scorp'n
tool.
Paco's done it again! The Baby Scorp'n tool is an easy
and inexpensive way to transform standard .22 ammo into real
high-performance stuff. We highly recommend it for any serious
.22 hunter.
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