Captured 120g Ballistic Tip
07-11-2013 | 12:33 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Rapid City, South Dakota
Captured 120g Ballistic Tip
This morning i cooked wife breakfast, trimmed a tree, hauled the branches to the dump site, sold 9 bottles of Reloder 19, and somehow managed to catch a 120g Ballistic Tip fired from the 6.5 Bench Rest Magnum. The 6.5 was loaded with 38g of Norma URP powder. The capture was done by 4 milk jugs filled with water, backed up by a phone book stack.
The previous two pictures show how the horse bucked after the bullet impacted. The next picture is about 1/10 second after impact, and shows the front jug flying toward the rifle, which i thought peculiar. This jug was shredded, and ended up 25' or so closer to the rifle than it was initially.
After half second, the second jug in nearly on the ground.
The following picture was taken about one second after impact.
All done.
The VIDEO.
The bullet was found in the fourth jug, which ended up being the only thing still sitting on the horse. The bullet was found in 2 pieces. The 2 pieces together weigh 71g.
The previous two pictures show how the horse bucked after the bullet impacted. The next picture is about 1/10 second after impact, and shows the front jug flying toward the rifle, which i thought peculiar. This jug was shredded, and ended up 25' or so closer to the rifle than it was initially.
After half second, the second jug in nearly on the ground.
The following picture was taken about one second after impact.
All done.
The VIDEO.
The bullet was found in the fourth jug, which ended up being the only thing still sitting on the horse. The bullet was found in 2 pieces. The 2 pieces together weigh 71g.
07-13-2013 | 10:02 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Great photos!!!!! I really like how the horse appeared to have been squatting/lifting as if the kenetic energy was transferred from the phone books to the horse, which in reality the phone book was never hit!!!! I take it that this experiment was done at 100yds?
07-14-2013 | 12:06 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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JFK Pursued
Pretzel Jug Video
Continuing the reloading of the 6.5 bench rest magnum, i did some reloading, and shooting yesterday, and some shooting and clocking today. The load was 120g ballistic tip, 38.2g of Norma URP, CCI 200 primer, and the brass was RP previously fired 6 times. Four shots were clocked at 2635 fps, 2635 fps, 2640 fps, and 2635 fps. The best group shot using this URP powder is an irregular triangular shaped 3 shots at 357 yard. Furthest corners were 2" center.
Yesterday, i filmed a pretzel jug filled with water being struck by the bullet from the load. This i did, because i have no more milk jugs, wasn't patient to wait for sister to drain one of hers, and to humor the JFK historian(s). Stills from the video follow.
Continuing the reloading of the 6.5 bench rest magnum, i did some reloading, and shooting yesterday, and some shooting and clocking today. The load was 120g ballistic tip, 38.2g of Norma URP, CCI 200 primer, and the brass was RP previously fired 6 times. Four shots were clocked at 2635 fps, 2635 fps, 2640 fps, and 2635 fps. The best group shot using this URP powder is an irregular triangular shaped 3 shots at 357 yard. Furthest corners were 2" center.
Yesterday, i filmed a pretzel jug filled with water being struck by the bullet from the load. This i did, because i have no more milk jugs, wasn't patient to wait for sister to drain one of hers, and to humor the JFK historian(s). Stills from the video follow.
