Thread: 162 gn Amax help ?

Hi Can anyone remember the ballistic coefficient for the 162gn A-max bullet please ?

Ta

the 168 was .475

Hornady claim G1 0.625. Litz initially said 0.617 but later revised 0.613. I use 0.613 for creating drop charts & find it pretty accurate predictor.

Thanks fellas

I looked in the other Nathan Fs books to find that bit....didnt see the 162 mentioned sorry

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I looked in the other Nathan Fs books to find that bit....didnt see the 162 mentioned sorry

Pretty amazing that he doesn't cover one of the most popular projectiles around.

Shooter which list Hornady's data has it as G1 0.625.
Litz's listing in Shooter is G1 0.599 and G7 0.307.

I would use @chainsaw number as it sounds like he has verified?

Originally Posted by zimmer

Pretty amazing that he doesn't cover one of the most popular projectiles around.

Shooter which list Hornady's data has it as G1 0.625.
Litz's listing in Shooter is G1 0.599 and G7 0.307.

I would use @chainsaw number as it sounds like he has verified?

might do I just couldnt see it when doing a quick scan.....butthen the amax was goneburgers when that book was printed...tis all eldxmyz etc now....

So, who has got a supply of 168 Amax's stashed away??

Recently bought a Barnard with a 284 Winchester barrael and all the load data is for the now obselete 7mm Amax's.

Would love to buy some if I can get 5 - 6 boxes of them?

Peter

[QUOTE=ihmsakiwi;892862]So, who has got a supply of 168 Amax's stashed away??

Recently bought a Barnard with a 284 Winchester barrael and all the load data is for the now obselete 7mm Amax's.

Would love to buy some if I can get 5 - 6 boxes of them?
Peter[/QUOTE

Haha - like hen's teeth, those who have a few are likely to hang onto them. There's the new Hornady 162 ELDx , or Sierra 160gn TMK's which have BC G1 of 0.6.

Yes, I bought some Lapua scenars to start doing some testing with.

Too much bad press on the ELD-M's to waste good barrels on. I'll either stick with SMK's or Lapua's then.

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

Yes, I bought some Lapua scenars to start doing some testing with.

Too much bad press on the ELD-M's to waste good barrels on. I'll either stick with SMK's or Lapua's then.

The Scenars don't work well on Animals, amazing accurate projectiles though

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

Yes, I bought some Lapua scenars to start doing some testing with.

Too much bad press on the ELD-M's to waste good barrels on. I'll either stick with SMK's or Lapua's then.

Bad press on ELD-M's Haven't read anything myself.
Do have any links?

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

Yes, I bought some Lapua scenars to start doing some testing with.

Too much bad press on the ELD-M's to waste good barrels on. I'll either stick with SMK's or Lapua's then.

Bad press on ELDMs? any links? I have used amax fairly extensively but not the eldm which is apparently the same bullet with a new tip .....everything I have read is they are same same for performance?

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

Yes, I bought some Lapua scenars to start doing some testing with.

Too much bad press on the ELD-M's to waste good barrels on. I'll either stick with SMK's or Lapua's then.

What's the bad press about ELD-M's?

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

So, who has got a supply of 168 Amax's stashed away??

Recently bought a Barnard with a 284 Winchester barrael and all the load data is for the now obselete 7mm Amax's.

Would love to buy some if I can get 5 - 6 boxes of them?

Peter

I've got 162,s for 284/7mm if your interested
Isn't 168.... 308?