Need .338 Lapua ammo, 285 hornady A-Max only, looking for 10 boxes….any info is helpful, thanks

[Bearman375]

Looking hard for .338 lapua and 285 A-Max load only, thanks

 

[asd9055]

Looking hard for .338 lapua and 285 A-Max load only, thanks

285 A-Max was discontued a few years ago....I remember I got the last five boxes of projectiles from a store maybe 3 years ago.

 

[Bearman375]

Thanks for the info

 

[asd9055]

Thanks for the info

There might be some around, doesn't hurt to search. That bullet was very popular with many 338 Lapua shooters,...along with H1000 or Retumbo. I think it might ove been one of the bullets that people complaint about the tip melting. You might want to try 285 ELD-Match for target or 270 ELD-X for hunting

 

[Shane Lindsey]

Keep checking with these guys. I have seen it on the shelf a few times.

Hornady .338 Lapua 285 Gr. ELD Match Heat Shield Tip 20/Box

Hornady carefully select every component to ensure uniformity, and then load to exacting specifications to provide pinpoint accuracy. Each cartridge is loaded with the new, radically superior ELD Match bullets. Stringent quality control ensures proper bullet seating, consistent charges and...

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[Bearman375]

Thanks, but need the A-Max load, only one my buddy is looking for

 

[sable tireur]

Looking hard for .338 lapua and 285 A-Max load only, thanks

As has been stated a couple of times, the AMAX load and the Hornady AMAX bullets were discontinued a few years ago. Those of us who favored the AMAX bullets bought as many as we could afford at the time. Now they have disappeared from shelves and suppliers when I check and visit.

This doesn't mean that some out-of-the-way, backwater town gun store might have a box on the shelf but that will be like the proverbial needle in a haystack. Your friends is several years late and here are the only two bullets in the AMAX line being manufactured:

I did find a couple of different loads being used in the Hornady Black line of ammunition but none in .338 AMAX.

Good Luck with your search!

 

[Rosebud]

Thanks, but need the A-Max load, only one my buddy is looking for

You're buddy is like my buddy as far as the AMAX goes. But he moved on to to ELDM bullet and has no issues with them.

 

[LRNut]

You're buddy is like my buddy as far as the AMAX goes. But he moved on to to ELDM bullet and has no issues with them.

I agree: I moved to the ELD line without issues. Just smacked my 760 yard gong dead center with a 285 ELD on top of 88 gr Retumbo.

 

[amyjune]

I use the Barnes TSX 285gr bullets over 92 grains of Retumbo.

 

[Bearman375]

Any results on game with that loaf?

 

[Farmerbrown32]

The 285eldm out of my lapua is an absolute hammer on game. Smacked the **** out of anything ive shot with it. Elk, deer, beaver. All one shot DRT ranging from 100 to 500 yards.

 

[amyjune]

Any results on game with that loaf?

Longest shot I have taken was an antelope at 500 yards. When the bullet hit the animal it lifted it up off the ground and threw it back 5 feet. When I field dressed it, the entire chest cavity looked like red jello.

 

[asd9055]

@Bearman375 do you or your friend reload? If he is bent on 285 AMAX I can be talked into trading mine for 285 ELD-M

Thanks, but need the A-Max load, only one my buddy is looking for

Do you or your friend reload?