 First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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I was fortunate to take the first game animal with the new 30 Raptor cartridge in a 14" T/C Contender. A big mature doe at 80 yards using a 125 grain Sierra Pro Hunter at a modest 2275 fps.  I will do further load development this winter and should be able to achieve 2400 fps. with the 125 grain bullet with a little more work.
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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Congrats! What is a 30 Raptor made from?
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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Congrats! What is a 30 Raptor made from? X2
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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Good on ya. I really like what I have read about the 7mm Raptor and would like to build an AR around it.
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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12/01/2015 9:25 AM
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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12/01/2015 12:31 PM
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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Gary Reeder Ammunition Company makes the 240 Raptor, 257 Raptor and 6.5 Raptor from the 204 case. I have shot the 6.5 Raptor. Like a 6.5 TCU on steroids.
There is a company called Raptor Shooting Systems that makes a 7 Raptor and 45 Raptor.
Kirby Allen of Allen Precision that builds some fine XP's has come Raptor cartridges that are long range stuff.
Never heard of the 30 Raptor yet.
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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The 30 Raptor is one of a series based on the 204 Ruger cartridge. The three originals were 6mm, .257, and 6.5mm. I have taken two animals with the 257 Raptor, a Sika deer and this whitetail doe taken at a lasered 269 yards with a witness using a 100 grain Sierra SP.  The 257 Raptor will send a 100 grain bullet out of a 14" barrel at 2575 fps. and a 87 grain at 2665 fps. This doe was taken at the same location a few days later with the 6.5 Raptor using a 100 grain Nosler BT at 2400 fps.  The 7mm and 30 Raptor prototype barrels were built this fall and dies have just now become available.
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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It is based on the 222 Remington. The 7 RAPTOR maintains the body taper of the 222 Remington along with the base to body/shoulder intersection length of the 222 Remington. This means the case can be formed directly from 222 Remington without pushing the shoulder back and trimming 3mm (.118"). In addition, the 7 RAPTOR can be formed from 223 Remington or 5.56 NATO with pushing the shoulder back and case trimming (5mm or .197").
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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The 7 Raptor I was referring to is based off the 204 Ruger, or 222 Remington Magnum case. This case is .463" longer than a 222 Remington.
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Re: First Animal with the 30 Raptor
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Interesting. Didn't know there were two of them. The 7 Raptor I've been looking at is designed for the AR15 platform, and the magazine restrictions therein.
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Neat round. Congratulations.
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