Who makes a 106 grain 6mm bullet?

[Ranger188]

These are at Powder Valley as blems.
6mm 106 grain metal tipped bullets.
Thought it might be a misprint, but they also list the 110g (A-tips) also and with a different price.

Factory Seconds .243 Diameter 106 Grain Metal Tip 100 Count Bullets

Product image is a generic representation of a similar bullet

www.powdervalley.com

 

[Rocketvapor]

No help, but I ordered 400 of the A-tip 90gr .224 bullet blems.
I juggled quantities of 85.5 Bergers and these until shipping went up.
Currently in route to me.

 

[kindabitey]

These are at Powder Valley as blems.
6mm 106 grain metal tipped bullets.
Thought it might be a misprint, but they also list the 110g (A-tips) also and with a different price.

Factory Seconds .243 Diameter 106 Grain Metal Tip 100 Count Bullets

Product image is a generic representation of a similar bullet

www.powdervalley.com

The description states the pic is generic, and may be similar, so I wouldn't go by that.
ETA. Did a quick search and the only 106 gr tipped bullet I could find was the Hornady 106 TAP.

 

[Rocketvapor]

Contact them. Listing says Metal Tip.

 

[6Creed73]

Let us know if you find out, I'm interested to know as well. I thought about getting some, but I don't want to go through load development if I'm not able to get more of them later

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Maybe it was not supposed to be a 106 and thats why theres a sale

 

[Bottom Fodder]

Maybe that’s why blems they suppose to be 107’ but because they came out 106 their blems lol

 

[majohnson]

They also mentioned they might have grooves.

 

[SKWERLZ]

I’m guessing a prototype/canceled a-tip, as the do have multiple weight options for other calibers.

 

[Rocketvapor]

Not any help with the 106 grain but my 90gr A-Tip Seconds came in.
A quick sort through one box showed 90 gr +/- 0.25%.
Cull out a few and probably get even tighter.
OAL, BTO and Diameter seems consistent.
Cost more than the 85.5 Bergers.
Will load up a dummy for the wife's AR and one for mine to determine touch.
Might get to shoot some later this week.
Powder Valley has the lowest price I could find on the 224 A-Tip.
$58.84/100, $42.42/100 for the seconds.

 

[MAGNUM44270]

Its the 106 Tap... supposed to be a barrier punching round for LE. ie glass, drywall

 

[Rocketvapor]

Any update on the 106gr seconds?
Here's my orders of the 90 grain .224 A-Tips.
They went a little overboard with the packaging

 

[paperpuncher]

FWIW
I ordered a box of the 110g 6mm metal tip seconds. BTO varied around .025” over the sample. Weight varied 108.9 to 111.2 grains
Dia seems to be consistent Appearance is good no scratches or grooves finish a bit more dull than usual YMMV

 

[Rocketvapor]

That's +/- a percent or so in weight.
Did you compare bullet OAL to BTO of the worst ones?

 

[paperpuncher]

That's +/- a percent or so in weight.
Did you compare bullet OAL to BTO of the worst ones?

No I did not

 

[SD guy]

Looks like a spin off as a 106 grain A-tip / Tap spin off, offerings. Why they are being liquidated as a factory 2nd is what I would like to Know.
Tried some of the factory 2nd 106 grain bullets in the bolt action 6mm ARC. Was not finding any joy with Leverevolution. When I went to PP-2000 things came together in a rewarding fashion.

A year ago I acquired some of the plastic tipped, 106 grain Tap factory 2nds. They were tried with a water jug penetration test a year ago. Penetration & weight retention, left something to be desired in my book. Suppose I'd be happy with this as a coyote dispatching tool.

 

[stevenc23]

Bought a few boxes to try out. Will post after I get a chance to shoot them.

 

[Ranger188]

So Hornady did run a batch of 106g A-tips.
Wonder if the B.C. is slightly less than the 110g ?
Did they all look good?

 

[6Creed73]

Bought a few boxes to try out. Will post after I get a chance to shoot them.


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Interesting...so they are A-tips. I wonder what they abandoned them for.

 

[Rocketvapor]

106 A-tip longer than 110 A-tip?
Enough sleeker to have a higher B.C.?