Hornady announcement Oct 27th
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Lefty7mmstw
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I know!!!
Pre seasoned bullets.... that's the ticket!
Lemon-pepper
Chipotle
Taco
Teriyaki.... just to name a few.
I've been thinking of rigging up a beer can firing device for a while. You could shoot the beer cans at pheasants or turkeys and promptly toss them on the grill without even cleaning the bird. The can would have a small gut-hook on it to expel most of the innards in flight. The fire would take care of the feathers. Easy, peasy, beer can bird.
You could take that thought, expound on it, and use an aluminum bottle for a small deer, or a baby keg for an elk. Maybe toss a 1/5 of JD in and a # of brown sugar for some really good glazed ribs. Would a 10" twist spin a 16oz beer bottle properly, or would you need to drop to a 8" twist???
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They're marketing a bullet with a higher BC value than those being advertised by W3P. Good one... Tee hee hee
And for those not in the know, that would be a stupifyingly high BC value.
Hornady's latest bullet patent. Found this info on another site.
A bullet or a cartridge containing a bullet having an elongated body with a forward end and an opposed rear end. The body has an intermediate cylindrical portion between the rear and forward ends, and the front end of the body defines a cavity. A resilient nose element is received in the cavity. The nose element may be an elastomer, and may be a cylindrical body. The cavity may be a cylindrical bore, and the nose element may be closely encompassed within the bore. The forward end of the nose element may be flat, and may be flush with the forward end of the body.
A bullet or a cartridge containing a bullet having an elongated body with a forward end and an opposed rear end. The body has an intermediate cylindrical portion between the rear and forward ends, and the front end of the body defines a cavity. A resilient nose element is received in the cavity. The nose element may be an elastomer, and may be a cylindrical body. The cavity may be a cylindrical bore, and the nose element may be closely encompassed within the bore. The forward end of the nose element may be flat, and may be flush with the forward end of the body.
brentc
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Ohhh... it all makes sense now.. lightbulb
Prieto9000
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tag!!
Well I am a huge Hornady fan and I'm happy to be one of the first ten viewers of this video and the first to post the news. Here's the new bullets boys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpan-7vTqes
http://www.hornady.com/new-products
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpan-7vTqes
http://www.hornady.com/new-products
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They need to get their website G7 BC values correct/consistent for their 212 and 220gr .308 ELD-X bullets. 212gr is 0.344 or .336 depending on which page you look at. 220gr is .342 or .325 on different pages. And why would their 220gr have a lower BC than the 212gr?
W3P bullets have higher BC values - on paper!
Wonder how long the bearing surfaces are on these Hornady bullets compared to Berger OTMs and Hybrids? The Bergers still have higher G7 BC values... 300gr OTM in .338 and 215gr Hybrid in .308, compared to the 285gr and 212gr & 220gr Hornady.
But these offer a comparable BC value for those that prefer tipped bullets. I tend to be one of "those". And at a very competitive price.
W3P bullets have higher BC values - on paper!
Wonder how long the bearing surfaces are on these Hornady bullets compared to Berger OTMs and Hybrids? The Bergers still have higher G7 BC values... 300gr OTM in .338 and 215gr Hybrid in .308, compared to the 285gr and 212gr & 220gr Hornady.
But these offer a comparable BC value for those that prefer tipped bullets. I tend to be one of "those". And at a very competitive price.
ZSteinle
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I wonder when they will be available
Hornady discovered the original tip material was melting causing a lowering of the BC. Has me wondering if Nosler, tipped Sierras, Swift Sciroccos and Barnes TTSX bullets (and any I left out) also have tips that melt in flight? Wonder if the other companies will investigate this issue? Who knows, in the future we may see some higher BC tipped bullets from the other manufacturers.
Everyone's polymer tips are affected. Not just Hornady. Bullets with BC's around the .550 and above are most significantly affected.
http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/resources/ELD-X_ELD-Match_Technical_Details.pdf
gohring3006
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I was hoping for a bigger breakthrough. Something like a 208+ bullet with a .700+ BC.
Sure it's a designated hunting bullet with .67+BC. But seeing what guys are doing with the 215 hybrid. I see no benefit with the Hornady, especially considering the prices are in the same area.
Disclaimer... I use Hornady bullets exclusively.
But will consider Berger now that I will be paying the same prices.
Sure it's a designated hunting bullet with .67+BC. But seeing what guys are doing with the 215 hybrid. I see no benefit with the Hornady, especially considering the prices are in the same area.
Disclaimer... I use Hornady bullets exclusively.
But will consider Berger now that I will be paying the same prices.
Elkhunter1983
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Like the looks of the match bullets. Is it just me or do the bearing surfaces on the x bullets look fairly long?
