Thread: .224 69gr matchkings

I've used SMK'S and berger hybrids for a while now and the first thing I do is make sure the nose cavity is open using a needle drill.
The bergers are usually pretty good but the smk's can vary alot from having nice open tips to no opening at all.
I tested some on milk bottles and the ones with closed tips acted like a FMJ and didnt mushroom at all but once the tips were opened with needle drill they mushroomed and to me looked like normal hunting type projectile.