Hornday A-Tip

[markg]

Anyone shooting Hornady A-tip bullets? If so what are your impressions of them? Are they consistent? Are they finicky?

[FishOutOfWater]

I'm leary of spending the $125 for a box to find out...

EDIT - of course they've gotten more expensive... $140 - $150 for 6mm now !

[getatmewolf]

I have only tried the 250 Atips myself in my 300PRC but they are pretty awesome. In my gun, every powder charge and seating depth was well within MOA if not 1/2 MOA. I have pics somewhere of a 5 shot 1” group at 300 yards. Just used them the other day to make impacts at 1235 yards.
I have a shooting buddy who uses the 6.5 version(156 grain?) and he was saying the same thing when it came to load testing. Pick one and go shoot.

Yeah the cost sucks but there’s nothing like a 250 grain impact splash out at distance.

[Dmay]

Originally Posted by FishOutOfWater

I'm leary of spending the $125 for a box to find out...

EDIT - of course they've gotten more expensive... $140 - $150 for 6mm now !

Haha....unfortunately it's the only way to find out....unless you have a buddy who will donate enough to work up a load......

[duceman]

sat next to a fella running them in f-class at 900m in dasher i believe. they ran very well when he saw the wind.
but so did ackleyman's 109 bergers, and my 105 hybrids............
didn't see any reason to sell my supply and jump to them......

[REMINGTON JIM]

Loaded and shot 6 166 gr A tips from my LW 7 PRC rifle . shot 2 3 shot groups less then 1/2 c-c . RJ

[prarie_boy1]

Originally Posted by getatmewolf

I have only tried the 250 Atips myself in my 300PRC but they are pretty awesome. In my gun, every powder charge and seating depth was well within MOA if not 1/2 MOA. I have pics somewhere of a 5 shot 1” group at 300 yards. Just used them the other day to make impacts at 1235 yards.
I have a shooting buddy who uses the 6.5 version(156 grain?) and he was saying the same thing when it came to load testing. Pick one and go shoot.

Yeah the cost sucks but there’s nothing like a 250 grain impact splash out at distance.

What twist rate are you running?

[H380]

Excuse my ignorance but are a tips the same as the old a max ?

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[FishOutOfWater]

Originally Posted by H380

Excuse my ignorance but are a tips the same as the old a max ?

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No sir... The A-Max were polymer tips.

A-Tips actually have an aluminum tip.
And a different core/jacket design than the A-Max.

[getatmewolf]

Originally Posted by prarie_boy1

What twist rate are you running?

It’s an 8 twist factory Christensen mesa LR

[waldedw]

A friend of mine shoots the 230gr A Tips in his 300 norma and the 300gr in his 33 XC and they shoot really good, both rifles are custom jobs from Insite Arms.

I personally have not tried them yet in my insite arms 6mm creedmoor but it shoots 109 bergers and 105 lapua scenar's into tiny little .250" bug holes and I have a good supply of them, just can't see paying double the price

[REMINGTON JIM]

Got some 190 A-TIPs. Loaded up over top of H1000 !

They look pretty Deadly like Missles and with a BC of .838 should fly Well too👍