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DRT bullets, Video part 2.
@ 05:31 am (GMT) |
Nathan FosterFinally, the second installment...Part 2: https://youtu.be/GSKAZrv0aBI And for those who missed part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvge3tA5bXo |
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@ 06:36 am (GMT) |
jasonRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Nice one.He looked pretty solid to me. Quite nice seeing you with him resting his head on your leg, much like mans best friend would. Great respect for the animal. |
@ 01:41 pm (GMT) |
Martin TaylorRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Bloody Latte hunter, that'll teach ya!Remember kids, Turn that shit off and get back to basics...... Think I better come back over and re-learn ya on how's ta use thems 300's! Thanks for sharing guys, great to see you out in the hills. The bullet performed well! |
@ 03:21 pm (GMT) |
Paul YatesRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.The summary at the end, as you discuss the possibility of the viewers detecting the frustration of using the iPhone on the hunt, was quite humorous.Great vids! Thanks so much for all the hard work that goes into producing them! |
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@ 07:38 pm (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Yes, quite true Marty.It is nice to sit with the animal Jason. It has after all given its life over to us. Its just a shame that the ticks on it also felt like doing a little "spread the love". |
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@ 08:04 pm (GMT) |
Paul YatesRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Do the ticks over there carry Lyme Disease, Nathan? |
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@ 08:19 pm (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Thanks Paul. Yes, its not like the old days for me. I have so much testing / Research equipment with me these days. My day pack weighs the same as something one might ordinarily carry for several days.In the old days I had a pad, pencil, erasor, sewing tape measure and that was it. I seldom took a camera. But then I missed a lot of good photos of deer and wild cattle which is a huge shame. If I did have a camera, it was some cheapy that could not take a clear photo. I had an old Pentax Asashi for a time, but this did not handle the hill work so well either. I lost a bunch of Thar autopsy photos with that camera. It took me a long time to get properly sorted and it took time for me to learn to write in such a way that I was able to communicate ideas (though I still need the ongoing help of an editor). Once laptops hit the scene, I bought a basic model which would supposedly give me freedom to move. I would sometimes take this into the hills and write from my tree stand etc. But the batteries never lasted long enough. I think I actually have some video footage somewhere (finally purchased a disc camcorder and recorded the moment for posterity) of working in the tree stand at the laptop, my dog is sound asleep beside me, young pigs feeding underneath me. That set up allowed me to work on the KB while also observing game. Very much a real time thing. Anyway, I hope the latest vid offers up something for California hunters and others in the same boat. This bullet tech is still young and has a long way to go. |
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@ 08:23 pm (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Regarding Lyme disease- Not that I am aware of, never seen a sick hunter in our location. My editor Helmut might chime in here (if need be). He has the Vet degree and a better understanding of nationwide issues. |
@ 10:32 pm (GMT) |
Tom DixonRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Nice video, seems like a good performer, do you know if they have any plans to make a 7mm version?[b] |
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@ 11:02 pm (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Yes eventually Tom. They will try to cover the most popular first, then gradually cover the spectrum. I would like to see some of the more rare cartridges covered. I would also like to see further work towards a few truly high BC bullets in the .6 range. The current range are more akin to the Sierra GameKing bullets.Really early days at the moment and a great deal of scope for development. This will hopefully all come together one step at a time. I just hope that my research gets folk interested so that DRT can stay in the game long enough to grow to their full potential. This research is not yet a great deal of help for NZ readers who do not have access to these pills, but the tech needs to be researched all the same. |
@ 11:24 pm (GMT) |
Sebastian ShandRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Great video Nathan. I had to have a good laugh when you nutted off at your iPhone, I feel your frustration with it being so slow even when I'm rock plinking it annoys me how long it takes to tick all the boxes before sending a shot.I have recently contacted DRT and they will ship projectiles to New Zealand but I'm not sure at what cost. I'm interested to get some but at this stage they don't offer anything worthy of going to the hassle of shipping them over, like you say it would be good to see some higher BC and more calibers |
@ 01:51 am (GMT) |
Lane SalvatoRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.To the Kiwis out there, I think that after this hunting season here in the States, the DRT bullets will catch on and have more of a following. They've been received with great skepticism here not of their doing. Many years ago frangible bullets got a bad name in hunting circles here and it's only been with the interest in long range hunting that they've come into their own.I think that DRT is making a sincere effort to grow using a grassroots effort rather than a big budget marketing campaign. They've been very reasonable with me (an average hunter) and I would imagine they'd go as far as they reasonably could to get projectiles in your hands if you want them. All that to say that if they grow like I expect them to over the next year, it should be much easier to get them where you live, which seems to be Under Down Under! |
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@ 02:44 am (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: DRT bullets, Video part 2.Hi Sebastian, as I said to Lane earlier, the DRT load was set 4.5" high at 100 yards for a 330 yard zero,. The other load was an ELD-M set 3" high for a more regular trajectory. The rifle is set up for this and other testing which I cannot go into. Kelvin and I have been using this out past 1000 yards, studying various factors.So this and the need for a dead center test shot forced me to dial down for pin point accuracy. At 240 yards and 20 degrees, it would have been very high if left as is. The phone set up allowed me to correct any magnum velocity BC errors and re-establish new data for reporting. But instead, it proved more of what I and many of you already know and what I have been teaching. There is a time and place for the phone and I do like the shooter app. But in this instance, I could have quite happily named that video: F-- you cell phone and F--- all the other gadgets too. |
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