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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #105 on: April 08, 2017, 05:28:56 PM »
Just going through some pictures and found these.

180 grain Nosler E-tip .300 win mag. Approximately 350 yards on a moose. Wasn't real impressed with the expansion. But it was a one shot kill.





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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #106 on: April 08, 2017, 06:29:24 PM »
York if your ever in Yakima. I'll buy you a beer for all your hard work.

That may be the first good reason I ever heard to go to Yakima! :chuckle:

Just going through some pictures and found these.

180 grain Nosler E-tip .300 win mag. Approximately 350 yards on a moose. Wasn't real impressed with the expansion. But it was a one shot kill.







Those look a lot like the 130gr 270 E-tips I tested. I would have expected yours to open up more than that though since I'm assuming the impact velocity was around 2300 fps. A dead moose is hard to get too mad about though! :tup:

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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #107 on: April 08, 2017, 07:16:45 PM »
Definitely not mad lol. I was just surprised. I think I'll stick with my Accubonds. :chuckle:

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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #108 on: April 08, 2017, 07:50:20 PM »
York if your ever in Yakima. I'll buy you a beer for all your hard work.

That may be the first good reason I ever heard to go to Yakima! :chuckle:

Just going through some pictures and found these.

180 grain Nosler E-tip .300 win mag. Approximately 350 yards on a moose. Wasn't real impressed with the expansion. But it was a one shot kill.







Those look a lot like the 130gr 270 E-tips I tested. I would have expected yours to open up more than that though since I'm assuming the impact velocity was around 2300 fps. A dead moose is hard to get too mad about though! :tup:

In that case better make that 2 beers
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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #109 on: May 14, 2017, 07:29:30 PM »
I've been pretty busy for the last few weeks so this project has been kicked to the back burner for a while. As in past tests, impacts were at 100 yards unless otherwise noted into the wet leather. 270 bullets were fired from the 270 AR, 284s from the 284 Win Striker, 30 calibers from the Ruger 77 Tang safety 300 Win Mag, 358s from the custom 35 Whelen, and 375s from the Ruger Hawkeye Alaskan 375 Ruger.

270 AR
- 117gr Hammer Hunter
- Muzzle velocity 2732 fps

Impact velocity is approximately 2455 fps with a retained weight of 79.8 for just the bullet shank and a combined weight of 109.8 including the recovered petals. Only one bullet was fired into the leather due to a limited number of loaded rounds on hand when I went testing. Performance was typical of all the other Hammer bullets I've tested and this particular bullet is my new hunting bullet in this gun. I'll start a new thread to go over that.


284 Win
- 155 Cutting Edge MTH
- Muzzle velocity 2323 fps

Impact velocity is approximately 2130 fps with retained weights of 155gr each. I was pretty confident that this bullet wasn't going to stabilize from my 9.5" twist barrel and appears that is what happened. The bullets didn't expand and tumbled shortly after impact.


- 160 Sierra Tipped MK
- Muzzle velocity 2332 fps

Impact velocity is approximately 2190 fps with retained weights of 139.5gr and 54.2gr. One bullet completely fragmented and only a few small pieces were recovered; I don't have any explanation for the performance of that particular bullet.


300 Win Mag
- 150 Dead Blow Hammer
- Muzzle velocity 1805 fps

Impact velocity was approximately 1640 fps with retained weights of 150gr for both samples. This bullet was tested at the extreme low end of velocity just to see how they would perform since moderate to high velocity performance of the Hammers has proven to be very consistent. To test these bullets, they were each fired into a 1 gallon water jug placed in front of the leather to help initiate low velocity impact. It appears that the impact velocity was too low (recommended velocity is 1800 fps) to effectively initiate expansion even with the 1 gallon water jug to help. I'll try these again within the recommended velocity window as well.


- 208 ELD-M
- Muzzle velocity 2130 fps

Impact velocity is approximately 2005 fps with retained weights of 182.4gr and 187.5gr. Performance of the Hornady ELD line of bullets has been very predictable in every test and this time is no different.



35 Whelen

- 225 Sierra Game King
- Muzzle velocity 2623 fps

Impact velocity is approximately 2386 fps with retained weights of 208.9 and 213.9gr. This is my practice load in the 35 Whelen which is why it's a higher muzzle velocity relative to other bullets tested.


- 225 TTSX
- Muzzle velocity 2757 fps

Impact velocity is approximately 2500 fps with retained weights of 224.6gr and 225.0gr. This is my hunting load in this particular gun and I didn't have any bullets available to load reduced velocity test loads.



375 Ruger
- 300gr Sierra Game King
- Muzzle velocity 1940 fps

Impact velocity is approximately 1775 fps with retained weights of 295.4gr and 291.7gr. This is roughly the same impact velocity that at full power load from either a 375 H&H or 375 Ruger would have at 475 yards. The bullet didn't expand as well as I expected considering the large exposed lead nose.


- 350gr Sierra MK
- Muzzle velocity 1780fps

Impact velocity is approximately 1690 fps with a retained weight of 350gr. The muzzle velocity ended up being much lower than I expected, but I was confident that this bullet would be under stabilized anyways. As expected, the bullet was unstable on impact and tumbled so only one was fired.


This is likely the last round of tests that I'll get done. The supply of donated bullets has slowed down considerably and I'm running out of worthwhile bullets to test from my personal stash. I'll keep testing when I get enough samples to be worth setting up the leather or if I get a bullet that I'm just really interested in testing. Here's a quick run down of all the samples I've tested. I'm pretty sure I've included write ups on all of them, but if anybody sees one pictured that you don't remember seeing the data on, just let me know and I'll dig it up

6mm


6.5mm


270


7mm


308


338


358


375


458


475


And a couple of the whole line up.


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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #110 on: May 14, 2017, 07:35:54 PM »
Do you have a 9.3mm rifle?  If so, I'd be interested to see relative performance of a few bullets.  Some of which I have only a few on hand anyway.

I might be down in the general area of Yelm around mid-June and can hand deliver if you'll be around.

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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #111 on: May 14, 2017, 08:05:53 PM »
Interested in testing some heavy for caliber 7mm bullets??? 

I could send you some Berger 180gr Hunting VLD's, Hornady 175gr ELD-X, and some of the new Sierra 183gr MatchKings.  I'd really like to see how the 183gr MK's do because I have a hunch they're going to act similar to the Lapua Scenar's.  You'll probably need at least a 9tw or maybe even 8tw or they'll likely key hole.  My 7mm Blaser mag has a 8tw.

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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #112 on: May 14, 2017, 08:06:24 PM »
York I'll send you more of the gamekings if you'd like. Seems how you kinda purposely tried to blow up the 165s ;)
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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #113 on: May 14, 2017, 09:27:25 PM »
Accubonds.... Accubonds.... :tup: :tup: :tup:

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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #114 on: May 14, 2017, 09:31:57 PM »
York I'll send you more of the gamekings if you'd like. Seems how you kinda purposely tried to blow up the 165s ;)

 :chuckle: I still have a couple left, don't worry! Next time, it'll be 3000 fps!

Accubonds.... Accubonds.... :tup: :tup: :tup:
Nuts! You just reminded me that I didn't add the 130gr Accubond to the picture of 6.5mm I tested. Every time I look at my list of bullets I see one that I forgot. :bash:

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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #115 on: May 15, 2017, 05:46:52 AM »
York I'll send you more of the gamekings if you'd like. Seems how you kinda purposely tried to blow up the 165s ;)

 :chuckle: I still have a couple left, don't worry! Next time, it'll be 3000 fps!

Accubonds.... Accubonds.... :tup: :tup: :tup:
Nuts! You just reminded me that I didn't add the 130gr Accubond to the picture of 6.5mm I tested. Every time I look at my list of bullets I see one that I forgot. :bash:

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Re: Bullet trap results
« Reply #116 on: May 20, 2017, 12:48:28 PM »
 :yeah:

I am looking for a new load for my .375 H&H and would be curious.

Do you have an ongoing list of bullets you have tried?

 


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