Hornady A-Tip Match

[sask378]

Hornady announced new line of bullets today.
Aluminum tipped.

https://www.hornady.com/bullets/a-tip-match#!/

 

[diegocn]

.87 G1 for the 250gr .30 cal, wow!
Wonder what twist rate you need to shoot it out of 308. I think the 230/250 gr offering might be more toward the magnum calibers?

 

[sask378]

300 Norma Mag with a 9 twist should work well.

 

[todbartell]

I'll probably give them a try. I have a hard time resisting new bullets and powders At $125 per hundred for 6mm/6.5mm though, that isn't going to lend itself to high volume shooting

 

[Donny Fenn1]

i just want the 155g AMAX back...please

 

[sask378]

I'll probably give them a try. I have a hard time resisting new bullets and powders At $125 per hundred for 6mm/6.5mm though, that isn't going to lend itself to high volume shooting

Yep I thought they would be expensive.

I’ll stick with the ELD-M

 

[Alpheus]

At $125 per hundred for 6mm/6.5mm

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's a hard nope from me.

 

[Ganderite]

Careful. The aluminum tip might explode on contact. Fire hazard.

 

[rifleman338]

Careful. The aluminum tip might explode on contact. Fire hazard.

I ran aluminum tipped 750gr Amax's in my 50BMG on steel without any issues.

 

[Sniffer]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's a hard nope from me.

Agreed - more than double the price of ELD-Ms - no thanks

 

[hometownhero]

But hey the eld line is obsolete now with these coming out. I also can't wait until next year to see what makes these A tips no good anymore.

 

[todbartell]

I'm waiting for the return of the Sabre Tip and Kling Kore soft point for $12 per hundred. IMR has a new powder out too, 4064

 

[Mystic Precision]

I'll just add a couple of clicks of windage... and shoot twice as much..

Jerry

 

[hometownhero]

I'm waiting for the return of the Sabre Tip and Kling Kore soft point for $12 per hundred. IMR has a new powder out too, 4064

Except they will have a catchy new name and cost 3x that amount. And 4064 will need a new name too like IMR 4064 extra performance

I'll just add a couple of clicks of windage... and shoot twice as much..

Jerry

Impossible. That can't work if it did why would we need these new bullets.

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

I'll probably give them a try. I have a hard time resisting new bullets and powders At $125 per hundred for 6mm/6.5mm though, that isn't going to lend itself to high volume shooting

Ouch. I'll stick with the ELDs. In the 6.5, the BC isn't that much better from the 147 to justify the cost IMO. Now that 250 grn .308 on the other hand....

 

[todbartell]

maybe they'll shoot better day in and day out and bring you joy. What is joy worth?

 

[Mystic Precision]

Impossible. That can't work if it did why would we need these new bullets.

I am going WAAAYYYY out on a conspiracy limb here..... because shooters care so much about printed BC values, that manf can charge anything they want to give you a preceived '2 click advantage'. Shooters are ooo'ing and Ahhh'ing the numbers and no one has sent a single bullet downrange to see how well they tune and actually fly.

If this product sells, expect match bullets to surge in pricing

Over the last 10yrs, I have seen match bullets go up in price 4 fold..... the Atip makes it 6 TIMES MORE

As long as shooters buy, manf will keep ramping up pricing.

Me, I will start stocking up on "old tech" at much lower costs....old tech with a track record of hitting the center of the target.

Jerry

 

[Why not?]

I'm waiting for the return of the Sabre Tip and Kling Kore soft point for $12 per hundred....

You and many more of us!

Ted

 

[hometownhero]

I am going WAAAYYYY out on a conspiracy limb here..... because shooters care so much about printed BC values, that manf can charge anything they want to give you a preceived '2 click advantage'. Shooters are ooo'ing and Ahhh'ing the numbers and no one has sent a single bullet downrange to see how well they tune and actually fly.

If this product sells, expect match bullets to surge in pricing

Over the last 10yrs, I have seen match bullets go up in price 4 fold..... the Atip makes it 6 TIMES MORE

As long as shooters buy, manf will keep ramping up pricing.

Me, I will start stocking up on "old tech" at much lower costs....old tech with a track record of hitting the center of the target.

Jerry

I guess the sarcasm went over your head

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

maybe they'll shoot better day in and day out and bring you joy. What is joy worth?

Haha. Good point. Joy is priceless. But the ELDs bring me much joy for ~$50 p/box...