TheFishBox
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@Fiftydriver that's the second or third time you've eluded to this new line. How long are you going to make us wait?
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Fiftydriver
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little ways out. This will be a complete new system. New APS rifle focused on offering world class quality yet at a lower price point then my Stalker and Raptor rifle models. Along with the new rifle, new line of wildcats. Unfortunately none of this stuff happens in a hurry but can tell you working hard to get all ready to roll by this summer.
Bghunter338
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Ok, I received these bad boys today to play with lol!!
TheFishBox
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Let's see one out of the box
Bghunter338
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Oh, HELLYEAH! That thing is going to be bad arse.
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those look nearly identical to some old Wildcat Bullets Prototypes i have in the shop that we were testing back in the day. Suspect they were made with very similar form dies.
They shot extremely well but because of the very long baring surface, they were much slower then we were expecting, just pressured up quickly. Will be curious if these have the same personality. With the weight and baring surface length, be sure to start at a safe starting point.
They shot extremely well but because of the very long baring surface, they were much slower then we were expecting, just pressured up quickly. Will be curious if these have the same personality. With the weight and baring surface length, be sure to start at a safe starting point.
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I had the same problems as you Kirby with the chins
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I have found that with the Chins as well. When i was playing with Richard at Wildcat Bullets, we found that a very aggressive ogive on a 265 gr with large metal tip like these offered the best combo of velocity and BC. In my testing using my 338 AM, the 265 gr protos actually retained supersonic velocity measurably farther then the 350 gr protos which was a huge surprise to both of us.
Not saying they shot any more accurate because they dis not, just that they retained supersonic velocity noticeably farther. Which honestly, is not a huge issue for most shooters. When one bullets consistancy carries to 2800 yards and the other around 3100 yards, both are farther then most of us would ever find the limits of.
This baring surface length is almost a requirement with bullets of this mass and length. If they are designed with much shorter body lengths, which they can be, you will start to see the famous "wringing" of the bullet as the nose engages the rifling and the rear section of bullet resists this rotational force at the front. This seperates the core/jacket bond and often leads to poor consistency at best to total failure in flight in worse cases….. seen lots of blue smoke testing this type of bullets
We even went up to 375 gr in the 338!! In the end, it seemed 300-325 was about best weight range with conventional lead core bullets. The 265 gr prototypes were certainly not conventional!!
Unfortunately, Richard sold his business before we could finish this testing and new owners let it die off….
