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375 Caliber A-max...might be a possibility. Please read.
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<blockquote data-quote="montana_native" data-source="post: 897062" data-attributes="member: 12881"><p>I think this is getting off topic a little bit and hopefully it won't turn into a huge debate...</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">When I began discussion with Hornady, it wasn't under the presumption that they could create a bullet to compete with the turned solids with regard to ballistic coefficient, terminal performance, exterior ballistics, etc. What would make me happy is a bullet that can compete with the 350 SMK </span></span><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">price point (i.e. under $1.00 each)</span></u></strong><span style="color: #1f497d"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> but offer a more advanced design than the SMK. I can only confirm the 350 SMK G1 BC to ~ 0.725 rather than their advertised 0.805 number. I've sent over 500 of them downrange at 2985 fps at 5515'. My 338 Lapua with a 300 Hybrid at 2805 fps outperforms it and remains supersonic for 150 more yards with less drift. Which rifle do you think gets fired more?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">It seems to me that Hornady (or anyone else hint: </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">BERGER!!!!</span></strong><span style="color: #1f497d"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">) could create a 350 grain class bullet to outperform the 300 grain Berger while keeping cost down AND perform well on game. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Additionally, when shopping for 375 caliber barrels, many of the manufacturers I spoke with didn't care to build 375 caliber barrels for the long range crowd. Many of them stated that they wanted bullet manufacturers to make up their mind on the solid vs. jacketed lead core design so the barrels could be cut accordingly.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="montana_native, post: 897062, member: 12881"] I think this is getting off topic a little bit and hopefully it won't turn into a huge debate... [COLOR=#1f497d][FONT=Calibri]When I began discussion with Hornady, it wasn’t under the presumption that they could create a bullet to compete with the turned solids with regard to ballistic coefficient, terminal performance, exterior ballistics, etc. What would make me happy is a bullet that can compete with the 350 SMK [/FONT][/COLOR][B][U][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Calibri]price point (i.e. under $1.00 each)[/FONT][/COLOR][/U][/B][COLOR=#1f497d][FONT=Calibri] but offer a more advanced design than the SMK. I can only confirm the 350 SMK G1 BC to ~ 0.725 rather than their advertised 0.805 number. I’ve sent over 500 of them downrange at 2985 fps at 5515’. My 338 Lapua with a 300 Hybrid at 2805 fps outperforms it and remains supersonic for 150 more yards with less drift. Which rifle do you think gets fired more?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d][FONT=Calibri]It seems to me that Hornady (or anyone else hint: [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Calibri]BERGER!!!![/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#1f497d][FONT=Calibri]) could create a 350 grain class bullet to outperform the 300 grain Berger while keeping cost down AND perform well on game. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d][FONT=Calibri]Additionally, when shopping for 375 caliber barrels, many of the manufacturers I spoke with didn’t care to build 375 caliber barrels for the long range crowd. Many of them stated that they wanted bullet manufacturers to make up their mind on the solid vs. jacketed lead core design so the barrels could be cut accordingly.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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