Anyone tried Chinchaga Bullets?

[royinidaho]

Clicked on the link and "not found" warning???

Can a simple American like me order those things. I like the 277 cal larger offering.

Worth a try...

TNX

RNC

 

[Swamplord]

Clicked on the link and "not found" warning???

Can a simple American like me order those things. I like the 277 cal larger offering.

Worth a try...

TNX

RNC

My apologies ! an explanation is needed,
that link is not for for the bullet company ........ it's a link to a Facebook group page called "Wildcat Cartridges and Custom Rifles" it's a place where wildcat cartridge loonies hang out, post info and photos of their wildcats and guns, discuss wildcats, bullets and anything related to custom rifles ..... it's where I posted photos and contact info for Chinchaga Bullets, you need to have a Facebook account to join the group ........

Chinchaga Bullets do not have a website as of yet but here is the Contact info where you can place an order and have your questions answered .......


Dale Janzen
Chinchaga Bullets
Alberta, Canada
(780) 618-8896
[email protected]

he also hangs out here as DaleJ


Sorry for the confusion with that website link , I realize not everyone is on Facebook and should not have put up that link, don't know how to remove it ......

 

[bigngreen]

Great, more rebated boat tail, steel tipped, Corbin design bullets. If Litz shoots them and the numbers match then I'll part with money but every few years this bullet design comes back then gets a reality check! The rebates and tip transition are well done, better than the last bunch that everyone was hot on.

 

[Swamplord]

Great, more rebated boat tail, steel tipped, Corbin design bullets. If Litz shoots them and the numbers match then I'll part with money but every few years this bullet design comes back then gets a reality check! The rebates and tip transition are well done, better than the last bunch that everyone was hot on.

Bigngreen ,

Understood and 100% agree , we all have been around the track with these tipped RBT bullets, the recent nightmare with W3PS certainly soured everyones zeal for them, myself included .......

Chinchaga bullets make no claims for extremely high software calculated bc's such as W3PS tried to force feed on the members here, the 300 gr 338 cal bc of .989 on the bullet list is a typo and should be .889 g1...... that bc # was generated by a customer that shot these bullets, although that bc has not been confirmed by Chinchaga bullets, all attempts will be made to provide a realistic live fire generated bc, including sending bullets to Bryan Litz for testing ........

I am in no way affiliated with Chinchaga Bullets but do have an ulterior motive in this, my interest in their bullets is the same as it was before, heavy for caliber jacketed lead core steel tipped bullets in 308 cal, 338 cal and 375 cal for long range hunting ........ after getting screwed by the other guy (no bullets in 16 months, and refusal to refund $, with no guarantee of ever seeing my order filled) I did some research and found Chinchaga Bullets on a Canadian hunting forum where they have a positive following as far back as 2009, I do not know when the Co. was established

I have personally ordered and received over 1000 bullets from Chinchaga Bullets in 6.5mm, 7mm, 308 and 338 calibers, every order was paid for when product was ready for shipment, none of the custom bullet orders took more than a month and the last order being only several weeks

I recently tested the 308 cal. 236 gr RBT ULD ST bullets and they were exceptionally accurate at 100 yards during load developement, I have not shot them at longer ranges yet, also had an opportunity to test the bullet on a moose a 60 yards, full report in link below .......

I have convinced Chinchaga to produce a thicker jacketed 30 caliber bullet in 250 grains, will be seeing a test batch of those for testing in the next few months or so along with the 325 gr 338 cal bullets ........ the 325 gr and 350 gr 375 caliber bullets are also in the works, will provide info as it becomes available to me .......

Swamplord


http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/300-lrh-236-gr-chinchaga-bullets-vs-moose-164302/

 

[bigngreen]

I know one thing, if I were into building bullets the very first thing I'd do is send Litz some for testing, hands down best way to sell long range bullets, or knock yourself in the head I guess.
They are interesting, really don't have any love for the steel tip though, in all of this type bullet I've shot the aluminum tips will out perform the steel when you put some range on.

 

[Sneaky Apasum]

I know one thing, if I were into building bullets the very first thing I'd do is send Litz some for testing, hands down best way to sell long range bullets, or knock yourself in the head I guess.
They are interesting, really don't have any love for the steel tip though, in all of this type bullet I've shot the aluminum tips will out perform the steel when you put some range on.

Outperform in what way? Any idea why?

 

[Tumbleweed]

Subscribing

 

[Mateo]

I live in Alberta and Cinchaga isn't too far away. I just ordered a bunch of the 6.5mm 140 gr ULD bullets. I normally shoot matrix and Berger, but Dale of Chinchaga is starting production again after having both knees replaced. Does anyone have the advertised BC table for these bullets?

 

[Swamplord]

Cow moose shot at 60 yards with a Chinchaga 236 gr 30 caliber bullet
leaving muzzle at 3146 fps !

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gUg9FK9nopQ

 

[royinidaho]

Cow moose shot at 60 yards with a Chinchaga 236 gr 30 caliber bullet
leaving muzzle at 3146 fps !

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gUg9FK9nopQ

Form the look of success/satisfaction/accomplishment on that young lady's face I'd say two things, a)hunt'n pard for quite a while and b) you'll be sharing that rifle for maybe longer than that.

She done real good!
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[royinidaho]

Outperform in what way? Any idea why?

No field experience though shifting weight/center of gravity forward is bound to have an effect of flight.

Aluminum, depending on design, may shift center of gravity rearwards.

Brass, the way I'm doing it, add 3 grains to a 350 SMK and 0.150" in length which I suppose would shift center of gravity somewhat forward but not significantly.

Steel is ~2.9 times more dense than brass thus, for the same dimensions, would be around 35 grains vs 12 or so for the brass design.

The steel tips in the above pic look humongous compared to what I do and may replace a larger amount of brass, depending on the shank.

Lead is about 1.45 times more dense than steel and may not change the balance of the bullet significantly.

Terminal performance is the reason for the brass tip though I'll take the significant increase in bc.

The concern is getting SMKs to open at long range.

I've learned that terminal performance can be significantly altered by the shape of the base and shank of the tip.

The proof is in the pudd'n. We'll continue to watch for harvest reports.

 

[Sneaky Apasum]

Makes sense. Thank you.

 

[TXAoudadKlr]

That 30cal 205gr interest me, I'm guessing the B.C is in the .720-.730 range and should be able to be pushed over 3300FPS out of my rifle.

 

[mitch260]

No field experience though shifting weight/center of gravity forward is bound to have an effect of flight.

Aluminum, depending on design, may shift center of gravity rearwards.

Brass, the way I'm doing it, add 3 grains to a 350 SMK and 0.150" in length which I suppose would shift center of gravity somewhat forward but not significantly.

Steel is ~2.9 times more dense than brass thus, for the same dimensions, would be around 35 grains vs 12 or so for the brass design.

The steel tips in the above pic look humongous compared to what I do and may replace a larger amount of brass, depending on the shank.

Lead is about 1.45 times more dense than steel and may not change the balance of the bullet significantly.

Terminal performance is the reason for the brass tip though I'll take the significant increase in bc.

The concern is getting SMKs to open at long range.

I've learned that terminal performance can be significantly altered by the shape of the base and shank of the tip.

The proof is in the pudd'n. We'll continue to watch for harvest reports.

Roy, actually steel is less dense than brass. Brass is about 8.5 g/cm^3 and
and steel is about 7.85 g/cm^3.

For reference: lead is 11.4 g/cm^3, aluminum is 2.64 g/cm^3, and copper is 8.9 g/cm^3