A new Matrix bullet for the 9.3 rifles!

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For those that have been looking for a bullet that they can seat out close to the lands in European rifles with their long throats, here is a really serious hunting bullet.



It is a true round nose soft point like those used in the old express cartridges. Many of them had this bluff-nosed design, which is basically a cylinder with a hemisphere of lead exposed. This new bullet has a bonded core as well, and should be an amazing killer on big game.

Loaded a few up today, and am heading to the range in the morning to see how they group. I know from previous experience with Matrix that they will expand and hold together, but am betting these will be hammers! :)



And, best of all, made in Canada!

Ted
 
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I hate to be the wet blanket, but I suspect I would have feeding problems with that particular bullet. I have some 286 Woodleigh RN's loaded up, and they have a very blunt nose, and they can be very balky getting them up over the feed ramp of my Husqvarna M98. Those Matrix bullets look like they have perfectly parallel sides, and are much more blunt than the Woodleighs.

Let us know how well they feed through the action.
 
The sides are parallel, and the nose hemispherical. They feed without a hitch in both my Model 70 and my FN, and do so at varying seating depths.

If you look closely at the picture with the box of bullets you will see two vastly different seating depths. One is for maximum length acceptable for the FN magazine, the other for the custom chamber in the Model 70. Both will feed from both rifles.

Will post a picture of them side by side when I get back from the range. Heading up there shortly.

Ted
 
Did you put a cannelure on them or is it just an optical illusion on the loaded round on your bottom picture?
 
Looks really good Ted. I suspect they would be "adequate" for anything you might run into in your neck of the woods.
 
Well, I guess they will work........





Did an expansion test as well, while I was there. Fired two bullets into a lineup of water-filled plastic jugs. The recovered bullet is just what I was hoping for. Marshal slightly alloyed the core to slow down the expansion a bit.






Did not have enough jugs for one of the bullets, and never did recover it. May still be going. ;)





Expanded to more than double the original diameter, yet look at how much of that shank is still intact. This thing is really going to penetrate!





Boys and girls, we have a winner! Now, anyone care to guess the retained weight of the recovered bullet?
Ted
 
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Why not? said:
The sides are parallel, and the nose hemispherical. They feed without a hitch in both my Model 70 and my FN, and do so at varying seating depths.

If you look closely at the picture with the box of bullets you will see two vastly different seating depths. One is for maximum length acceptable for the FN magazine, the other for the custom chamber in the Model 70. Both will feed from both rifles.

Will post a picture of them side by side when I get back from the range. Heading up there shortly.

Ted
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Here's the picture. They both feed without a hiccup in both of my rifles. The long-seated one will feed and chamber in the Husqvarnas with long throats like BIGUGLYMAN and many others on here have. Maybe he will stop whining about not being able to seat the bullet out to touch the lands now. ;)



The short-seated one fits the FN custom rifle I was shooting today.

If you look closely you can see a pliers mark on the shank of the long seated one. I had to pull it out a bit, after seating it too deep.

Ted
 
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9.3mauser said:
I hate to be the wet blanket, but I suspect I would have feeding problems with that particular bullet. I have some 286 Woodleigh RN's loaded up, and they have a very blunt nose, and they can be very balky getting them up over the feed ramp of my Husqvarna M98. Those Matrix bullets look like they have perfectly parallel sides, and are much more blunt than the Woodleighs.

Let us know how well they feed through the action.
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Funny, my 9.3 feeds the 286 Norma Round Nose that Ted gave me just fine. I'll be interested to see how these perform. I wonder how thick the jackets are? They should perform quite beautifully. I'm looking forward to seeing the results on game.
 
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Here's the picture. They both feed without a hiccup in both of my rifles. The long-seated one will feed and chamber in the Husqvarnas with long throats like BIGUGLYMAN and many others on here have. Maybe he will stop whining now. ;)
Ted
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Hey, what was I whining about? Well, I whine about a lot of things, but I don't remember the throat being one of them. Looking at those results I'm thinking Marshall just pushed to the front of the line of bullet manufacturers, at least for us quirky types.

And Ted, I'd have gotten to this thread sooner but I make the foolish decision to take my canoe to Bloody Falls and paddle back to town. I'm surprised I can even move enough to type!
 
BigUglyMan said:
Funny, my 9.3 feeds the 286 Norma Round Nose that Ted gave me just fine. I'll be interested to see how these perform. I wonder how thick the jackets are? They should perform quite beautifully. I'm looking forward to seeing the results on game.
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I don't know how thick they are, but I do know they don't lose very much weight. My guess is it is the same jacket as he uses on the spitzer bullet, and we know that one works.



This 270 gr retained over 90% after breaking a shoulder right on the big joint, chopping up two vertebrae, and breaking through the shoulder blade on the far side of a really big bear.

Ted
 
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bcsteve said:
Did you put a cannelure on them or is it just an optical illusion on the loaded round on your bottom picture?
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Hi Steve,

There is no cannelure. I think what you are seeing is a shadow from the flash passing over the rim of the case. They have not moved under recoil so far. Of course, 2340 fps is not too violent in an eight pound rifle.

Now, 2500+ will make you sit up and take notice.

Ted
 
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