Recent content by michael458

@SRvet , yes, thanks for the clarification I am baffled myself that the 420 Raptor did not sort that out in short order,especially at 2350 fps. I don't have a clue as to why that would be. I have used it with incredible success, I just loaded some more for a friend that is taking his 458...

Albert, that is just about what I would expect with 416 blades, with larger blades in .458 and .500 caliber you would have around 10-12 inch spread...... I think the way I worded that before was not correct, total spread, not from center.... I am in the wrong on that. I think? LOL...

Good Morning Mark, and Gentlemen................. Indeed. When the research was done on the CEB #13 Solids, I proceeded to the Trauma Inflicting bullets (My brain is focused on Buffalo Always) With the Solid design finished, I focused on what is now the Raptor. In the early development I...

LOL....... Private joke between Fordy and I.......... for many reasons stated ........ @Justin D. I commend you for the excellent, very detailed report and observations. Very well done. As for twists and turns, very easily explained if this were a Round Nose Solid, or a spire point solid...

A limited penetration solid is designed for two purposes. To give increased trauma to the target, causing more tissue destruction, and deeper penetration than what you would get with a conventional expanding bullet, or even a trauma inflicting bullet such as the CEB Raptors and 1st Generation...

I had SSK Industries build two of these in 2008. I had an abundance of Winchester M70s in 338, and wanted something different. I really liked the cartridge, I think a good step up from .338. It was easy to load, just running the 338 case in the size die necking up and done. Both of my...

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...