Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I think the Raptors committed to a good idea, but didn’t take it far enough design wise. From making a few things out of metal I recognize why they designed it the way they did, for the ease of manufacture. That’s referring to the broached allen hole in the nose of the bullet to form the hollow point. Easy to obtain equipment meant for broaching allen screw heads was employed in a hard alloy that splinters rather than deforms. It made mass production of a hollow point with biases to sheer on at the points of the hexagon, simple and cost effective for mass production.
I think the idea is great, a bullet that sheds petals and has a solid shank to continue on, but the petals need to be heavier and fewer, as small shards may not accomplish much past an extravagant entry wound. I used to think three large petals, each weighing say 30grs and a 200gr shank to follow, would be really hard to argue with on thin skinned game (big bears, lions, heavy predators etc). Needs to be remembered CEB also makes other bullets, from solid copper for instance that are closer to this concept, but still light in the petals. This was an experimental bullet closer to what I figured would work best based on a handgun raptor with added weight to the shank.
I think the idea is great, a bullet that sheds petals and has a solid shank to continue on, but the petals need to be heavier and fewer, as small shards may not accomplish much past an extravagant entry wound. I used to think three large petals, each weighing say 30grs and a 200gr shank to follow, would be really hard to argue with on thin skinned game (big bears, lions, heavy predators etc). Needs to be remembered CEB also makes other bullets, from solid copper for instance that are closer to this concept, but still light in the petals. This was an experimental bullet closer to what I figured would work best based on a handgun raptor with added weight to the shank.
