Hornady .308 Bullet Question

[Cburs]

OK, I am new to the long range shooting world and am trying to get up to speed on bullets, etc. my custom .308 shoots Hornady 168gr Amax (#8096) rounds the best..I have tried others and they arent as accurate. Here is the question: What, if any, is the difference between Hornady 168gr Amax bullets #8096 and Hornady 168gr Amax TAP bullets #80965. I've been all over the internet trying to figure it out and can't and I dont want to order these other ones without being confident they will shoot as well. Thanks for the help....cb

[MMERSS]

TAP=Tactical Application Police
TAP is the manufactured complete round using the 168 A-Max bullet. You are either ordering the bullet or the complete TAP round using the bullet.

[MudRunner2005]

If you can, get a hold of the Hornady TAP red box LE 168gr HPBT's. They are THE most accurate factory .308 round I've ever shot. They use Match brass. The regular TAP's are ok, but the reds are phenomenal, in my experience. Still got a few boxes of them in the safe.

[Cburs]

thanks guys...I'm gonna find and buy a couple different boxes and then just go back to the range and see if they outperform the ones I am already using... appreciate it. cb

[Cburs]

If anyone cares...... I contacted Hornady and asked the same question. They are the exact same bullet, but the TAP round has a flash suppressing propellant added to it for military/police low light applications. Ballistically they are the same.

[MudRunner2005]

Which TAP? Black box civilian, or red box LE? Black box is a ballistic tip (A-Max, I believe), and the red LE stuff is a hollow-point boat-tail. I got a few boxes of the red LE stuff squirreled away, since I can get them cheap @ the local LE distributor.