Recent content by michael458

Yes, the 200 FB Raptor is the bullet in 9.3 caliber for anything you would do with a medium. I took the 210 ESP to Africa and Australia where it hammered plains game and the terminals were incredible, no bullets recovered, taking multiple zebra, wildebeest and more. However, in my 9.3 B&M it...

I am not quite sure of what velocity you might be looking for. I have heard this before, but personally did not find that being any sort of issue, at least to this point; 2/3/16 300 #13 28/WW 296 Fed 205 1536 1533 3 1534 2/3/16 300 #13 30/WW 296 Fed 205 1625 1607 18 1616...

First let me qualify that I am not a handgun hunter by any stretch, although have taken a few species with a handgun in my earlier days. Nor am I a serious big bore handgun shooter, at least not in the last 15 years. I tore a tendon in my right hand with a 4 inch 500 S&W that never healed...

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We did all that work here going back to 2010. The Cutting Edge Bands were designed to be safe in double rifles. We also tested the North Fork Micro bands and they were hand in hand with the CEB both in brass and copper. We tested a large variety of different bands, number of bands...

I take it you are not familiar with the Raptor........... In the first days it was called Non-Con, for Non-Conventional ............ Today, Raptor. The single most devastating, tissue destroying, trauma inflicting bullet that ever went to the field. Available in all calibers from .224 to...

WICKED to say the least, I also am a huge fan of that bullet, I run semi 450 BMs and it is a game changer in that cartridge............I just received a new run, 700 pieces. I used and loaded a previous 1000..........

Of course I would use the 200 Flat Base Raptor. "Michael, that is insane, 200 gr bullet in .366 caliber, it does not weigh enough for eland" Yep, 20 years ago that would probably be true, no sane individual would consider such a thing, but 20 years ago we did not have the Bullet Tech we have...

People say a lot of stupid things, stupid can't be cured. Trying to argue, or convince stupid of anything is a waste of time, and time is limited. Hopefully more open minded people are able to understand and work through the logic to come to a more reasonable conclusion. It was not so long...

I will be long dead and dusty by then................HEH

Here is how I avoid these sort of issues....................

A very good question, among several I have as well. First out the gate @blackpowder12bore you will not find me .375 caliber friendly at all, not even in the least bit. Keep that in mind as I state any opinion. Anyone that knows me, knows this. Would not be my choice for anything larger...

I did some 9mm Pressure data today, I have a 9mm loading project coming up that I needed to get some data on. I thought I would post this for you guys, but warning, it is severely limited in scope, especially concerning powders used. A few years ago I converted all my 9mm Loads to two...

I would not classify BBQ Guns as Jewelry per say, but since BBQ Guns were mentioned............... My wife and I have had a lot of such things like jewelry made over the years from some of our adventures, elephant hair bracelets many times from our elephants, we even had custom wedding bands...