Introducing Peregrine Monolithics to the UK.

[Edinburgh Rifles]

http://peregrinebullets.co.za/

- Non Lead Bullets for hunting
- Copper Construction with Brass Ballistic tip, CNC machined to exacting tolerances
- "Driving bands" in relief presenting very low resistance in the barrel, reducing fouling and increasing velocity.
- Excellent ballistic coefficient for long range application.
- Excellent performance for low through high impact velocity. - - Controlled and predictable expansion without bending or fragmenting.
- Excellent expansion down to 1600fps is soft tissue.
- Capable of much higher terminal velocities than jacketed bullets. Ideal for Magnum type rifles.
- Dramatically reduced meat damage in comparison to lead-core bullets.
- Higher terminal velocity combined with expansion allows for greater cavitation effect through the internal organs without shedding metal into the carcase.

We have just received a selection of the VLR4 range
We can run any application through quickload for you to remove the need to waste unecessary volumes in load development
Factory Ammunition coming soon.


Price
.224, 51gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x 50 £38.95
.243, 84gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x 50 £44.50
.257, 99gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x 50 £45.00
.264, 118gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x50 £46.50
.264, 124gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x 50 £46.50
.277, 125gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x 50 £46.50
.308, 136gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x 50 £47.50
.308, 167gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x50 £47.50
.308, 183gr VLR4 (XF SP BT) x50 £47.50
9.3, 286gr VRG3 (XF MP BT) x 25 £30.00

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

pics for clicks

 

[pj1]

Hi there this might be a complete numpty question but without straight sides are you restricted for seating depths.
I’m interested in either these or fox for my 6.5x55 mostly for fallow under 200 yards.

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

No restriction on seating depth
You can seat the bullet so the edge of the neck is in the void between the driving bands or sitting on the band
Doesn’t matter.

The primary difference in the shank profile here is the majority of monolithic bullets remove material to make grooves which reduce bearing surface by approx 30-40%, create driving bands which engage the rifling of the barrel and allow reduced fouling.

The more advanced bullets have bands in relief
I.e the bands are the only part that engages the rifling, bearing surface reduced by up to 90%
Significantly less engagement with the rifling
Significantly reduced pressure required to push bullet down the barrel
Less fouling, less heat, less wear
More velocity from the same pressure
More velocity from a heavier bullet
Better expansion (due to velocity)
Greater terminal energy (combination of heavier bullets travelling faster)

Combined with a metal tip and cavity design allows for predictable expansion at a wider range of terminal velocities without the need for “light for calibre bullet”

Plus...they look damn sexy!!

 

[pj1]

Nice thank you.

 

[shbangsteve]

do you have any in .284/7mm ?
What about load data ?

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

In progress!
No idea why the 7mm are behind the other calibres but they are coming
Load data from peregrine or direct from us via Quikload

 

[Apthorpe]

Another numpty question....does it alter your choice of powder? I'd think that different pressure and acceleration characteristics might....

 

[takbok]

Oops, wrong thread. Removed

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Another numpty question....does it alter your choice of powder? I'd think that different pressure and acceleration characteristics might....

No more than any other bullet design might
All the factory loads we produce in non lead use standard powder choices
Some are doublenbase when they could be single base but otherwise just run them as any other bullet of that weight

 

[Steff]

Posh packaging. A bit of a waste of resources though.
Just my two Gretas ...

 

[Selous]

These look good Ed, are you going to have 7mm and 338 available in the foreseeable?

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Posh packaging. A bit of a waste of resources though.
Just my two Gretas ...

Possibly but in the grand scheme of things more plastic is wasted in bottled water purchased from one Starbucks on one corner of one street in one small town in England!!

And... these are designed to be soft
Be a shame to damage them before they make it into the chamber


7mm on way
.338 available now 225, 275 and 300 grain in the mode shown

 

[User00033]

Afrikaans projektiel!

 

[Hell Toupee]

These look good, but at nearly £1 a bullet compared to £0.35 for a lead alternative, it's going to be a while before I change. Which is a shame because, conceptually, I'd like to start using lead free bullets.
Do you think it is a current lack of demand and consequent low sales numbers (comparatively) that make them more expensive, or are they inherently more expensive to manufacture?

HT

 

[Apthorpe]

Posh packaging. A bit of a waste of resources though.
Just my two Gretas ...

Perhaps, but the waste is more than offset by the benefit of the deer carcase substituting for all the emissions produced by the same mass of beef. Shooting game offsets emissions and pollution due to agriculture, so obviously any good Greta will want us to shoot and eat as many wild animals as sustainably possible.

 

[pj1]

I shall now take it upon myself to go stalking this weekend and start saving the planet Just another excuse to go and do what I enjoy I think and a very valid one too

 

[Alantoo]

These look good, but at nearly £1 a bullet compared to £0.35 for a lead alternative, it's going to be a while before I change. Which is a shame because, conceptually, I'd like to start using lead free bullets.
Do you think it is a current lack of demand and consequent low sales numbers (comparatively) that make them more expensive, or are they inherently more expensive to manufacture?

HT

Machining them from solid would take much longer than stamping I guess, but there should be concentricity advantages over the quite complicated lead cup and core construction.

It is interesting our relative perception of what constitutes a prohibitive cost and value though. At a premium of 60p over a V_MAX (cheapest bullet I buy) that equates to one spending an extra 4.38 minutes per beast per stalk before you take the shot, at the current minimum wage rate of £8.21...Given the time and cost of getting out there in the first place and all the other equipment and running costs of stalking, let alone loading the round up, and the premium is maybe not so critical as a trebling of the bullet cost would first appear!

Alan

 

[Selous]

These look good, but at nearly £1 a bullet compared to £0.35 for a lead alternative, it's going to be a while before I change. Which is a shame because, conceptually, I'd like to start using lead free bullets.
Do you think it is a current lack of demand and consequent low sales numbers (comparatively) that make them more expensive, or are they inherently more expensive to manufacture?

HT

I think this argument is quite funny when you examine it! What would the additional £0.65 buy you? 1 more mile of motoring (possibly two), a Mars bar, one but nowhere near two postage stamps etc etc. When you add up the cost of the clothing, rifle, sling, scope, bipod, binoculars, knife, drag rope, Roe sack, Buttollo etc etc the £1 per bullet doesn’t look too bad. Particularly where you lose less meat from the carcass afterwards to offset the increased cost. Imagine you had booked a stalk for the second year and the stalker said, “sorry mate there has been a price rise... I know it was £200 last year but this year it is £200.65 due to more expensive bullets!! You would laugh your socks off
I suspect there are more SD members that shoot less than 50 deer per year than those that shoot more So the cost per year is negligible for most. After all you can still practice with cheaper bullets

 

[Steff]

Come on, lads. This is not about the cost of a bullet per deer. And you know that.
I shoot about 1,000 rounds per year of which only about 20 are spent on deer. The rest goes down the range.
So I do appreciate cost concerns when it comes to the price of bullets. Though personally I have stopped thinking about it. Monolythics can be so much better than lead cup bullets!