WB mentioned 480 Achilles Load Data
Huffaker 290 gr. hollow-base heel bullet -Right is a fired and recovered bullet showing heel expanded
Left - original Bittern Bullet 290 gr. heel bullet
Right - Killebrew 290 gr. heel bullet with crimp groove
Huffaker Bullet
Killebrew Bullet
Original Bittner Bullet
Sika Doe taken with 480 Achilles using Bittner Bullet and 12 gr. 2400
480 Achilles Load Data
All loads use CCI Large Pistol Primers
All loads with the Bittner 480-290-FNH bullet (290 gr. heel bullet)
All fired from 7 ½” barrel
7 feet from muzzle to first screen
All velocities are averages
Black Powder
· 21.0 gr. FFg DuPont - 643 fps (these were VERY consistent)
WW 231
· 6.0 gr. 231 = 794 fps
Bullseye
· 5.0 gr. Bullseye = 717 fps
· 6.0 gr. Bullseye = 883 fps
700X
· 6.0 gr. 700X = 906 fps
Unique
· 6.1 gr. Unique = 798 fps
· 6.5 gr. Unique = 848 fps
· 7.0 gr. Unique = 911 fps
2400
· 12.0 gr. 2400 = 870 fps (accurate load)
· 12.5 gr. 2400 = 885 fps
· 13.0 gr. 2400 = 950 fps (accurate load)
WC820 (military surplus H110)
· 15.5 gr. WC820 = 883 fps
· 16.0 gr. WC820 = 955 fps