Talk me out of 45 Raptor

[BigNate]

I just ran into 45 Raptor in a discussion around the 8.6 BLK.   I don't see it as a competitor with the 8.6 BLK as I'm looking at the 8.6 as essentially a cartridge that I'm going to use exclusively for subsonic purposes - and the 45 Raptor reads more like an AR-10 cartridge that would be loaded up to behave a lot more like 45-70 (i.e. one of the reference loads is 325gr @ 2150 FPS...).  That gives me tingles in all kinds of fun places, and combined with the fact that I have thousands of pieces of 308/7.62X51 brass just waiting to be cut down and resized - it has me thinking that once I finish the current project (350 Legend SBR) I need to build one... 

Am I wrong? 

[BigNate]

Well - strike one... it sounds like despite the fact that the cartridge lists the .308 as the parent case - it is not generally formed from .308 due to the length of the case being longer than the distance of the .308 from base to the shoulder by more than 2 10ths... It sounds like folks have used 30-06 brass cutting below the shoulder - or 460S&W mag by trimming the base.  Not a deal breaker - but it takes away one major "plus" for me... 

 

[Magwa]

post some pics when you get it done sounds like a fun build.

[Cunuckgaucho]

Honestly who here do you think would even consider talking you out of trying this?

[shooterrex]

We like helping others spend money. We won't try and talk ya outa $hit.

[98Z5V]

I look forward to shooting this one, Nate!!!   

[BigNate]

Hi... I'm Nathan... and I have a gun building problem...

 

I guess this is like asking the guys at the bar to talk me out of having another drink... 🙂

 

I'm in the middle of a 350 legend build... once that one is done I'll start looking at 45 Raptor...  <sigh>  LOL

[Cunuckgaucho]

9 hours ago, BigNate said:

Hi... I'm Nathan... and I have a gun building problem...

Seems to me you've succesfully built guns so ergo problem solved... 

[Cliff R]

Until a few minutes ago never heard of the 45 Raptor, but I've been out of the loop since retiring couple years ago.  

Looks like a get-er-done-er for sure.  On the larger platform for sure it has more working pressure.  Hope it works out well for ya......

 

Edited May 12, 2024 by Cliff R