Hornady 7mm .284 166gr A Tip BC's

[Muley Buck]

 

[CanSniper]

162 Amax and Eldm is one of my favorites for years.

I might check this one out. Don't know if the old 7 Creedmoor has another round of load development left in her.

 

[Raufoss]

It's kinda lower than what I was expection but still interesting.

 

[b6graham]

pretty damn blah

more curious how the 190 competes with the new berger LRHT

 

[Muley Buck]

pretty damn blah

more curious how the 190 competes with the new berger LRHT

Me too, I'm really more interested in what the 190's numbers are. Although the 166's aren't bad, I just expected a little bit more.

 

[b6graham]

Me too, I'm really more interested in what the 190's numbers are. Although the 166's aren't bad, I just expected a little bit more.

I certainly expected them to beat the 162 ELDM BC

 

[Muley Buck]

I certainly expected them to beat the 162 ELDM BC

I did too, and they did.

 

[Diver160651]

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Nice! I am running 168vld with at 3050 with a .618 BC

dropped an ELK past 900.. imagine 4 grains lighter what’s not to like about more consistency and 7% better BC?

Thanks for posting!

 

[Muley Buck]

Nice! I am running 168vld with at 3050 with a .618 BC

dropped an ELK past 900.. imagine 4 grains lighter what’s not to like about more consistency and 7% better BC?

Thanks for posting!

Nice! Just gotta keep in mind, the bullet construction is a little different and I've heard the A-Tips can be quite explosive.

 

[Diver160651]

Nice! Just gotta keep in mind, the bullet construction is a little different and I've heard the A-Tips can be quite explosive.

might be better for the longer range shots-

although, I am hunting with a bow this weekend lol

 

[Jackomason]

Anybody have more time with the Atips? How does the 166's BC check out? And how is the consistency compared to bergers?

 

[st1650]

I did too, and they did.

How ?

7mm .284
ELD® Match
.287
.670 (G1)
.338 (G7)
1-9.5" (Minimum Recommended)
162 GR
Target/Match
100
28403

vs
7mm .284
A-Tip® Match
.294
.664 (G1)
.332 (G7)
1-9.25
166 gr
Target/Match
100


The 162 ELD-M beats the 166 ATIP ...

 

[Jackomason]

How ?

7mm .284
ELD® Match
.287
.670 (G1)
.338 (G7)
1-9.5" (Minimum Recommended)
162 GR
Target/Match
100
28403

vs
7mm .284
A-Tip® Match
.294
.664 (G1)
.332 (G7)
1-9.25
166 gr
Target/Match
100


The 162 ELD-M beats the 166 ATIP ...

That doesn't really speak to consistentcy, but I've ran the 162's without issues in the 1600-1700 yard range..

 

[b6graham]

That doesn't really speak to consistentcy, but I've ran the 162's without issues in the 1600-1700 yard range..

As have I

 

[st1650]

That’s what I don’t understand, I’ve ran the 162 to 1000 yard and found them very consistent as well …
Usually the atips are sleeker and have improved BCs over their ELD-M counterparts.
I’ve read the 166 ATIPS liked to be jumped so maybe it’s a bullet that’s meant for short actions 7mm loaded at mag length ?

 

[Muley Buck]

How ?

7mm .284
ELD® Match
.287
.670 (G1)
.338 (G7)
1-9.5" (Minimum Recommended)
162 GR
Target/Match
100
28403

vs
7mm .284
A-Tip® Match
.294
.664 (G1)
.332 (G7)
1-9.25
166 gr
Target/Match
100


The 162 ELD-M beats the 166 ATIP ...

I see that is what Hornady has on their website. I can't remember exactly but I don't believe those were the numbers that were there when I posted that. Also, to me those numbers look to be inflated. According to Applied Ballistics the numbers are as follows. So I guess there's that.

162 ELD-M
G1 BC .640
G7 BC .327

166 A-Tip
G1 BC .665
G7 BC .341