Thread: NEW Hornady A-Tip bullets

They got me when do we get them?

My bet is you wont get any change out of $150 nzd per box

No they are twice the price of eldm's.

Looks like a nice bullet.
Interestingly the 6.5mm 147 ELDM has a BC of .697 and the new 153gr A-tip a BC of .704 meaning the ballistics will be almost identical. In theory the 147 will go a few FPS faster which will make up for the minuscule difference in BC.
The magic will need to be in the projectiles consistency as they do not appear to be a real game changer going off the BC alone.

Originally Posted by ChrisW

Looks like a nice bullet.
Interestingly the 6.5mm 147 ELDM has a BC of .697 and the new 153gr A-tip a BC of .704 meaning the ballistics will be almost identical. In theory the 147 will go a few FPS faster which will make up for the minuscule difference in BC.
The magic will need to be in the projectiles consistency as they do not appear to be a real game changer going off the BC alone.

That was the sales pitch, interestingly they failed to add this 'consistency' information to the data and went with the G1 and G7 like all others? Seems a missed opportunity.

Projectile length would be a nice to know up front also.

This is almost full circle to the aluminium tipped 174 gr 303 ammunition.

Wtf is "aeroballistically" ? An extra long light tip woulld make stabilisation more difficult and restrict useable twist rates. The centre of mass will be moved farther back from the tip.

Are you sure this wasn't posted on the first of the month ? Reminds me of the 7.6 creedmore but much slicker presentation.

https://youtu.be/3Njddshr3n8

Or this.

To date I have been shooting the 6.5 x 147 ELD Match in my 26" barrel for longer range. I am a novice to reloading but just placed an order for a couple of hundred of the 153 gn.... if they ever get here.

Will try and match it to the RL26 powder... this will be likely be my first real reload..... depending on lead times.