The New Hornady A-tip match bullet

[muleystalker]

I'm hoping my 8 twist will spin the 153. I think it probably will since it will stabilize the 150 smk

That's an awful lot of bearing surface there. Lol

 

[Marc Gauthier]

lots of other bullets "not designed for hunting" have been used and are being used for hunting with great success,

have 100 pcs of the 250 gr 30 cal bullets coming next week, will plug some water jugs and see what they do

Indeed, Hornady manufactures ammunition for different applications: hunting, target, defense, etc ... surely you can tell the manufacturers that their target bullets are in fact for any application.

 

[jpmike6656]

I see in the Hornady video that they are learning what archers have known for a long time; Weight FOC (Forward Of Center). When we build arrows, we want as much of the overall weight of the arrow forward of center as is practical.

 

[bayou shooter]

How long until the first guy asks if it would be good for hunting...

If any of you remember years ago Winchester made silvertips and the tips were made of aluminum. That ammunition was very deadly. My old 30-06 loved those. I wish they still made that ammunition personally.

 

[jasonco]

seater sold separately, only fits crappy hornady dies

Why are Hornady dies crappy, explain and make me see your side?!

 

[L.Sherm]

Why are Hornady dies crappy, explain and make me see your side?!

Because they work the crap out of brass, and that induces terrible runout.

 

[Varminator 911]

I see in the Hornady video that they are learning what archers have known for a long time; Weight FOC (Forward Of Center). When we build arrows, we want as much of the overall weight of the arrow forward of center as is practical.

I may be wrong but I think the A-tip moves the center of gravity back by putting the light tip out front. Arrows and bullets fly straight for entirely different reasons. A bullet because it spins. An arrow needs weight out front and vanes in the back to keep it pointed forward.

 

[Popeye59]

DANG?! They're already out of stock at Midway!

Not out of stock, offered as a pre-order item

 

[1greywolf]

Aluminum doesn't work on werewolves, that would be pure silver and that would be really expensive bullets

 

[Preatorian]

I may be wrong but I think the A-tip moves the center of gravity back by putting the light tip out front. Arrows and bullets fly straight for entirely different reasons. A bullet because it spins. An arrow needs weight out front and vanes in the back to keep it pointed forward.

The aluminum tip will weigh more then a Polymer or OTM, how much more is dependent on the type of aluminum in use but anyway an arrow flies straight as it is descending because the weight more in the front and essentially "pulling"
From the tip, a bullet is the opposite as far as weight distribution, gravity wants to affect it more from the rear, think of it this way, hold an arrow and a Rifle bullet horizontally then drop them, the arrow will want to fall tip down and aerodynamic and the bullet will drop base down. I'm not saying it's the main factor to how this or any bullet will perform or the reason they went aluminum (consistency of the tip shape I believe the said was the reason) but it should be a small added advantage. I briefly mentioned the tip weight in the last post of page 3 but nobody commented back.

 

[muleystalker]

I'm kinda digging they have them packaged in the order they were made? That sounds pretty cool, and just might give them an edge over other manufacturers if the shooters don't sort their bullets?

Once they go in the polishing bag they are no longer in order t6hey were made, lol

 

[Marc Gauthier]

Because they work the crap out of brass, and that induces terrible runout.

Very interesting your point of view. It would be a good subject to discuss.

 

[Popeye59]

The aluminum tip will weigh more then a Polymer or OTM, how much more is dependent on the type of aluminum in use but anyway an arrow flies straight as it is descending because the weight more in the front and essentially "pulling"
From the tip, a bullet is the opposite as far as weight distribution, gravity wants to affect it more from the rear, think of it this way, hold an arrow and a Rifle bullet horizontally then drop them, the arrow will want to fall tip down and aerodynamic and the bullet will drop base down. I'm not saying it's the main factor to how this or any bullet will perform or the reason they went aluminum (consistency of the tip shape I believe the said was the reason) but it should be a small added advantage. I briefly mentioned the tip weight in the last post of page 3 but nobody commented back.

From a release from Hornady:
"We wanted to incorporate aluminum tips in a full line of match bullets for years because we can make longer tips than we can with polymer materials," said Joe Thielen, Assistant Director of Engineering. "This longer tip is a key component that helps move the center of gravity of the bullet rearward, thus enhancing in-flight stability and reducing dispersion."

 

[1greywolf]

Finally, somebody else figured out that aluminum is lighter then the rest of the bullet , and the Winchester silver tips that I used to used were flat nosed