Applied Ballistics Ammo 300 Win Mag 215 Grain Mission Ready

[DocUSMCRetired]

Applied Ballistics Munitions has announced the release of their 300 Winchester Magnum 215gr Hybrid Target Mission Ready round. This round is loaded with the Berger 30 Caliber 215gr Hybrid Target bullet for maximum BC. The hybrid ogive profile of this bullet was developed by their Chief Ballistician, Bryan Litz. This unique ogive profile combines the streamlined design of a secant ogive with a traditional tangent ogive. The 215gr is an exciting design, as it allows them to load a high BC bullet into factory ammunition that shoots well out of various rifle platforms with a 1:9” twist rate or faster.

In preparation for the release of this round, ABM Ammo partnered with LongRangeOnly.com for extensive field testing.

“What can I say bad about this ammo? It’s passed every one of the tests above my expectations,” says Long Range Only Editor, Jeff Brozovich.

Jeff did the initial testing and got some great results from this ammunition. He took this round through the gauntlet of testing by weighing it, measuring it, and he also did some short range and long range shooting with it. He is a seasoned handloader and while measuring the seating depth of this loaded ammunition he stated he was very impressed and it was “as close as I could probably load them.”

To find out more about this round and see Jeff’s full review visit: http://www.buyabmammo.com/ABM-launc...r-Hybrid-Target-Mission-Ready-Round_b_15.html

In 2011, Bryan created Applied Ballistics Munitions to fill a growing need for quality ammunition in the target competition and sniper community. ABM quickly became known within the long range shooting world as the best ammunition available in the market. Excited about the possibilities of creating ammunition that could fill needs in the hunting community as well, Berger Bullets purchased ABM from Bryan in 2013 on the condition that he would continue his work in research, development, and testing of all their ammo. To find out more about ABM Ammo, visit www.abmammo.com.

Built in the lab. Proven in the field.

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[Corey Schwanz]

Thanks for posting Doc!

 

[Deton8tor]

In the recent past I had a .300 WM re-barreled and throated for 208's and up. I did not like the 208's performance, so I tried the 215 Hybrid. Holy smoke does the rifle like these things. I watched the test video, and to my surprise the AB ammo is almost identical to my own loads. I was lucky to hit on the load, where Bryan took a much more scientific approach. So, I picked up 2 boxes to see how close I was in working up good ammo. Time will tell. I can say this with all certainty; the 215's are pure hammers and I hope I can continue to buy them. Great bullet.

 

[JamesnTN]

My question here is why are you advertising this to be used in a twist of
1-9 and faster when according to your twist rate calculator a 1-10 has a stability factor of 1.57 at 2900 fps in a 300 WM

 

[Corey Schwanz]

My question here is why are you advertising this to be used in a twist of
1-9 and faster when according to your twist rate calculator a 1-10 has a stability factor of 1.57 at 2900 fps in a 300 WM

I just ran the calculator with the 215gr Hybrid at 2900fps with 1:10", and the SG shows 1.43 with a 2% BC compromise under the "normal conditions (59 degrees and sea level). Optimal twist shows 1:9.75. All of our recommended twists are rounded down to ensure stability under most/all circumstances (temps, altitudes, etc). Higher altitudes will show a better SG, but we have to plan for "worst case scenario".

This round should perform well in a 1:10, but the faster recommendation to ensure maximum stabilization and BC performance.

 

[JamesnTN]

Ok I put in 85* and at 650ft above SL and I just estimated velocity based on what the 230's do out of my 300 WM