Pointing Hornady 6mm 105 BTHP Match Bullet

[Magnumwill]

Has anyone pointed the Hornady 6mm 105 BTHP Match Bullet? I just picked up 500 of them and figured why not run them through the pointer. They looked like they had a slight point from the factory but after running them through a Whidden bullet pointing die they became more uniform.

My question who has pointed these, and what were your end results? I have not been able to find any information on pointing this particular bullet.

 

[searcher]

I'd be interested to know any other information you can impart on the apparent quality, weight deviation, accuracy findings, etc. regarding this bullet. I asked a few of my buddies and they had not tried them either.

 

[xswanted]

I used them to fireform Dasher brass about three weeks ago.

I shot quite a few groups with them at 100 and 600 yards.

I shot a 12 shot 100 yard group that was under a half inch.

All the groups shot at 600 were quite good, most aroud a half minute. A few smaller.

All in all it looks like a good bullet.

 

[Magnumwill]

Searcher,

I can tell you from past experience with Hornady bullets with the AMP jacket the accuracy I have found is good for me. My normal load for my XC was 38.5 H350 under a 105 Amax set .020 off of the lands in fire-formed Win 22-250 brass. This load was a tack driver shot a .197 three shot group off the ground with a bipod at 100. This was with semi-progressivly loaded ammo. I deprime and prime on a single stage press then load on L-n-L AP with redding FL Type S bushing dies. I will powder drop with a hand weighed charge and funnel.

However, not enough A-maxes or H4350 in the world this summer so I have to mess around with a different bullet and powder. I do not weight sort bullets. From the 500 I bought they all look good to me with no visable rejects and the price is hard to beat. I will post my results once I finally get to go and send them down range.

 

[searcher]

Thanks for the feedback you guys.

 

[dabibbee]

I have been shooting these out to 600 yards for 5 months with excellent results for a stock Rem. 700
VLS varmint 243. Whidden says that by using the pointer, the bullet will shoot flatter by 3/4" to 1" MOA at 1000 yards. I'm on the fence as to the $300 cost of the pointer die and the $65.00 for the meplat trimmer. I suppose if I were shooting competitively I would jump in.