Thees things just seem to regulate so nicely together.
As they are designed to do.............
Once the BBW#13 Solid design was completed, I needed a Trauma Inflicting bullet. As we know, we want the Trauma Bullet to hit same or close POI at 50 yards as the solids. Most bullet companies try to match weight to achieve that. I had a theory that it was not just weight, but bearing surface and bullet length played even a more major role to achieve POI. I told Dan at CEB to make the Raptors..(back then we called them Non-Cons.... For Non Conventional) the same exact bullet as the Solid, only we add the hollow point, a hex design that shears once inside 1.5-2 inches of aqueous medium. With the Raptor being the same as the solid, only with hollow cavity and lighter weight, same bearing surface, same length, I had high hopes POI would be the same as the Solids.......... And like magic it is in every caliber and every match... Each Safari Solid has a Matching Safari Raptor, from 416 all the way to .620 caliber...... and even in the small bore 375 and 9.3 as well..........
If you use the same load from your Solid to your Raptor POI will most of the time be the same, most of the time the same hole. Weight does equal pressure, so the Raptor being lighter will always be less pressure with the same load. Raptors are not normally much higher velocity with the same load as the solids, averaging 25-30 fps or so. In some rifles, just this slightly added velocity will cause the Raptor to print just above the solids. I always take the Raptor and add to the charge, increasing pressure and velocity. Sight in dead on at 50 with the Solid and the increased velocity of the Raptor will print 1/2-3/4 inch higher at 50, windage being the same. This was always the perfect combination for me, regardless of cartridge or caliber.........
Of the hundreds of calibers, cartridges and rifles that I have worked with, I have never once seen the Raptor not match up with the Solid at 50 yards...........
