300g PT Gold

[ronlaughlin]

da new guy provided the bullet

Powder charge is 80 grain Blackhorn. Distance between bottles, and rifle is 25 yard.

First bottle was blowed in half high, and away. Second bottle was totally destroyed. Third bottle contained a small piece of lead, was damaged. Fourth bottle was holed through. Bullet bounced off fifth bottle, made a leak. Sixth bottle was undamaged. The bullet was found on the ground about 5' behind the horse off to the side, after a long search, using the metal detector. The bullet wouldn't have been found without the metal detector.

 

[Muley Hunter]

Not too bad.

 

[HC]

The copper jacket looks very thin?

 

[BuckDoeHunter]

It's electroplated, from the website description, also says 3% antimony for a harder bullet.

 

[Mnt monkey]

I bet all those jugs are dead

 

[da new guy]

Thanks for the great testing Ron. I think that this helps out alot of guys, not just myself choose bullets for hunting. Keep up the great work...PLEASE!

 

[Muley Hunter]

Maybe the bullet would be happier with 70gr?

 

[GM54-120]

Rainier was making the bullets for Harvester but they are no longer in business. Im curious who will be making them when the back stock runs out. I have doubts it will be Berry's since they are already making bullets for another vendor. Speer does a far better job of plating but cost will go up. So...maybe X-treme Bullets?

 

[52Bore]

Thanks Ron.
Based on the 80grV load, it seems the velocity from BH209 data is around 1650fps.
So, with a max load of 120grV that’s the expected performance at 140yds.
100grV load, it would be 70yds.
3% antimony seems to make some difference in expansion.
Good stuff.
Thanks

 

[da new guy]

The bullets worked pretty well but like someone else said not as well as a Speer. I REALLY wish that Speer would make a "pointy" bullet with a good bc. I think that would be the Holy Grail. They already make great bullets that are cheap, but not cheaply made...

 

[52Bore]

The bullets worked pretty well but like someone else said not as well as a Speer. I REALLY wish that Speer would make a "pointy" bullet with a good bc. I think that would be the Holy Grail. They already make great bullets that are cheap, but not cheaply made...

Pointy bullets don’t improve BC much at all.
Diameter is the #1 improvement, then weight.

 

[ENCORE50A]

Compare both bullets that are the same diameter and same weight..... .452" diameter and 300grs

 

[52Bore]

Thanks Encore, certainly shows how weight increases BC with same design bullet.

Here are the actual bullets I used in a point / no point test I did a few years ago that I posted here on this site. LabRadar verified and no difference on impact at 200 yard target.

 

[rporter]

the ol labradar sure does give a shooter great knowledge