An Even More expensive way to shoot 338LM

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At a 1.50/bullet these new A-Max looking 300gr 338Lapua Magnum rounds aren't for the shallow pockets but they sure look horny. With first testing out of the way, we've found that using the same powder charge used with the Sierra Match 300gr. the Wild Cat bullets don't get much past the end of the barrel before becoming part of the atmosphere which is too bad but more testing with lighter loads will be under way shortly. Apparently these bullets have a BC of just under 1 so if we can get them to fly, they'll be reaching new distances soon.
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the twist on my RC 5R is a 1 in 9.250. If I can get these things to group well even at a slower speed, they might actually out do the SMK. Time will tell.
 
Wow! I'd heard of their rumored development but have seen nothing written of them til now. Naturally, the next question is who is bringing these in currently? Are you saying you're paying $1.50 per bullet?

I don't see anything listed on the Hornady site at all. Too recent perhaps?
 
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Ah! Ok. I read the original post incorrectly. I thought they were Hornady A-MAX's. Hornady is reportedly doing an A-MAX bullet in the 275-300gr. range. I thought perhaps that was the case.

Ironically enough, I just read of the aluminum tipped "Wildcat" bullets over at longrangehunting.com about 30 mins ago. They'd just indicated the bullet was in the development stage.
 
dan belisle said:
I was watching those bullets come apart at Genesee on Saturday. Too bad, they look like they'll be a LR dream. Hopefully they'll work at slower velocities. I guess we'll see. - dan
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What velocities are we talking about? Why is the bullet desintegrating in mid-flight? Jacket not thick enough? Inquiring minds want to know!
 
Glock, I just saw them atRT's about a week ago, pretty ###y bullets.The 300s look like those ones that were being made in South Africa a while back, verypointy, rebated boattail....they almost look machined!

Too bad my TRG 42 doesn't have a hope in hell of stabilizing them!

Good luck and post results.

Ivo
 
TheCanuck said:
What velocities are we talking about? Why is the bullet desintegrating in mid-flight? Jacket not thick enough? Inquiring minds want to know!
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they were being fired from a 338 Lapua AI, but I didn't see any chrono data. If Troy logs on (his gun) perhaps he will let us know. I would hazard an educated guess that the bullets were being pushed around 3000 fps, though. - dan
 
Glock-0-Maniac's 300SMK loads were hovering right around 3000FPS, I would guess he was trying to push these with the same powder and charge.

Sucks they fragment, those looked like the long range dream!
 
Blackcloud said:
Glock-0-Maniac's 300SMK loads were hovering right around 3000FPS, I would guess he was trying to push these with the same powder and charge.

Sucks they fragment, those looked like the long range dream!
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I would say they still will be accurate performers with a BC close to 1, its just a matter of finding the right recipee to send them down the pipe I would bet they have the potential to hit Jerry's other ridge that we were shooting at with the .50BMG, sometimes less is more.;) Best of luck with it T anyway. Keep us informed.:dancingbanana:
 
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I'm going to try to talk Wild Cat into letting me R & D these while I still have a bunch and see if I can get them to stabilize with slightly less thunder behind them. Since there is no ballistic data for them with such a wicked BC, I'll have to get an accurate load and then stretch them out and see what the difference in drop is between the SMK and these. I think the results will be interesting.
 
I'm going to try to talk Wild Cat into letting me R & D these while I still have a bunch and see if I can get them to stabilize with slightly less thunder behind them. Since there is no ballistic data for them with such a wicked BC, I'll have to get an accurate load and then stretch them out and see what the difference in drop is between the SMK and these. I think the results will be interesting.
 
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