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August 5, 2006, 12:01 AM | #1 |
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"Precision Rifle" ML bullets?
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August 5, 2006, 02:24 AM | #2 |
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Which ones did you get? What's not to like?
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August 5, 2006, 05:49 PM | #3 |
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They look great. I got 2 kinds at the complete opposite ends of the spectrum, bullet weight wise.
I have two MLs - a .45 cal and a .50 cal. In .45 cal, I got some saboted .400 bullets, Precision Rifle "QT" is the type, 180 gr, for okla. deer. In .50 cal, I got some non-saboted, P.R. "Ultimate Conicals", 450 gr, in case I draw out for ML Elk in Colo. like my buddy did (don't ya just love my weak tenuous excuses for buying guns & ammo? ). Both kinds are spitzers with pointed plastic tips ('ballistic tip' I suppose), but I'm thinking of cutting them off on the 180s to make them flatnosed - I want rapid expansion. Canadian bullets...now I've heard everything. They claim that they are "the world's most accurate muzzleloader bullet" - hope they live up to half the hype and they'll suit my needs. |
August 5, 2006, 06:29 PM | #4 |
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http://www.prbullet.com/40.htm
http://www.prbullet.com/uls.htm Your bullets seem to be particularly yummy! |
August 7, 2006, 01:46 PM | #5 |
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Yeah, they look quite uniform, and the 180s are even boattailed, for a little added B.C. I'll post how they work later if I get an ML deer this year.
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August 7, 2006, 02:53 PM | #6 |
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Recovered Slug
Check out this upset 20 gauge Winchester/BRI sabot slug that I recovered from the far side of a deer after taking a frontal quartering shot that traveled diagonally.
Although heavier than your bullet, this sabot slug started out at .40 caliber and ended up mushrooming to ~ .64 caliber. With a lighter bullet, penetration may not be as great, but hopefully similiar expansion will occur with or without the ballistic tip. It's the only projectile that I've ever recovered from a downed deer. Hopefully, with a pass through shot, you won't be able to recover one, but if you do, consider it a "real trophy". |
August 10, 2006, 08:47 PM | #7 |
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Nice expansion there!
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August 10, 2006, 09:10 PM | #8 |
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I don't think it's pure lead, but it is heavier. Most bullets expand with that approximate ratio.
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