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Cheaper? How much cheaper did you want what was already the cheapest relevant long range bullet to be?

I swear...folks will bitch about anything. God forbid a manufacturer attempt to make a product improvement. I didnt see a great wailing and gnashing of teeth when Sierra tipped the Match King...and the price of that increased as well. Hell, the ELD Match and ELD X are still cheaper than the TMK..

I wasn't bitching, but I'd be really happy with free bullets.

The difference is that you could still buy the regular MK as well. I'd gladly welcome the ELD if they still offered the AM at the same time.

Everything always gets more expensive, it never gets cheaper. Unless they start making the same product with half-ok quality in China or similar. Then prices drop dramatically.

At least that's the way it works here.

I was saying that they couldn't improve on the Amax. But whatever.

fwiw & imho,
Marketing stupidity in action... The Amax name has earned a superb reputation far beyond our shores. Rob Furlong, the Canadian Sniper in Afghanistan for example, made the second longest sniper shot in history with a McMillan Tac-50 and a Hornady 750 grain A-Max... Thomas Haugland on Youtube is fairly interesting and he bought 123 and 140 grain 6.5mm Amax's in bulk. Made it very clear the 140 was his favorite bullet... They could have corrected the tip issue, IF THERE WAS A TIP ISSUE, and maintained the name and cache it has EARNED. Oh no let's start over...

Someone tell Nosler it is about time they ditch the Partition and Ballistic Tip... Change the names so no one can find chit that they've been using using for years. One need look no further than Alliant's Powder Lineup if you want confusion. We now have Reloader 15, 16, and 17. I say add an 18, 20, and 21 as well... They can't even keep up with current demand for LEGACY products and they continue to expand the product line. This must make sense to someone... When he is found get him to explain it all...

Regards, Matt.

If you want sticker shock, price the 7mm scenars.

FWIW, I have been messing with the 162 ELD-X, the hunting version in my chunky 7 WSM. Today I found my load; 7 shots into 1/2" or so center to center. Best part, exact same POI at 100 yards as the 162 Amax, which given that they are very different bullets, was not a given.

We will see what we see terminally, and if the BC holds up at long ranges, but the bullet just got veddy eeenteresting to me.

Now where's that jackrag.........

Has anyone tried the 162 BTHP? No tip and a little loss in BC but they've shot well (in other calibers) for me.