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I'm interested in seeing what velocity I'm going to get with the 212's and see if they out perform the 215. But I'm hearing a long bearing surface, so in would say they will be slower than the 215.
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I shot an antelope at 550 yards this year with a 215 berger hybrid and results were excellent. I picked up a few more boxes and planned to run them on everything and now something new comes along to try.
I'm particularly interested to see if the 143 6.5 shoots well In my 264 win. I've had a hard time finding a high BC bullet it likes but here's another option.
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I ordered a box to test in two 6.5's. One is a lightweight. The other tops out about eight pounds. Both have 26" barrels.
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A Hornady ballistician was having dinner when his five year old son asked why the red plastic tip on Daddy's bullets don't melt at supersonic speed! Dad suddenly got up and headed to the lab.
Last edited by Grand; 10/30/15.
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I just can't believe they don't have a 6mm in the lineup. As popular as that bullet diameter is why wouldn't they have offered a 95-105 grain offering in the initial release? I would have loved to see some Stick testing with his BR Montucky.
I was happy to see the suggested retail price was still for 100 bullets though, and it wasn't outlandishly priced. George Gardner posted that there will be a 6mm in 2016. Did he happen to have any kind of info on the yet to be released 6mm? I emailed Hornady on the 27th, no reply as of yet. However, I wasn't expecting a rapid response.
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The 6.5 is the only one with a decent BC. I will at least try them, that and the new 183 SMKs.
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How much is a guy going to have to back off powder from say a 140 gr A max or Berger VLD to load the 143 Gr
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Depends on the difference in bearing surface I would drop 10% and work up to be safe. But I would guess they will be about the same.
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Just had to ask......
"While we do not have any current plans for this type of offering, we will be happy to let management know that there is interest in a .277” ELD-X offering. Thank you"
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