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Applied Ballistics and Berger on top at The King of 2 Miles!!
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<blockquote data-quote="mitch260" data-source="post: 1214029" data-attributes="member: 53720"><p>Hi guys,</p><p></p><p>I'm Mitch Fitzpatrick.</p><p></p><p>Real quick note on the 25 cal that got brought up, a .257 wont do anything that a .243 or a .264 won't do, there are already great bullets right there. Nothing would be gained that isn't already being done.</p><p></p><p>Back to the .375, Berger's largest offering is currently the 338, 300 Grain OTM. A .375 bullet with a G7 BC of .560 (which is a G1 of 1.090 by the way) actually does something that isn't already being done effectively.</p><p></p><p>Long story short, why spend time and resources finding a new way to do something that has been done effectively for years? Seems like beating a dead horse to me.</p><p></p><p>This is not from Berger at all, just my personal opinion.</p><p></p><p>Back to the important stuff.</p><p></p><p>The .375 Lethal Magnum is the round I developed at Lethal Precision Arms LLC along side the development of this bullet. The idea was to destroy everything else as far as Ballistics go. And we are definitely getting there. My rifle has a 32" barrel and I am pushing these prototype bullets as fast as 3100 FPS so far. You do the math, G7 of .560, 3100 FPS, 400 grain bullet... This thing works wonders down range, that is for sure. However...</p><p></p><p>This round and bullet are still underdevelopment, we don't have everything perfect. We are running at the absolute edge of performance. Let me explain, with this bullet, I am forced to use the slowest powder I can get my hands on, and even then I can not get quite the fill ratio I would like. Ignition is tricky, it takes the right primers and you need to run a pretty hot load to get the case full enough or else there are hang fires. Igniting 160 grains of the slowest burning powders available is a tall order for a magnum primer. What this all boils down to is that we are not yet getting the performance we are looking for and are doing a lot of development still to combat these issues. It is not as simple as just changing case dimensions and ordering up some chamber reams. There is way more going on here, far more than just a simple wild-cat. We are working with some of the top companies in the industry to develop the whole system.</p><p></p><p>No pictures of the bullet, but I will try to get a pic up of the cartridge next to a regular .375 CheyTac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mitch260, post: 1214029, member: 53720"] Hi guys, I'm Mitch Fitzpatrick. Real quick note on the 25 cal that got brought up, a .257 wont do anything that a .243 or a .264 won't do, there are already great bullets right there. Nothing would be gained that isn't already being done. Back to the .375, Berger's largest offering is currently the 338, 300 Grain OTM. A .375 bullet with a G7 BC of .560 (which is a G1 of 1.090 by the way) actually does something that isn't already being done effectively. Long story short, why spend time and resources finding a new way to do something that has been done effectively for years? Seems like beating a dead horse to me. This is not from Berger at all, just my personal opinion. Back to the important stuff. The .375 Lethal Magnum is the round I developed at Lethal Precision Arms LLC along side the development of this bullet. The idea was to destroy everything else as far as Ballistics go. And we are definitely getting there. My rifle has a 32" barrel and I am pushing these prototype bullets as fast as 3100 FPS so far. You do the math, G7 of .560, 3100 FPS, 400 grain bullet... This thing works wonders down range, that is for sure. However... This round and bullet are still underdevelopment, we don't have everything perfect. We are running at the absolute edge of performance. Let me explain, with this bullet, I am forced to use the slowest powder I can get my hands on, and even then I can not get quite the fill ratio I would like. Ignition is tricky, it takes the right primers and you need to run a pretty hot load to get the case full enough or else there are hang fires. Igniting 160 grains of the slowest burning powders available is a tall order for a magnum primer. What this all boils down to is that we are not yet getting the performance we are looking for and are doing a lot of development still to combat these issues. It is not as simple as just changing case dimensions and ordering up some chamber reams. There is way more going on here, far more than just a simple wild-cat. We are working with some of the top companies in the industry to develop the whole system. No pictures of the bullet, but I will try to get a pic up of the cartridge next to a regular .375 CheyTac. [/QUOTE]
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