Has anyone actually shot Both the 123GR HORNADY A-MAX and the LAPUA 123GR SCENAR HPBT out to 600yds to see which is better? There is Quite a difference in price and I was wondering which of these would be better for a mid-range, 600yd, F Class match?
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Re: Better 6.5x47 Lapua bullet ?
At 600 it barely starts to matter. Lapua bullets are costly, and there is reason for that, a small fraction of it being accuracy. I had very poor results compared to the 139/142 class of bullets, though others have had opposite results. Your rifle is the determining factor.
Try both yourself, despite what is said here, you will always wonder.
At 600 it barely starts to matter. Lapua bullets are costly, and there is reason for that, a small fraction of it being accuracy. I had very poor results compared to the 139/142 class of bullets, though others have had opposite results. Your rifle is the determining factor.
Try both yourself, despite what is said here, you will always wonder.
Re: Better 6.5x47 Lapua bullet ?
try the 123mk
try the 123mk
Re: Better 6.5x47 Lapua bullet ?
I have loaded with and shot both, but not side by side in the same rifle with equal load development - what I will say is when weighing and measuring base to ogive, hornady has more off sorts - by the time I had 20% with no real purpose they were not much of a bargain
I have loaded with and shot both, but not side by side in the same rifle with equal load development - what I will say is when weighing and measuring base to ogive, hornady has more off sorts - by the time I had 20% with no real purpose they were not much of a bargain
Re: Better 6.5x47 Lapua bullet ?
I could not see enough of a difference in the two to make the Lapua's worth the extra price. I shot them both to 1000yards and ended up scraping them both for the 130gr Berger VLD's.
Out of the two you mentioned I would shoot the Amax's and shoot lots of them.
I could not see enough of a difference in the two to make the Lapua's worth the extra price. I shot them both to 1000yards and ended up scraping them both for the 130gr Berger VLD's.
Out of the two you mentioned I would shoot the Amax's and shoot lots of them.
