July 31, 2025
By Craig Boddington
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It was a roundnose-bullet world until 1898. The French Balle D was developed by Capt. Georges Desaleux and adopted in the 8x50 Lebel cartridge. Not only was the new French bullet sharply pointed, it was also the first known boattail design. The improved aerodynamics of the revolutionary Balle D increased maximum ranges, and most of the world’s militaries, including ours, soon shifted to pointed projectiles, often boattailed.
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