Hornady Announces 6.5mm 100gr A-Max

[fastpat]

An estimate chart.

[LRRPF52]

That's for a 120gr AMAX. I'll have to run the stats for a 100gr AMAX with the different BC's listed using a G1 model.

For a 100gr AMAX with listed .465 G1 BC at 2800fps, with a 2.7" scope height, we're looking at:

Range......Velocity........Energy.........Drop (MILS)..........Wind Drift (10mph)
100..........2601fps...... 1502ft/lbs....Zero.....................0.2 Mils
200..........2411.......... 1290..........-0.34.....................0.41
300..........2229.......... 1103......... -1.01.....................0.64
400..........2055.............937......... -1.83....................0.88
500.........1889............792......... -2.78...................1.15
600..........1732.............666......... -3.87....................1.43
700..........1586.............558......... -5.10....................1.75
800..........1451.............467......... -6.51....................2.08
900..........1330.............393......... -8.12....................2.44
1000........1225.............333......... -9.95....................2.83

Same input, but with G1 BC of .400:

300..........2143..........1019......... -1.06....................0.75
400..........1946........... 841......... -1.94....................1.05
500..........1761........... 688......... -2.98....................1.38
600..........1589........... 561......... -4.19....................1.74

The difference between a .400 BC and a .465 BC with all else the same is the difference between a 420yd and 500yd effective range based on an 800ft-lb retained energy minimum for hunting projectiles.

[Ullr]

It isnt muzzle energy at 500 yards.

[Drifter]

Can't believe everything on the 'net, but this link to a 2-page thread on another forum indicates that BC of Hornady 6.5mm 100gr A-Max is .390:

http://www.shootersforum.com/ballistics-internal-external/75798-hornady-6-5mm-max-bullet-specification-query.html

This seems more in line with reported BC of Berger's 6.5mm 100gr at .370. Just didn't seem possible that the 100gr A-Max would have the same BC as the 120gr...

[LRRPF52]

Yeah, I'm calling typo as well. They would have to dip it in snake oil and nanoscopic berillium zantitium unobtainium disulfide to get it to have that BC, and that stuff's expensive...

[BluntForceTrauma]

They would have to dip it in snake oil and nanoscopic berillium zantitium unobtainium disulfide to get it to have that BC, and that stuff's expensive...

Tastes bad, too.

John

[hm2 clark]

In fact, berillium tastes sweet.

[JASmith]

One hopes one didn't learn that from personal experience!

The stuff is poisonous, but takes awhile for the symptoms to exhibit.