Good after noon all! I gotta say I just got done with a quick range session in the back yard and boy was it fun!!
This past Friday I made it home before my wife and found a box on the porch.... Well, I didn't order anything so I went to investigate. COOOL, it's from Cabelas.... It is the Perma-Gel kit.. woo hooo!! This Tuesday is my b-day and my wife was gonna surprise me.... ( she thought it would come in a more discreet box) Well, she did surprise me anyhow.
I tell ya, my wife is just the best !! rayer:
Anywhoo, I prepped the stuff Friday/Saturday. I didn't do the best job but I got the clarity I needed. I have a few unwanted air bubbles but I'll do better next time..
This afternoon, I set up a target in the back yard in front of the dead tree I keep swearing I'll cut down some day... The bullets I want to try were the 250 Shockwave, 250 Bonded Shockwave & the 275 Parker Ballistic Extreme. My gun was already zero'd with the 250 Bonded SW's so I fired the other 2 bullets into a target at 52 yds...
The Parker was 1" high and the 250 SW was a tad lower and a bit left:
Ok, I set up the Perma-Gel and get ready for some action!!
Gun: NULA .50 topped with a 3x10x42 Swaro A-Line (My best MZ ever! )
The Bullets/Load: 275 Parker BE, 250 Bonded SW, 250 SW over 42gr 4759
First up, the 250gr Bonded. My ULA just loves these things...
The bullet hits dead center of the Perma-Gel and mushrooms perfectly! Penetration is right at 21.5" The wound channel is very nice... the first 10.5" are very defined. The bullet comes to rest in the second block of media... In the first pic you can see the blue tip about 6-8" in then the bullet resting a few inches into the second block...
Here are a few photos of the 250 Bonded SW
Next up is the standard 250gr SW. I have never hunted with these bullets mostly because of the mixed stories I have heard... But I have shot loads of them at the range... boy do they shoot good!
Well..... I was actually surprised at the results. The bullet was all but gone in the first 6"!! The yellow tip was there and a small pc of lead made it 12" and the bullet never reached the second block of media.
Here are a few pics of the 250 SW ( The darker wound channel in the background was from the 250 Bonded, the 250 SW's wound channel is clear and is angling down in the following photos )
In this photo you can see a small pc of lead to the left of the frame.. this is the farthest penetrating fragment from the 250 SW... 11.5" max. Most of the bullet stays within the first 6" of media.
Next up is the 275 Parker Ballistic Extreme. I hunted the early MZ season in KY last year with these bullets and they performed very well. I expected the same results in the Perma-Gel...
After rotating the media 180 degrees, I shot a 275 Parker into some fresh media.. Upon inspecion, I was not able to find the bullet. I THOUGHT it had fragged. Penetration made it to the second block but I was not able to find the bullet. Confused, I fired another... The second bullet performed well and came to rest in the second block of media after 19.5" of penetration. I then dug the second bullet from the media and started cleaning up. I'm not sure what it is about these Parker's but the Hydro-static shock was amazing! Both shots seriously moved the blocks of gel and the second blew it off the table. The 250 bonded moved them a bit but the Parkers were just amazing on impact. Are these bullets designed to do this or did the extra 25 gr make THAT much difference??
As my little guy and I cleaned up after the shooting was over..... Alex saw the first Parker at the END of the second block of media. The Penetration was right at 32" !!
2nd Parker-19.5" Penetration
FOUND!! the first Parker after 32" of penetration!
My 3 Parkers: 275 BE(back), Shot 2 (left) , Shot 1(right) The Hollowpoint got plugged on shot one.. Part of the plastic tip was still lodged in the bullet as it came to rest. I believe this is the reason for the 32" of penetration....
250 Bonded SW / 275 Parker ( shot 2)
Carnage: Here are a few pics of the post shot shock to the gel and table after the Parkers... No pics were taken after the SW shots because they were really not as noteworthy.. Also note the damage to the plywood and saw horses.. Damage to the wood and sawhorses happened after each shot...
Parker shot 1
Parker shot 2, gel blown clear from the table..
Carnage:
Conclusion:
It should be noted that these are pretty much ONE OFF RESULTS. Further testing will continue. Only a limited amount of shots can be made per session... When the media is cleaned and ready, we will try again.
I had also planned on chronographing each load but my battery was DOA.. :cry:
250 Bonded SW
I was pleasantly surprised with the overall performance of the250 Bonded SW. Penetration and weight retainage was exceptional at 21.5" and 234.4gr respectively. I would not hesitate to recommed the Bonded SW for smokeless applications. I'll buy more!
250 SW
Well, should I really be surprised??? I have quite a few on hand and will test a few more... but this bullet does not look promising at smokeless speeds.. Groundhogs BEWARE!!
275 Parker Ballistic Exteme
I already liked the way this bullet shoots, it is VERY accurate in a variety of guns. This bullet just BLEW up the first block of media.. It was like a grenade hitting the stuff.... just amazing energy transfer. Penetration and weight retainage were acceptable as well...
Shot 1 : 32" penetration, 251.7 gr retained
Shot 2 : 19.5" penetration, 193.9 gr retained
Well, there ya go. Thanks for reading!!
J.J.
This past Friday I made it home before my wife and found a box on the porch.... Well, I didn't order anything so I went to investigate. COOOL, it's from Cabelas.... It is the Perma-Gel kit.. woo hooo!! This Tuesday is my b-day and my wife was gonna surprise me.... ( she thought it would come in a more discreet box) Well, she did surprise me anyhow.
I tell ya, my wife is just the best !! rayer:
Anywhoo, I prepped the stuff Friday/Saturday. I didn't do the best job but I got the clarity I needed. I have a few unwanted air bubbles but I'll do better next time..
This afternoon, I set up a target in the back yard in front of the dead tree I keep swearing I'll cut down some day... The bullets I want to try were the 250 Shockwave, 250 Bonded Shockwave & the 275 Parker Ballistic Extreme. My gun was already zero'd with the 250 Bonded SW's so I fired the other 2 bullets into a target at 52 yds...
The Parker was 1" high and the 250 SW was a tad lower and a bit left:
Ok, I set up the Perma-Gel and get ready for some action!!
Gun: NULA .50 topped with a 3x10x42 Swaro A-Line (My best MZ ever! )
The Bullets/Load: 275 Parker BE, 250 Bonded SW, 250 SW over 42gr 4759
First up, the 250gr Bonded. My ULA just loves these things...
The bullet hits dead center of the Perma-Gel and mushrooms perfectly! Penetration is right at 21.5" The wound channel is very nice... the first 10.5" are very defined. The bullet comes to rest in the second block of media... In the first pic you can see the blue tip about 6-8" in then the bullet resting a few inches into the second block...
Here are a few photos of the 250 Bonded SW
Next up is the standard 250gr SW. I have never hunted with these bullets mostly because of the mixed stories I have heard... But I have shot loads of them at the range... boy do they shoot good!
Well..... I was actually surprised at the results. The bullet was all but gone in the first 6"!! The yellow tip was there and a small pc of lead made it 12" and the bullet never reached the second block of media.
Here are a few pics of the 250 SW ( The darker wound channel in the background was from the 250 Bonded, the 250 SW's wound channel is clear and is angling down in the following photos )
In this photo you can see a small pc of lead to the left of the frame.. this is the farthest penetrating fragment from the 250 SW... 11.5" max. Most of the bullet stays within the first 6" of media.
Next up is the 275 Parker Ballistic Extreme. I hunted the early MZ season in KY last year with these bullets and they performed very well. I expected the same results in the Perma-Gel...
After rotating the media 180 degrees, I shot a 275 Parker into some fresh media.. Upon inspecion, I was not able to find the bullet. I THOUGHT it had fragged. Penetration made it to the second block but I was not able to find the bullet. Confused, I fired another... The second bullet performed well and came to rest in the second block of media after 19.5" of penetration. I then dug the second bullet from the media and started cleaning up. I'm not sure what it is about these Parker's but the Hydro-static shock was amazing! Both shots seriously moved the blocks of gel and the second blew it off the table. The 250 bonded moved them a bit but the Parkers were just amazing on impact. Are these bullets designed to do this or did the extra 25 gr make THAT much difference??
As my little guy and I cleaned up after the shooting was over..... Alex saw the first Parker at the END of the second block of media. The Penetration was right at 32" !!
2nd Parker-19.5" Penetration
FOUND!! the first Parker after 32" of penetration!
My 3 Parkers: 275 BE(back), Shot 2 (left) , Shot 1(right) The Hollowpoint got plugged on shot one.. Part of the plastic tip was still lodged in the bullet as it came to rest. I believe this is the reason for the 32" of penetration....
250 Bonded SW / 275 Parker ( shot 2)
Carnage: Here are a few pics of the post shot shock to the gel and table after the Parkers... No pics were taken after the SW shots because they were really not as noteworthy.. Also note the damage to the plywood and saw horses.. Damage to the wood and sawhorses happened after each shot...
Parker shot 1
Parker shot 2, gel blown clear from the table..
Carnage:
Conclusion:
It should be noted that these are pretty much ONE OFF RESULTS. Further testing will continue. Only a limited amount of shots can be made per session... When the media is cleaned and ready, we will try again.
I had also planned on chronographing each load but my battery was DOA.. :cry:
250 Bonded SW
I was pleasantly surprised with the overall performance of the250 Bonded SW. Penetration and weight retainage was exceptional at 21.5" and 234.4gr respectively. I would not hesitate to recommed the Bonded SW for smokeless applications. I'll buy more!
250 SW
Well, should I really be surprised??? I have quite a few on hand and will test a few more... but this bullet does not look promising at smokeless speeds.. Groundhogs BEWARE!!
275 Parker Ballistic Exteme
I already liked the way this bullet shoots, it is VERY accurate in a variety of guns. This bullet just BLEW up the first block of media.. It was like a grenade hitting the stuff.... just amazing energy transfer. Penetration and weight retainage were acceptable as well...
Shot 1 : 32" penetration, 251.7 gr retained
Shot 2 : 19.5" penetration, 193.9 gr retained
Well, there ya go. Thanks for reading!!
J.J.