Friday, August 20, 2010

The Parker 325 came into existence because of the urging of our shooting clientele. With the growing popularity of the custom bore size and smokeless muzzleloading rifle and with their greatly increased velocities, a tougher more ballistically enhanced projectile was required. The new Parker 325 fills the bill. It measures 1.345 inches in length, weighs 325 gr, has a B.C. of .426 (actual shot B.C. not yet available),jacket thickness is greater, has a lathe turned "swaged in" aluminum tip and a ballistically advantageous profile.The projectile shoots well in 1:28---1:20 twist rate rifles, 100 yard groups running sub 3/4 inch. The bullet is designed to operate at anticipated smokeless muzzle velocities of 2500-3000 fps, at those velocities our ballistic program shows the projectile to be super sonic at 1000 yds(1150 fps).


The following are pictoral results of our recent expansion testing:

Parker 325, 100 yard group - .637".
Size comparison to the 275. Ballistic Tip

Parker .325 – Frontal Velocity 2076 – 300 Yard Equivalent
Retained weight 291 grains.

Recovery Base

Parker 325 Average Velocity – 2578 fps


The Parker 325 is designed to be a "POINT OF SHOULDER--HIGH SHOULDER" projectile. It's design anticipates long range effectiveness---------looking forward to field testing this fall.



-Bob Parker

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