New Hornady Atip
- Thread starter Loonhunter
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Sequential packaging.
Bullets aren’t just from the same lot. They are packaged sequentially off the line.
They look pretty too!
In the linked thread I posted spife threw up a nice in depth video on page 2.
I’m interested, can I afford to shoot them all the time, no, but I’ll definitely try them out. If they shoot Hornady as another winner.
I’m interested, can I afford to shoot them all the time, no, but I’ll definitely try them out. If they shoot Hornady as another winner.
Yea at $75/100 for 110gr .243 I'll keep shooting Bergers
If they get the QC and consistency perfect they would make a lot of people happy. The 110gr 6mm and the 135gr 6.5mm bullet would both be perfect PRS bullets. But if the QC and consistency isn't so much better than the other common choices I doubt it will be heavily adopted.
That being said yes it's a bit more money but when you factor in price of all the other reloading components and tools, the rifle, optic, gas cost to get to matches, match fees, hotel stays, ect. Spending another 30 cents or so per bullet isn't really that big of a deal. I don't think anyone in this sport or that this is market towards got into it because it's a cheap hobby.
That being said yes it's a bit more money but when you factor in price of all the other reloading components and tools, the rifle, optic, gas cost to get to matches, match fees, hotel stays, ect. Spending another 30 cents or so per bullet isn't really that big of a deal. I don't think anyone in this sport or that this is market towards got into it because it's a cheap hobby.
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Dammit Loonhunter you just cannot resist pissing off site staff, can ya? 
Im scared to see what they will charge us down here in Australia for these. I guess I have a spare kidney
What's this ban button do? I've never seen it before, being new here and all.
I'll have to look and see if they're in Canada yet? Might be that ITARd laws are preventing such items from leaving the country. Wouldn't be the first time.
(notice the heavy sarcasm against the ITARd laws...)
(notice the heavy sarcasm against the ITARd laws...)
That reference makes me feel uncomfortable -- was that a sexual innuendo? who do I report this to?
Does Padom have a bancat, too?
Tucker must have given everyone kittens from his last Bancat litter!
Cheers,
Sirhr
Tucker must have given everyone kittens from his last Bancat litter!
Cheers,
Sirhr
But I dont do PBR. Drinking something much better?
Thanks to the awesome members we have here!
Thanks to the awesome members we have here!
Take it easy on the little fellow. He was kicked in the head by a mule, just before he fell into the well.
So the boolits look pretty cool... but at 2:58, the talking head talks proudly about machining to "with 2 to 3 thousandths of an inch..."
Whoa, wait, what???
In bullet manufacture, .003" might as well be half an inch! Am I wrong or should they should be talking about 'tenths' there. 0.0002 -3" Not three thousandths! If you put an aluminum tip or a jacket or even a core that is that far out... isn't that going to have a big effect on external ballistics?
Am I missing something here? At the Schloss Nitrocellulose workshops, I can hold better than .003" on a broken-down mule of a worn-out 1940's South Bend lathe with worn ways and no DRO. On the Monarch, I can work to tenths. For a modern CNC production equipment like they should be using at Hornady, if things are out that much... isn't something wrong?
Don't get me wrong here... I love this concept. The turned aluminum tips, the longer profile, the new ogive, etc. That's some good stuff. And I love Hornady bullets. Their 168 Match BTHP's are about all I shoot in the Sako. So I want these to be great. And will definitely try them.
But when I hear that much tolerance in a match bullet, it makes me wonder if their film editing was off... or if I am missing something?
Cheers,
Sirhr
P.S. I listened to it again... and maybe what they are referring to is that they are drawing the jacket to .002 - 3... and then afterwards doing final swaging and finishing. So I may be taking that tolerance out of context. But I'd like to know for sure!
Whoa, wait, what???
In bullet manufacture, .003" might as well be half an inch! Am I wrong or should they should be talking about 'tenths' there. 0.0002 -3" Not three thousandths! If you put an aluminum tip or a jacket or even a core that is that far out... isn't that going to have a big effect on external ballistics?
Am I missing something here? At the Schloss Nitrocellulose workshops, I can hold better than .003" on a broken-down mule of a worn-out 1940's South Bend lathe with worn ways and no DRO. On the Monarch, I can work to tenths. For a modern CNC production equipment like they should be using at Hornady, if things are out that much... isn't something wrong?
Don't get me wrong here... I love this concept. The turned aluminum tips, the longer profile, the new ogive, etc. That's some good stuff. And I love Hornady bullets. Their 168 Match BTHP's are about all I shoot in the Sako. So I want these to be great. And will definitely try them.
But when I hear that much tolerance in a match bullet, it makes me wonder if their film editing was off... or if I am missing something?
Cheers,
Sirhr
P.S. I listened to it again... and maybe what they are referring to is that they are drawing the jacket to .002 - 3... and then afterwards doing final swaging and finishing. So I may be taking that tolerance out of context. But I'd like to know for sure!
Pretty sure he misspoke. Probably meant 2 or 3 ten thousandths .
Run an errand and come back to see this:
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That would be my 'other' guess... but if you are putting a video out that goes to this community... that's a big thing to miss in the editing booth.
Again, as my post-script said, they 'may' be referring to the jacket-swaging process. But it sounded like he was talking about the tip... Hard to say.
But I tend to think you are right. To some social media producer/video jockey, .003" sounded really impressive. And noone paid enough attention during management review.
Perhaps someone from Hornady lurks here and can clarify. Again, I am sure it's a great product. I love Hornady. Just seemed like a strange statement.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Right before he fell down the well...
I didn't know Loonhunter's first name was Timmy!
Cheers,
Sirhr
P.S. Sorry Loon, buddy... can't resist!
It's been 25 years since I toured the plant, but I'm certain QC is better than 2 or 3 thou. Just didn't catch it in editing.
For 4 I'll think about 48hr...
starts passing the hat for a Six-Pack!
I got this !!!!! If we get used to "Himself" being gone, maybe we could make it PERMANENT !!!!
At the rate dudes are getting the hammer we may have to keep a running balance
either for or against
the offender.R
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I mean my glass is almost empty and I'm worrying how long I can make this bottle last...just sayin
