The New Hornady A-tip match bullet
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Marc Gauthier
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For a hunter to use target ammo it is a trick to improve the shot, not designed for hunting.
Creedmoor shooter
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Little do people know match bullets make some of the best hunting bullets. I havent used a "hunting" bullet in years
djfriesen
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My head tells me that what is essentially an eld with an aluminum tip in place of the plastic one should still perform adequately. Maybe I'm oversimplifying it, but if people are getting positive results with eldms, seems like this isn't too far a stretch.
MidwayUSA for 6.5mm and 30-cal bullets.
Buzzsaw
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seater sold separately, only fits crappy hornady dies
snowypeakoutdoors
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The other Al bullets probably aren't too relevant to this bullet's performance. The jacket thickness/material as well as the core properties would be more important. You are right about the Al tips being around a long time. Even by this manufacturer. Been shooting the 750gr 50s for a while. I haven't shot anything bigger than a ground squirrel with them though.
37L1
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Buzzsaw
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they only fit Hornady crappy dies
MajorSpittle
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Wat? Well it looks like my "crappy dies" will at least work for this bullet....
People and their fancy smancy equipment I can't afford. I must claim victories when I can, no matter how small.
lots of other bullets "not designed for hunting" have been used and are being used for hunting with great success,
have 100 pcs of the 250 gr 30 cal bullets coming next week, will plug some water jugs and see what they do
muleystalker
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Nothing impressive about bc on the 6mm. You have the 110 SMK's and the 115 DTACS that are a little higher bc and are crazy accurate, and work great on big game. At almost a dollar a piece they don't do anything for me. The 6.5 is looking better but then again it's just right there with the 150gr SMK. The 30'are looking better if there bc pans out and they perform. But the biggest question is if these are LR target bullets where is the 7 mm? It is king in 1000yd F class and bench rest. I'm sure there is probably one coming though.
