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Long Range Pistol Project "30 BTAC"
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 283110" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>How does shortening the case strengthen the case head? I do not understand that. Also, how does it thicken the case wall just ahead of the solid case head?</p><p> </p><p>I was just mentioning the performance because you listed in your post that the 300 Dakota would produce performance above what your seeing right now. In fact I have seen some 300 Dakotas get +2800 fps with same bullet weights as your using but doing so in a 15" to 17" barrel length, not 20".</p><p> </p><p>I have never been a real believer that if you had two different case designs with the same case capacity, that the shorter fatter case would produce noticably higher velocity levels or offer dramatically better velocity spreads. I have seen test over test from wildcat designers that said their short fat cases far out performed the longer case designs with same capacity. That generally held true until customers actually started reporting on the wildcats andd it has proven to be more hype then anything else. Perhaps velocity is more consistant but from what I have seen, it is not by enough to really make it worthwhile in most cases.</p><p> </p><p>Now for really small BR cases, perhaps, I do not deal with that type of chamberings much but for large capacity magnums, I have never seen any real advantage.</p><p> </p><p>Again, if your design and the 300 Dakota will get the exact same velocity levels, just wonder what a 300-338 Lapua could get in a handgun, maybe I will just have to make up a 300 AX in a handgun and see how she does.</p><p> </p><p>Keep us posted with your results. I am certainly with you on the something new idea, hell, thats how we get most of our new fun toys. I have been working on a semi-auto wildcat in my spare time for use as a coyote calling huntng handgun. In a standard 4.5" semi-auto handgun, I am seeing 1700 fps with a 125 gr 357 bullet and with 15 round mag capacity so I totally understand the something different thing and I also agree, its alot of fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 283110, member: 10"] How does shortening the case strengthen the case head? I do not understand that. Also, how does it thicken the case wall just ahead of the solid case head? I was just mentioning the performance because you listed in your post that the 300 Dakota would produce performance above what your seeing right now. In fact I have seen some 300 Dakotas get +2800 fps with same bullet weights as your using but doing so in a 15" to 17" barrel length, not 20". I have never been a real believer that if you had two different case designs with the same case capacity, that the shorter fatter case would produce noticably higher velocity levels or offer dramatically better velocity spreads. I have seen test over test from wildcat designers that said their short fat cases far out performed the longer case designs with same capacity. That generally held true until customers actually started reporting on the wildcats andd it has proven to be more hype then anything else. Perhaps velocity is more consistant but from what I have seen, it is not by enough to really make it worthwhile in most cases. Now for really small BR cases, perhaps, I do not deal with that type of chamberings much but for large capacity magnums, I have never seen any real advantage. Again, if your design and the 300 Dakota will get the exact same velocity levels, just wonder what a 300-338 Lapua could get in a handgun, maybe I will just have to make up a 300 AX in a handgun and see how she does. Keep us posted with your results. I am certainly with you on the something new idea, hell, thats how we get most of our new fun toys. I have been working on a semi-auto wildcat in my spare time for use as a coyote calling huntng handgun. In a standard 4.5" semi-auto handgun, I am seeing 1700 fps with a 125 gr 357 bullet and with 15 round mag capacity so I totally understand the something different thing and I also agree, its alot of fun. [/QUOTE]
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