Badlands Precision Bullets thread - From BC to terminal ballistics
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Wedgy
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And cratered, not saying I don't push until I find the limit but the signs are there.
Yeah, it's definitely maxed out.
Gstew1930
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Finished the load for my 243 Win. 47.8 grains of Staball 6.5, 3550. 22" barrel, should be hell on Texas whitetail
nralifer
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Excellent accuracy but you do have some pressure there. Might back off .5-.75 gr to get rid of the ejector marks.
This should be enough for my float trip.
Ended up with 78.8 grains of Retumbo behind the 195gn BD2 for my 300 PRC. Took it out to 1000 over the weekend and it was well within a minute of moose.
Averaging right around 2980 FPS. Seated at 2.910" CBTO.
Ended up with 78.8 grains of Retumbo behind the 195gn BD2 for my 300 PRC. Took it out to 1000 over the weekend and it was well within a minute of moose.
Averaging right around 2980 FPS. Seated at 2.910" CBTO.
Bghunter338
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Can't wait to see pictures from your trip!
nralifer
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Looks great. Best of luck. Send pics of the Moose and wound channel if you can.,
Decided to try out some N570 with the 195's in the PRC.
80.4 grains and .050 off the lands out of the 24" 1:9 twist Bergara was averaging 3050fps.
. Stepping it down a hair on the next string.
.338 Norma with the 275 SBD2's performed as expected.
80.4 grains and .050 off the lands out of the 24" 1:9 twist Bergara was averaging 3050fps.
. Stepping it down a hair on the next string. .338 Norma with the 275 SBD2's performed as expected.
Finally drew first blood with my 25-06 pushing a BD2 at 3550fps. Entry hole was the diameter of the bullet but the exit was about 1.5" after passing through about 6" of groundhog. Poor groundhog didn't stand a chance. I'll be chasing antelope in Wyoming with this rifle in two weeks so I hope to have some autopsy photos to share afterwards.
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codyadams
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Another dead pronghorn at the hands of the 140 .277 bullet......
Distance about 450 yards. Impact about 2550 fps. This bullet is getting rather predictable at this point.
Shooter did not make a proper wind call on first shot, hit back a little, quartering away. Goat turned but stood in place and did not move, there was enough shock from impact that the buck did not run off. Second shot he corrected for wind and made a heart shot, tight to the front of the shoulder, buck dropped in his tracks. Terminal photos -
First shot entrance
First shot exit
Second shot entrance
Second shot exit
As per usual, inside showed heavy damage, significant exits with relatively little surrounding blood shot, good expansion characteristics and very dead critters. This is something like 9 or 10 pronghorn, a mule deer and an elk taken with this bullet, and it is doing great, and maintaining the outstanding .333 G7 bc, holding great impact velocity.
Many say you don't want under 1900 fps with a mono......well, even if that is the case, that is fine. At our elevation, even going a relatively slow 3030 from a 19" barrel, this is still going faster than 1900 fps at 1000 yards. Actually it's at 2000 fps, and would be even faster at the high elevations we hunt deer and elk at. It's a killer!
Distance about 450 yards. Impact about 2550 fps. This bullet is getting rather predictable at this point.
Shooter did not make a proper wind call on first shot, hit back a little, quartering away. Goat turned but stood in place and did not move, there was enough shock from impact that the buck did not run off. Second shot he corrected for wind and made a heart shot, tight to the front of the shoulder, buck dropped in his tracks. Terminal photos -
First shot entrance
First shot exit
Second shot entrance
Second shot exit
As per usual, inside showed heavy damage, significant exits with relatively little surrounding blood shot, good expansion characteristics and very dead critters. This is something like 9 or 10 pronghorn, a mule deer and an elk taken with this bullet, and it is doing great, and maintaining the outstanding .333 G7 bc, holding great impact velocity.
Many say you don't want under 1900 fps with a mono......well, even if that is the case, that is fine. At our elevation, even going a relatively slow 3030 from a 19" barrel, this is still going faster than 1900 fps at 1000 yards. Actually it's at 2000 fps, and would be even faster at the high elevations we hunt deer and elk at. It's a killer!
nralifer
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The SBs have longer ogives giving them higher BCs, They still will open at 1700 fps but at a longer range because the BC allows them to bleed off energy and speed more slowly.
