BigNate Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigNate Posted April 18 Author Report Share Posted April 18 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 post some pics when you get it done sounds like a fun build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Honestly who here do you think would even consider talking you out of trying this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterrex Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 We like helping others spend money. We won't try and talk ya outa $hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 I look forward to shooting this one, Nate!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigNate Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff R Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 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 is sure has more working pressure. Hope it works out well for ya...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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