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Originally posted by boom stick:
Looks like we both posted on the same topic.
We now have a new king of the hill 338 when it comes to terminal performance.
Go Raptor!

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Originally posted by michael458:
Here is yesterdays work with the .338 225 ESP Raptor, 338 Ultra.












Now I really have to tell a short story about testing the Solid end of the Raptor, with the 338 Ultra. The other day when I first filled the boxes with test medium, I still had some medium in the back that was untouched, so I added to that and went forward with it. At some point I had put 3 big thick dry catalogs in the very back of the box, to prevent an unexpected pass through while testing the various Raptors, should something exceed my expectations. This particular box has a 2X4 across the top, I can't see the last 4 inches of test medium in the back of the box. So these dry catalogs remained back there, I had forgot.

Testing the Raptors as solids in the 338 WSM and it's velocity, 58 inches, I knew at the higher velocity the Raptors in the 338 Ultra would burn through 64 inches, and out the back, so I backed the first box up, with the second box, as normal for deep diving BBW#13 Solids. I fired the first two, looked at the back, NO EXIT??? Hmmmmm?????? Moved the box over to make sure it was lined up for the next two in the series, and again No Exit??? Checking the witness cards as I moved back in the box I got to the part under that 2X4, and there were the dry catalogs perfect 4 holes in them, and in the last one was ALL 4 Of the Raptors, 100% dead straight penetration, all stuck nose forward in that last Norther tool Equipment catalog! Dry as a chip! If it had not been for that, they would have burned through to I don't know where? I gave it 64 Inches.









Michael

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RN at 2500 FPS are pretty awesome