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Ferrobull NTX. 100 grain target bullet - jmkhenka - 07-16-2020
Ordered a box of 100, as they where cheap (1.5 sek each, for comparison thats half the price of cheap S&B FMJ or 1/3'rd the price of Lapua Scenar in sweden).
Bullets are copper plated steel. I think they are stupidly long, but the ogive (if you can call it that) is similar to the Expanding (hunting bullet), so COAL is same before hitting lands.
Measurements:
Lenght: 32.66mm
Diam: 6.68mm
Boattail lenght: 3.5mm
Boattail end diam: 6.01mm
Veight: 100 grain
Image of bullet seated to 57.00mm, also comparision to the expander:
https://imgur.com/Eike3QT
Loaded 5 x 3 groups with Vihtavori N133.
Recorded weights and velocities below. I have the targets in the car, but the 25.5 charge gave me a 0.5" group. Probably as good as I can manage in the Howa Houge stock.
By comparison its as good as the Scenar 123 i usualy shoot, or close to.
They also have a Concave bullet. Similar design, but the point is.. well concave. I have not shot them, but the seller said they perform even better then the Convex in this post.
as there is no load data anywhere i had to improvise so i had to start somewhere.
26.5
806
809
809
809
801
26
797
796
796
801
792
25.5
778
781
786
779
778
Ferrobull NTX. 100 grain target bullet - jmkhenka - 07-16-2020
I really expected more velocity. Gordon RT is quite close on the 26 load in velocity..
The 100 grain scenar with 29 grain N133 goes 850 in their load data.
But 750-ish is fine. I will test them out on 300 meters later to se if they tumble, im not to worried with 1:8 twist and these velocities.
Ferrobull NTX. 100 grain target bullet - VASCAR2 - 07-17-2020
That is a good looking bullet.