Sometimes you get lucky

[Bert the Turtle]

I’ve got a buffalo hunt with my son this summer and I decided I wanted to use the 430 North Fork soft in my 404. My goal was 2150-2250FPS

Just shot the starting load over the chronograph: 2207FPS. Iron sights hitting close enough to bust up a piece of old
concrete block.

I want to fine tune overall length for proper feeding but looks like things are coming together.

 

[F. Vaccaro]

Shouldn’t have any pressure with starting loads, sounds like you’ve arrived!

 

[Luvthunt]

Good start and good luck

 

[Rare Breed]

Nice!!! I have fallen in love with the 404 after my latest trip to Africa

 

[Bert the Turtle]

And now, from the other end of the weight spectrum, I see that CEB is making a 257g raptor. No idea what the muzzle velocity is but I’m guessing about a billion feet per second. Not sure what it’s intended for but I bet it would switch a leopard off pretty fast. I’ve requested load data. For no good reason whatsoever.

 

[Mekaniks]

And now, from the other end of the weight spectrum, I see that CEB is making a 257g raptor. No idea what the muzzle velocity is but I’m guessing about a billion feet per second. Not sure what it’s intended for but I bet it would switch a leopard off pretty fast. I’ve requested load data. For no good reason whatsoever.

I bet it could make a pretty sweet PG bullet, or anything in NA bigger than a deer....