Gary Reeder
speaking of the Raptor cartridges, Sean just finished his
Monday, November 19, 2018, 13:14

ballistics testing of the new 7mm Raptor cartridge.
He is getting almost 2600 fps with a 100 grain bullet out of a 12" barrel. He said it would be perfect for anything from deer and antelope to black bear. Here is his data.

TC 7MM Raptor

Hor 100 HP Charge Velocity OAL
RL7 24 2118 2.500"
25 2238
26 2385
27 2498 accurate
28 2570

WC748 31 2121
32 2159
33 2172

H335 28 2031
29 2183
30 2206

AA1680 24
25 2438

Speer 110 HP Charge Velocity OAL
RL7 23 2000 2.500"
24 2183
25 2272
26 2394 accurate
27 2473

WC748 30 2028
31 2079
32 2115

WC844/H335 27 1915
28 1976
29 2133

AA1680 24 2222
25 2323

Sierra 120 SP Charge Velocity OAL
RL7 21 1874 2.500"
22 1945
23 2074
24 2214
25 2327
26 2441 accurate

WC748 27 1806
28 2012
29 2024

WC844/H335 25 1806
26 1836
27 1925

AA1680 22 2122
23 2293