5000 FPS Pursuit, 18gr Dead Blow Hammer

[Calvin45]

There are only 2 examples of successful handloading efforts toward 5000 fps that I'm presently aware of.

There's an article about a guy who broke 5100 with a 30 grain Berger out of a .22-284

There's a few YouTube videos by a guy named Glen Butler I think who got over 5000 with a 300 win mag using accelerator type sabots handloading. Got a 55 grain doing 5k. I believe at those speeds it melted half inch holes in AR500!

 

[Zen Archery]

Did you give it a name yet? A rifle like this has to have a name for all to remember it by since it is a real classic.

It's .17gr Stinger that's why I painted yellow and black but nope haven't named it good idea!!!

 

[Zen Archery]

" Yellow Hornet " seems to fit. LOL

Murder Hornet

 

[Zen Archery]

What are the odds that rather than making a vapour trail they actually catch on fire at 5000 fps friction levels?

That would be EPIC!!!! Fireball Prairie Dogs . I'll have to crack the package open and look down the HP.

 

[codyadams]

Tag. Throw a can on that thing and it's gonna be 5' long! Lol should be fun.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Zen you need to put some "Black Stripes" if you have not done so. It will Accent the Yellow!
Again what a great build!!!
Thanks for sharing and motivating us to press the limits in shooting!
Showed Jill the different posts and she wants one. So when you get it finished and field tested, you can give us the blue prints.
Thanks
Len & Jill

 

[Calvin45]

That would be EPIC!!!! Fireball Prairie Dogs . I'll have to crack the package open and look down the HP.
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If you're hunting edible game perhaps this'll toast it nicely haha

 

[quigley257]

I've got some powder you can try with your setup...

 

[Calvin45]

I've got some powder you can try with your setup...

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Oh I've exceeded the maximum load on these types of "powders" many times…you feel it later

 

[LVJ76]

Zen you need to put some "Black Stripes" if you have not done so. It will Accent the Yellow!
Again what a great build!!!
Thanks for sharing and motivating us to press the limits in shooting!
Showed Jill the different posts and she wants one. So when you get it finished and field tested, you can give us the blue prints.
Thanks
Len & Jill

And call it Yellow Jacket!

@Zen Archery that is one nice build.

 

[Physhstyx]

Murder Hornet

2nd on Murder Hornet..

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

2nd on Murder Hornet..

Darn
Just Like those Japanese Hornets that kill everything!

 

[762x51]

x3 on murder hornet.....rifle looks good.

 

[Ckgworks]

Looks like a Dewalt cordless hole punch to me...........


Looks cool, I wish sometimes I could break from tradition and go out on a limb like this.