Which Whidden insert for 105gr Hornady BTHP?

[clark98ut]

I'm running the 105gr Hornady BTHPs in my 6XC and just got a Whidden Bullet Pointing die. Which insert is recommended for the Honradys?

Thanks,

Dan

 

[spclark]

http://www.whiddengunworks.net/resources/PointingDie/Die-Chart/Die-Insert-Chart.pdf

I've never used the Hornady 105BTHP in any of my 6's and it's not among the bullets profiled in Brian Litz's Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting so I have to make an educated guess that it'd probably be the #0 insert.

From John's website page describing the inserts:

"...the original die insert is still the best choice for a wide range of bullets. The #1 die insert will be better suited for bullets with extra long and pointy ogives (noses). The #2 inset will be better suited for bullets with shorter, blunter ogives (noses)."

 

[1shot]

+1 to what spclark said. Use the #0
Lloyd

 

[clark98ut]

Thanks guys.

-Dan