Hornady AeroMatch bullets

[quigley257]

I see that Midsouth has gotten some of the new Hornady AeroMatch bullets in stock. I'm tempted to give them a go based on price alone. The listed G1 B.C. for the 105gr 6mm bullet is the same as the Berger 105 Hybrid but only run $0.36 each. I'll likely load some up in the 6 ARC as well as the 6 Dasher for testing. Anyone send any down range yet? Do the published B.C. numbers hold up in the real world?

6 styles for sale at Midsouth... https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/search?SearchTerm=aeromatch

 

[cohunt]

Interesting, they seem to be hpbt bullets but the box shows a tipped bullet.

Are they just cheaper copy cats of berger bullets?

Anyone tested expansion yet on them?

 

[Elk Fire]

Tipped? I don't see a tipped bullet?

 

[cohunt]

Tipped? I don't see a tipped bullet?

Oh, looked closer,-- that's a ctut-a-way pic of the hp on the box-- it looked like a tipped bullet at first to my eyes

 

[dan1953]

Sure looks like a tipped bullet on the box.

 

[osok-1k]

I checked the Hornady website. It looks like they are a Hornady match bullet sold only in lots of 3000 (same run) in 500 per box. There's a video on the Hornady website which I would have linked to but I don't know how to do that.

 

[waveslayer]

they copied berger, no real world results yet. Verdict is still out on whether or not this was a low blow to other bullet manufacturers. Several have posted about what Hornady did.

Business is business I guess....

 

[ARlife4me]

Their bc hasn't changed, only how they're packaged and produced. Small batch runs to try and keep the consistency per their site info. Just marketing is all.

I decided to pass on these

 

[Brathany]

If ringing steel gets cheaper, I'm all for it!

 

[quigley257]

Their bc hasn't changed, only how they're packaged and produced. Small batch runs to try and keep the consistency per their site info. Just marketing is all.

I decided to pass on these

I'm not sure that's entirely true. The 6mm bullets have a slightly better B.C. than their 105gr Match bullet and a different part number. If the consistency is anywhere near the 105 Hybrid, these will be a bargain. I do find it odd that the 168gr .308 AeroMatch has a lower B.C. (G1 .440) listed than the 168 Match bullet (G1 .450). It must be a consistency thing because the 22 cal 69gr also shows a lower B.C. than the 68gr Match bullet. The 140gr 6.5 is the only one in the lineup that shows a marked improvement over the Match bullet. The 6.5 AeroMatch is listed as G1 of .608 and the Match bullet comes in at .580, so I may be trying them at some point also.