The New Hornady A-tip match bullet

[Deleted member 103481]

I love Hornady bullets but really don't like hornady's attempt at belittling the.260 Remington just to put the 6.5 Creedmoor as a performance leader. Any shooter( besides a Creedmoor shooter) knows the .260 outperforms the 6.5 Creedmoor hands down. Yet, Hornady prints the comparisons in their loading guides so ridiculously that it's obvious. Having owned both rifles in those cartridges, the .260 literally has a definite advantage in ballistic performance. Not hating the Creedmoor I can say that both are excellent rounds and the Creedmoor has a huge factory ammo advantage as well as many recent followers but most are mislead by hornady's claim.

This is nothing new and if it bothers you you don't like Remington or Winchester either

 

[VLD Pilot]

This is nothing new and if it bothers you you don't like Remington or Winchester either

All companies are off a bit on some data but it's obvious why hornady shows the 260 inferior. All PR. Never read Remington claiming there 260 out runs Winchester's 270. Never read Winchester claiming there 270 out runs the 280. Etc, Etc. Shouldn't actually say it bothers me. It's just the business. I know better

 

[VLD Pilot]

Have you shot the Alco bullets and confirmed from drops the bc's are correct ?

Pretty much everybody knows the bc claims are hyper inflated ie ... BS

Many are. No I haven't. It's all printed info.

 

[jasonco]

More incoming Hornady hype...evolve or die.

https://www.outdoorlife.com/hornady...UlF9ZJi37yCwSvezeM-HPDwUe7ljtdXnX34Nlc#page-4

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

More incoming Hornady hype...evolve or die.

https://www.outdoorlife.com/hornady...UlF9ZJi37yCwSvezeM-HPDwUe7ljtdXnX34Nlc#page-4

Just ask the dinosaurs....

 

[VLD Pilot]

As fast as this shooting game moves in terms of new bullets, powders, optics etc, evolving is the only option. You can't help but love the improvements

 

[jasonco]

Just ask the dinosaurs....

Or the caveman HAHAHAHA!

 

[Jerry M]

I assume these tips are inserts like the old Remington Bronze Points and not caps like the old Winchester Silver Tips?

 

[11songdogs]

Pretty pricey but awesome bc's!

 

[L.Sherm]

Pretty pricey but awesome bc's!

If they turn out what they claim.

 

[josip89]

I think with Aliminium ,tip can be biger (longer) and maybe better shape and with that they have better BC.
But A-tip is not a monolite bullet so for mass it is not superlong and to calculate bc bullet mass is factor.

 

[el si]

for 250?

Yes, 250gr box of 100. But would be nice if they were boxes of 250.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1021020278/hornady-a-tip-match-bullets-boat-tail

Am I seeing the meplats flat instead of pointed? Couldn't they have squeezed a bit more B.C. out of these if the meplats were pointed?

 

[Marc Gauthier]

Yes, 250gr box of 100. But would be nice if they were boxes of 250.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1021020278/hornady-a-tip-match-bullets-boat-tail

Am I seeing the meplats flat instead of pointed? Couldn't they have squeezed a bit more B.C. out of these if the meplats were pointed?

1000 250 grains = 799.99$ + tx !

 

[VLD Pilot]

Yes, 250gr box of 100. But would be nice if they were boxes of 250.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1021020278/hornady-a-tip-match-bullets-boat-tail

Am I seeing the meplats flat instead of pointed? Couldn't they have squeezed a bit more B.C. out of these if the meplats were pointed?

Hard to complain about the BC numbers as they are.