A new Thor?
11-18-2016, 03:54 PM
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A new Thor?
Not sure who's making them for Thor or when they'll be available, but these are experimental as far as I know.
They are .451" diameter and wait for it..... wait for it.....
Aluminum and weight in at 63 grains and with a max load " assuming its blackhorn209" will hit in the 2900-3000 FPS range.
I was told they are for the fast twist 1:28 rifles, but I'll certainly be trying them out when I get a chance and see what they'll do in a 1:48 twist.
If they do half way decent at 100 yards in my sidelock, I'll think about trying one out on a hog.
They are .451" diameter and wait for it..... wait for it.....
Aluminum and weight in at 63 grains and with a max load " assuming its blackhorn209" will hit in the 2900-3000 FPS range.
I was told they are for the fast twist 1:28 rifles, but I'll certainly be trying them out when I get a chance and see what they'll do in a 1:48 twist.
If they do half way decent at 100 yards in my sidelock, I'll think about trying one out on a hog.
Last edited by MountainDevil54; 09-23-2018 at 10:51 PM.
11-18-2016, 04:11 PM
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Eh, I personally think those would pretty much have horrible terminal ballistics. Aluminium fractures rather than being malleable so "blow ups" rather than penetration would be way to common. Especially from such a light bullet. I'd have to see some serious penetration tests with harder contact than ballistic gel before I'd put any faith in that bullet. Also, with such a light bullet, downrange performance would be near nil since it would have little to no momentum even with those high predicted muzzle velocities.
11-18-2016, 05:20 PM
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Maybe yote bullets! I certainly wouldn't trust it for deer or any larger hogs. Maybe a 60 pounder for the grill 
But as I stated earlier, just going by weight/size as well as material, I just don't see penetration values being anything I could trust. Maybe a flat shooting paper puncher for 100 yards but given the size of .451 and very light weight, the wind would play some serious havoc with that bullet.
But as I stated earlier, just going by weight/size as well as material, I just don't see penetration values being anything I could trust. Maybe a flat shooting paper puncher for 100 yards but given the size of .451 and very light weight, the wind would play some serious havoc with that bullet.
11-18-2016, 06:30 PM
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The calculations given on roundball are faulty as you well know MD. Because of the horrible BC of a roundball the calculations to factor energy are highly skewed without taking the momentum into a greater factor. Now I'm talking about pure lead .490 PRB's which are what, 3 times the mass of that 63gr Aluminium? Right around 177gr on average?
11-18-2016, 08:45 PM
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Nothing that new really. Lehigh has offered them for years for defense use.
https://www.lehighbullets.com/product/458-300-458-cqb/
Bullet Weight
97 grains
Bullet Length
1.100
Bullet Diameter
0.458"
Material 7075-T6 aluminum
https://www.lehighbullets.com/product/458-300-458-cqb/
Bullet Weight
97 grains
Bullet Length
1.100
Bullet Diameter
0.458"
Material 7075-T6 aluminum
Last edited by Gm54-120; 11-19-2016 at 05:25 AM.
