.45 cal.--350 gr.	.45 cal.--525 gr.	.50 cal.--580 gr.	.54 cal.--660 gr.

If it's not made by Parker-it's not the HYDRA-CON!^™

ACCURACY RESULTS & TESTING

APRIL 2004

First, I want to apologize for what appears to be a huge gap between our last posting to this section. Fact is, due to your OVERWHELMING support for PARKER PRODUCTIONS products, we have been EXTREMELY BUSY just keeping up!! We are very grateful! The below posted data will help you identify with a couple of our new bullets available from Parker Productions, and our test results. Hope you enjoy......

FEBRUARY 2002

TOBY BRIDGES, muzzleloader guru for SAVAGE ARMS begins testing a new PARKER PRODUCTIONS prototype bullet. Toby is testing this bullet in the new SAVAGE M10 ML II, capable of shooting smokeless powder. As soon as these prototype bullets have been fully tested and "wrung out", we expect to include them in our lineup. More on that later.........In the meantime, below is the initial results Toby was able to achieve........

100 yards---3/4" GROUP!!

FROM: TOBY BRIDGES--SAVAGE ARMS, INC

Bob and Dwain,

Friday evening, I ran each bullet across my RCBS electronic/digital scale and sorted them out by the tenth of a grain. I was impressed to see that except for 4 of the 134 bullets received, the rest of the batch were within 5/10ths of a grain. I've found that production run projectiles such as Hornady generally run a full grain from high to low. And even the all-copper Barnes bullets are usually more than 5/10ths of a grain from high to low. The four that were more than 5/10ths of a grain were 6-8/10ths.

I shot three groups with the hottest powder I shoot--Hodgdon LIL'GUN. My first group barely measures 3/4-inch center to center, my second group was 1 1/4-inch across and my final group was the tightest shot all day----5/8-inch center to center.

In all, I shot 9 groups Saturday morning with the Hydra-Con bullet...and my worst three-shot group still was only 1 3/4-inches. Discount that group and the average for the remaining 8 would be only 1.043-inch---which is the absolute best "average" I've ever shot with the Model 10ML II with the same bullet ahead of a variety of powders.

Looking at the bullet and comparing it with bullets of similar shape, length, weight and diameter, my guess would be that the bullet you sent me would have a ballistic coefficient of around .200. If that proves right, we've already topped significantly the downrange performance of the bullet I've had my best overall performance with up til now....and that would be the Hornady 250-grain .452" XTP which has a b.c. of just .147.

Pushing the bullet you sent me out of the muzzle at 2,335 f.p.s with 40 grains of LIL'GUN generates 3,242 ft. lbs. of muzzle energy. Thanks to the b.c., the bullet would still be flying at 1,890 f.p.s. at a hundred, with 2,125 lbs. of energy. When it reaches 200 yards, the bullet would still have 1,575 f.p.s. and 1,474 lbs. of energy.

In other words, it would hit game with about 425 MORE ft. lbs of energy than the 250 XTP.

So far, I am very, very impressed with what I see.


Thanks,

Toby Bridges

MAY 2001

.45-70 SHARPS 100 YDS--5/8" GROUP! 530 GR ROUND NOSE PARKER PRODUCTIONS TRADITIONAL HUNTER	DICK LANGEDYKE SODA SPRINGS, ID WINNER! 1000 YD BUFFALO SHOOT 535 GR SPIRE POINT PARKER PRODUCTIONS TRADITIONAL HUNTER

Bob,

My first two attempts with your bullets impressed me greatly! Enclosed is one of my targets shot at 100 yards with a Parker Productions 530 grain round nose. As you'll note, this is a 5/8" group! I had a 10+ mph crosswind blowing the day I shot these. The 535 grain spire point bullets shot equally as well.

Furthermore, I'm enclosing a picture of me with my .45-70 Sharps and the trophy I won May 19 & 20. I competed in the Baker Ranch, Idaho, Buffalo Shoot. I WON THE 1,000 YARD COMPETITION, PLACING 3 OUT OF 5 SHOTS IN THE KILL ZONE ON THE BUFFALO!

I look forward to shooting your bullets in future competitions. I can't wait to use the Hydra Con this hunting season!

Sincerely,

Richard Langedyke
An enthusiastic Parker Productions shooter!

The following targets were shot using computer-printable targets from the Honeywell Sportsman Club. These targets have 1/2" gridlines. Be sure to click on the link and check these targets out for yourself! I shot at both 50 yards and 100 yards. Because of the low mount rings I was using on my Burris scope, I stacked two targets on top of one another at 100 yards. I centered my cross-hairs on the upper target and the bullets impacted on the lower target. I was strictly concerned with ACCURACY! I believe you'll be impressed with the results!!

	50 YARDS 580 GRAIN TRADITIONAL FLAT BASE W/WAD At 50 yards, my point of impact was 5" below my aiming point.
50 YARDS 580 GRAIN TRADITIONAL HOLLOW BASE My point of impact at 50 yards is still 5" below my aiming point. Note the 2 bullets cutting one another. Shot to the right is shooter's fault.
	100 YARDS 580 GRAIN TRADITIONAL FLAT BASE W/WAD My first 2 shots are cutting one another. Total drop is 14" below my aiming point.
100 YARDS 580 GRAIN TRADITIONAL HOLLOW BASE UNBELIEVABLE ACCURACY!! I only had 5 of the 580-grain hollow base to test. Since I'd shot 3 of them at 50 yards, these 2 were all I had left at 100 yards. Total drop is 9" below my aiming point..... 5" LESS than the flat base w/wad!
	50 YARDS 650 GRAIN TRADITIONAL FLAT BASE W/WAD At 50 yards, my point of impact was 6" below my aiming point. Promising looking group.
50 YARDS 650 GRAIN TRADITIONAL HOLLOW BASE First 2 shots were cutting one another. Drop was 5" below my aiming point.
	100 YARDS 650 GRAIN TRADITIONAL FLAT BASE W/WAD Again, my first 2 shots are cutting one another! 3rd shot is shooter error. By this point, my shoulder was feeling the effect of recoil. Total drop from aiming point is 18".
100 YARDS 650 GRAIN TRADITIONAL HOLLOW BASE Again, I only had 2 of the hollow base left to test at this point. I still blame shooter error for vertical spread. Look at the remarkable horizontal consistency! They cut the same line! Drop below my aiming point was 15".

My conclusions are that Bob Parker, of PARKER PRODUCTIONS, is producing an incredibly accurate bullet UNLIKE ANYTHING FOUND AVAILABLE TODAY TO THE MUZZLELOADER AND SHARPS RIFLE SHOOTER!! I say this without reservation, and the proof above confirms this. Take particular note of the fact that NONE of the bullets in the 580 grain TRADITIONAL HUNTER^™ hit beyond 1/2" left or right of vertical center!! (With the exception of the 1 shot at 50 yards...shooter error.) I believe the difference in drop between like bullet weight is attributed to the instantaneous sealing of all gasses on discharge using the hollow base. Thus, a flatter shooting bullet! These bullets shot BENCHREST ACCURATE! Not just for a muzzleloader, but, for most any high-powered rifle the majority of us take to the field! Combine benchrest accuracy with a more humane bullet weight, and you have what I believe to be the most ultimate combination of hunting bullet available to the muzzleloader or Sharps rifle hunter today! Furthermore, I have extensive experience with the HYDRA-CON^™ process having been applied to my (previous) favorite bullet, a 600-grain SuperSlug, made by MTI (formerly White Systems). Since 1994, I have taken numerous animals from Indian Blackbuck to Bison. I have never had to shoot an animal more than once with the HYDRA-CON^™! Typically, I get a .50-caliber entrance wound and a 1-INCH exit wound! Go to the following links if you are interested in seeing field results from 1994-1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. If you would like to contact me, please do so via my Alaska air taxi service, 4 W AIR. ANYONE interested in achieving tremendous accuracy combined with humane and devastating killing power will contact Bob Parker, of PARKER PRODUCTIONS today and order these outstanding bullets!

If you're gonna' shoot bullets......use a BULLET THAT SHOOTS!!

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