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Took it out to get a little speed data and a solid zero. Little breezy but it helped to get some information gathering started.
Yes this is the Quad
lil gun
100 yards
consistent speed node was really what I was after on this trip. That and get a zero to work with. Seems There is more speed to be had with this combo so I’ll keep moving forward.
lil gun
100 yards
consistent speed node was really what I was after on this trip. That and get a zero to work with. Seems There is more speed to be had with this combo so I’ll keep moving forward.
So the same load that shot the super tight sd earlier was tried today and proved to be a solid load. It’s not peak pressure but if a guy wanted to run a subsonic load with it. This one might be perfect l.
A few recoveries from the 100 yard plate
most groups are looking like this
That’s awesome!
what are you using to weigh your powder charges?
what are you using to weigh your powder charges?
The autothrow on the fx120i
Got up to 1289fps yesterday. With this current barrel, I believe that’s going to be about max speed.
Man this project looks like a ton of fun. I love it when people push the limits and go outside of the norm. Please keep us updated with your results.
.250g1 tracks well out the 353yards. Makes the transition through transonic with no troubles at all! This bullets is solid
For reference, I use .138g1 for CenterX
What was the drop at 350?
Second gen bullet is done. Now waiting on a barrel. This one will go on a RimX. It gained a little weight, 1.1gr, but should still go faster than the first design. Old on the left and new in the right
@Geno C. -- out of curiosity -- do you plan on making the bullets available for sale when this project is "finished"? I ask because I am getting set up to start reloading .22lr and would love to try out your creation!
Thanks in advance... I'm really looking forward to seeing what you can do with these either way man... great job!
Thanks in advance... I'm really looking forward to seeing what you can do with these either way man... great job!
The bullets are from Badlands Precision.
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badlandsprecision.com I don't see the bullets for sale here...
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Also talked about in this thread.
About to start loading 22lr
Going to start loading 22lr. Got a buddy at Badlands precision to make the bullet. Think I’ll start with something in the Red Dot 🔴 burn range
www.snipershide.com Here is post 96
Sweet! Thanks man! 
The first generation of the bullet is proven to work. It does what I wanted and more tha. I expected. I’ve talked with Badlands, and whenever they want to release them to the public, is up to them and their production capacity. This was thrown on their plate on top of all the things that they had in the works before I started this project.
The second gen. Bullet hasn’t been fired from a barrel yet. It’s designed to take advantage of a different barrel geometry gain speed and increase weight with no negatives. The new barrel geometry should still fire regular lead ammo just fine, but I haven’t proven that yet.
I would say the more interest they receive, the faster they bring this bullet into full production
Awesome!
Just so I have this right... If they _were_ to produce the gen 1 projectiles and sell them -- they would have to be fed into the action one at a time due to not fitting into a standard .22lr magazine - correct?
Oh, and CONGRATS on seeing the first phase of your project come to fruition!
Just so I have this right... If they _were_ to produce the gen 1 projectiles and sell them -- they would have to be fed into the action one at a time due to not fitting into a standard .22lr magazine - correct?
Oh, and CONGRATS on seeing the first phase of your project come to fruition!
If your action can’t use a 22wmr/17hmr mag then, yes, they’ll need to be single fed
Picked up a couple more powders to test. Right on the middle of the burn range I need to be in
27” Bartlein fitted up 
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Nice! What twist rate?
This one is 5.75
Your using all the magazine that's available!
Sure am! No reason not to
1240 is a safe speed so far. Got some over 1300 but not all the cases survive at that speed
I was just fixing to say that's pushing it, no doubt your running min. head space as possible to gain case support do the steel FEDARM coated cases hold up better then the brass ?
I’ve never tried steel coated cases
Federal armament makes them just, havnt been in stock I've been waiting on some to check quality.
I’ve used their brass stuff and couldn’t get it to be consistent no matter what sorting I did
It looks like your ring crimping the bullet for retention? Have you tried neck wiping to retain it for more consistancy ?
It’s not really a crimp. I made a make shift “neck sizing” die out of a scrap 223 barrel. The rifling is actually sizing the neck down to give it grip on the bullet. Once I get to really where I want to be with all the load info, I’ll make a proper bushing die and start changing the tension that retains the bullet
Gotcha that's far better then ring crimping I made one out of A2 today a donut style I turned the bullet shank to expand the brass .0003 under the chamber size then my die was .0008 under chamber. It passed through really easy I hope a .150 shoulder with .0005 interference is enough. You proably already know but with the dual alloy Noslers it might be different.
I’m assuming you’re an extra 0 in those measurements?
No 5 tenths or 1/2 a thousandths tension with 8 tenths expansion at detonation.
1/2 a thou isn’t a lot on such a small bullet
Probably both. The gen 2 is simply designed or a different barrel geometry. It’s not a common thing in the 22 industry Yet so I’m not sure how it’ll behave with traditional ammo
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