I finally got a chance to shoot the Bridger Bullets 500gr. monometal solids in my M-70 .470 Capstick.





They're long bullets.





Loaded to about the same COAL as the Barnes Original 500gr. FMJRN.





This was the best of the three groups shot at 50yds. It measures .749" wide by .672" high, outside to outside (bullet diameter is .474").



George

Bravo!

George,

Can you comment on the feeding? In particular what action and cartridge?...thanks...jim

Hi Jim,



Sorry about that! I've updated my original post to reflect that this was in my M-70 .470 Capstick.



Feeding at 3.61" COAL is fine if done quickly or 'normally'. On one round (fed from the magazine), I worked the bolt VERRRRY slowly, and that round did seem to catch momentarily just before the bolt closed, but it only happened the one time, and I was unable to make any other rounds catch in the same manner.



George

George, when did you say you were going to whack something with that thing with the Bridgers?

They sure do..! Could help me with a homepage address for Bridger?

Keep shooting that way

Mid-April.

George

HI,

Were they hard to reload, did the groves give you any trouble seating them into the brass. Kev

Hi Kev,

No problems whatsoever. The ridges are at bore diameter, so they seat pretty normally.

George

HI,

Thanks GeorgeS, they sure look bad ass, Kev

George, quit bragging. Hope you got a digital camera to take alone with you so that you can post a lot of pics.

George
Do you have any Barnes Super Solids to compare them to? They look even longer than them. I should have mine next week. I hope they are no longer than the Barnes. With barnes in my lott they take up quite a bit of case space.
Dean

500grs. - Thanks!

When and where you flying from George? I leave April 13th via Alanta.

Kevin,

I'm going to South America for water buffalo this time.

George