RBHarter
West Central AR
Im just rattling around loose in my head .
I'm thinking a low drag 45 heavyweight 520-540 gr .
Maybe something like nose pour HB design like a 45-255 SWC with a square driving band about .15 .(http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=45-265KN-D.png )
Fit a tight base pin for a nose with a radius of about 2" . For a nose at .5" long to a point with minimal shoulder line .
( http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/images/n.o.e._bullet_moulds_htc459-500-sp_pb_bp2_sketch.jpg )
I'm good to paper patch a thing like this too .
I'm leaning on a sub that will get a BC up to .380+
2 bases , 45 Raptor and a 45-70 . Soft alloy maybe a 50/50 or a 1/20-WW 75-25 WQ . The high BC should be relatively flat shooting ... 150 yd zero , 4-5" over at 100 8" under at 200 yd about 7ft low at 300 another 4 ft to 350 but at 1100 fps MV , and 1000+ ftlb .
I see the nose/base pin being kind of a hassle .
.454 or .460 dia . The short nose to accommodate the 1895 action , the Raptor is in an SR Mauser so outside of the leade/throat there's no hang ups there .
What do you think ? Too much of a good thing ? Impractical ? Just plain old over kill for 150 yd deer/hog .
I'm thinking a low drag 45 heavyweight 520-540 gr .
Maybe something like nose pour HB design like a 45-255 SWC with a square driving band about .15 .(http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=45-265KN-D.png )
Fit a tight base pin for a nose with a radius of about 2" . For a nose at .5" long to a point with minimal shoulder line .
( http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/images/n.o.e._bullet_moulds_htc459-500-sp_pb_bp2_sketch.jpg )
I'm good to paper patch a thing like this too .
I'm leaning on a sub that will get a BC up to .380+
2 bases , 45 Raptor and a 45-70 . Soft alloy maybe a 50/50 or a 1/20-WW 75-25 WQ . The high BC should be relatively flat shooting ... 150 yd zero , 4-5" over at 100 8" under at 200 yd about 7ft low at 300 another 4 ft to 350 but at 1100 fps MV , and 1000+ ftlb .
I see the nose/base pin being kind of a hassle .
.454 or .460 dia . The short nose to accommodate the 1895 action , the Raptor is in an SR Mauser so outside of the leade/throat there's no hang ups there .
What do you think ? Too much of a good thing ? Impractical ? Just plain old over kill for 150 yd deer/hog .