Has anyone actually had experiences with the A-MAX bullet tips melting?
I have been using A-MAX for 6-8 years at 3000 fps in a 6BRX and now at 2950 in a 284 WIN. I have excellent results at 1000 yds.
I spent 40 years in the integrated circuit industry designing analog circuits. When we developed a better device, we advertised the improvement in performance and dropped the price as the improvement usually included better process yields. The customer had an incentive to buy the new version as not only did it perform better, it was cheaper. And, demand for the old product went away.
I also worked for a company, not in the integrated circuit industry, that when the came out with a new product, they raised the price as it was a better performing product! This actually worked opposite to their wishes as the customer base had no inclination to re-tool for the "better" part that actually cost more! So, the new product often failed due to poor acceptance.
I wonder if Hornady is of the latter thought? Only, once the pipe is filled with their new miracle plastic tips, they will stop making A-MAX bullets as they are an inferior product!
I will gladly buy the new bullets if they are indeed better, but I know that new manufacturing processes also bring less cost. So, if we are being manipulated to shift to a new, more costly product. I will be more inclined to change brands!
I have been using A-MAX for 6-8 years at 3000 fps in a 6BRX and now at 2950 in a 284 WIN. I have excellent results at 1000 yds.
I spent 40 years in the integrated circuit industry designing analog circuits. When we developed a better device, we advertised the improvement in performance and dropped the price as the improvement usually included better process yields. The customer had an incentive to buy the new version as not only did it perform better, it was cheaper. And, demand for the old product went away.
I also worked for a company, not in the integrated circuit industry, that when the came out with a new product, they raised the price as it was a better performing product! This actually worked opposite to their wishes as the customer base had no inclination to re-tool for the "better" part that actually cost more! So, the new product often failed due to poor acceptance.
I wonder if Hornady is of the latter thought? Only, once the pipe is filled with their new miracle plastic tips, they will stop making A-MAX bullets as they are an inferior product!
I will gladly buy the new bullets if they are indeed better, but I know that new manufacturing processes also bring less cost. So, if we are being manipulated to shift to a new, more costly product. I will be more inclined to change brands!
