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I have no issues with Hornady ammo. I'm using thier .450bushmaster in my AR. Target range while sighting in a new/used scope& first hunt. (Center shot is mine at 100yds, second ring shot belongs to my volunteer spotter, who was shooting 45-70 next to me. I gave him a chance with my gun, and he'd never handled one before.) Edit to add link to pics.: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/13769535#Post13769535
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I’m waiting on the Nosler 150 284 Accubond’s. Don’t care about Hornady’s.
Same here but the 277 150 gr Accubond instead.
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Shame they can't turn out 5 boxes of roundose bullets for the old fuggs that don't shoot.... A retired friend of mine helps out on a boat down in Kodiak doing bear and deer hunts. Last fall Neil Davies from Hornady was on the boat hunting with them. My friend is a big 6.5 swede fan so Neil sent him half a dozen boxes of these ping pongs. I was happy my friend stopped by and gave me a box of them. Not exactly sexy in the B.C. dept., but I bet they'll drive deep.
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Looks like Midsouth price on the 6 110's is $75/100...goes up for the others
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The new A-Tip may be a great bullet for long range mat shooters. The 230g or 250g .308" may get a try in my Blackout at sub-sonic speeds. Other than that, I doubt I'll find a use for them.
Was really hoping for a 7mm PRC for long actions but had little expectation.
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Shame they can't turn out 5 boxes of roundose bullets for the old fuggs that don't shoot.... A retired friend of mine helps out on a boat down in Kodiak doing bear and deer hunts. Last fall Neil Davies from Hornady was on the boat hunting with them. My friend is a big 6.5 swede fan so Neil sent him half a dozen boxes of these ping pongs. I was happy my friend stopped by and gave me a box of them. Not exactly sexy in the B.C. dept., but I bet they'll drive deep. Dang thing looks like it would go through a Tiger tank, lengthwise! What weight bullet, if I may ask?
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Shame they can't turn out 5 boxes of roundose bullets for the old fuggs that don't shoot.... A retired friend of mine helps out on a boat down in Kodiak doing bear and deer hunts. Last fall Neil Davies from Hornady was on the boat hunting with them. My friend is a big 6.5 swede fan so Neil sent him half a dozen boxes of these ping pongs. I was happy my friend stopped by and gave me a box of them. Not exactly sexy in the B.C. dept., but I bet they'll drive deep. Dang thing looks like it would go through a Tiger tank, lengthwise! What weight bullet, if I may ask? Haha! It's a long sumbitch for sure! Those are 160 gr interlocks that they only offer in the non-US market. If anyone wondered if the old Gustaf swede had a long throat, these bad boys should answer the question!
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The 308 with 220 RNs looks and does about the same thing.
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Shame they can't turn out 5 boxes of roundose bullets for the old fuggs that don't shoot.... A retired friend of mine helps out on a boat down in Kodiak doing bear and deer hunts. Last fall Neil Davies from Hornady was on the boat hunting with them. My friend is a big 6.5 swede fan so Neil sent him half a dozen boxes of these ping pongs. I was happy my friend stopped by and gave me a box of them. Not exactly sexy in the B.C. dept., but I bet they'll drive deep. Dang thing looks like it would go through a Tiger tank, lengthwise! What weight bullet, if I may ask? Haha! It's a long sumbitch for sure! Those are 160 gr interlocks that they only offer in the non-US market. If anyone wondered if the old Gustaf swede had a long throat, these bad boys should answer the question! Wow! 160s...no wonder they look so long! I doubt my Swede, a Howa 1500, could run something that long?
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I haven't tried one in my Gustaf Swede yet, but they were made for that gun so I'm sure they will work. I've used 156 gr Sako ammo with it and it worked great. These are quite a bit longer though.
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Looks like Midsouth price on the 6 110's is $75/100...goes up for the others that is MSRP... they will be cheaper...
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Is there an A-Tip in the .284 Variety on the horizon?
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Midway states $79.99/100 for .264 135 gr. I'll pass at 80 cents/bullet.
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They drill, like nothing else I've shot. Headed to Kansas City tomorrow to do some more shooting, and testing with George Gardner. And dropping off five rifles for new barrels...;) Any consideration for hunting with these? Or, truly a match bullet only? That 6.5 135 interest me.
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Midway states $79.99/100 for .264 135 gr. I'll pass at 80 cents/bullet. While I don't mind $0.80 or even more for hunting bullets, I don't shoot that many and sure as heck don[t use them for general target practice. Instead they get reserved for pre-hunt zeroing and drop verification. In many cases my target loads are cheaper (often SST) bullet loads designed to more or less mimic the ballistics of my hunting loads. I think the A-Tip bullets will find a home with shooters using them at what i would call 'extreme' long range (which I classify as anything over 600 yards) and competitive shooters. Most shooters won't be able to tell the difference in performance between the A-Tip and other bullets given their equipment, the ranges at which they shoot and their level of expertise (or lack thereof). That said, and as mentioned above, I may try the .308" 250g at sub-sonic levels in my .300 Blackout. I also have a heavy-barrel 6.5-06AI with a 1-8 twist that I use primarily for shooting clay pigeons on the 600-yard berm. Might get soma A-Tips to try in it as well. Much depends on where the street cost ends up.
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Shame they can't turn out 5 boxes of roundose bullets for the old fuggs that don't shoot.... A retired friend of mine helps out on a boat down in Kodiak doing bear and deer hunts. Last fall Neil Davies from Hornady was on the boat hunting with them. My friend is a big 6.5 swede fan so Neil sent him half a dozen boxes of these ping pongs. I was happy my friend stopped by and gave me a box of them. Not exactly sexy in the B.C. dept., but I bet they'll drive deep. Hornady 6.5mm 160gr RN are one of the worse bullets out there.
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Shot any coyotes with them Pat? I’m curious about the terminal ballistics...
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Shot any coyotes with them Pat? I’m curious about the terminal ballistics...
X-VERMINATOR 61.....from what I saw, I'll be using them for big game too. HAHAHA.....is that all....hardly a meaningful sample size
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They drill, like nothing else I've shot. Headed to Kansas City tomorrow to do some more shooting, and testing with George Gardner. And dropping off five rifles for new barrels...;) See ya tonight.... gonna be a great trip !
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Hornady 6.5mm 160gr RN are one of the worse bullets out there.
What makes you say that?
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