I saw the recent announcement from Sierra that they are introducing a new line of Sierra Match King bullets with plastic tips.
22 and 308 are the initial focus right now.
David Tubb did this several years ago and the results were not so good. In fact, they withdrew the bullets from the market. One issue was that the tips on delivered bullets were not installed concentric, some tips fell off the bullets in the box, and overall quality control of the tips did not meet prototype expectations.
I wonder if Sierra has modified the tip material, installation process or packaging so that the above are no longer an issue.
Also, is the 155 gr 308 tipped projectile based on the 2155 or 2156 design?
Should be interesting to see just how the new bullets measure up to the other two bullets.
Bob
22 and 308 are the initial focus right now.
David Tubb did this several years ago and the results were not so good. In fact, they withdrew the bullets from the market. One issue was that the tips on delivered bullets were not installed concentric, some tips fell off the bullets in the box, and overall quality control of the tips did not meet prototype expectations.
I wonder if Sierra has modified the tip material, installation process or packaging so that the above are no longer an issue.
Also, is the 155 gr 308 tipped projectile based on the 2155 or 2156 design?
Should be interesting to see just how the new bullets measure up to the other two bullets.
Bob