Not trying to argue... all I'm saying is I melted a few pulled bullets to get the lead out of the "body" and there was a core rattling inside.
I tested the core on a grinder and it made the typical dull yellow sparks of tungsten. Steel, of course, produces abundant brilliant yellow-white sparks.
Then I heated it white hot with an oxy-acetylene torch and when held in open air it burned, leaving a dense yellowish - almost white smoke (again, what tungsten does... it burns).
Lastly, holding the core in my hand it felt unusually heavy... heavier than steel.
When I did this test, I EXPECTED the core to be steel and was surprised that it acted like tungsten.
I suppose I could place a core on a balance and take a picture of the mass for you.... ?
(edit to add): OK I hang my head in shame. I went and pulled another bullet, removed the core and tested it. I was going to prove it to you once and for all.
So I get the core out and THIS ONE is not unusually heavy. THIS ONE sticks to a magnet and sparks white on a grinder. It's a STEEL core!
Big deal. I thought it was tungsten core. I may as well shoot this crap and get rid of it. I have no need for corrosive ammo...
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