New Sierra bullets!

[jonthomps]

Looks like there are more good things coming our way. A 30 cal 230gr bullet with a BC of .800!?! Awesome.

 

[Nodakplowboy]

The 6mm/110 looks interesting. My .243 1-8" shoots Berger 108's extremely well, might be fun to compare them. Pretty good B.C., if it's accurate.

Waiting for spring...

 

[Butler12]

Anyone have any idea what twist rate will be required for the 30 cal 230 grain bullets thinking maybe 8 ?

 

[jonthomps]

Anyone have any idea what twist rate will be required for the 30 cal 230 grain bullets thinking maybe 8 ?

I would guess 1-8.5 or a 1-9 twist would do the trick - especially with the big 30 cal magnums (300NM, 300RUM, 30 Nosler, etc). Even shooting the 200gr bullet with a BC over .7 is crazy. My 300NM would send those down range at 3200fps easy.

 

[Supersubes]

Anyone have any idea what twist rate will be required for the 30 cal 230 grain bullets thinking maybe 8 ?

Id be pretty shocked if it required an 8. I’ll bet it’s very similar in length to the berger. Until someone chimes in with its length or test fire data, it’s all a guess now.

 

[GhostFace]

I'll be getting a few boxes of the 200 grain .30 cal once I deplete my stock of 210...

 

[redneckbmxer24]

I've run the 230 Bergers just fine in 10 twist 300WM's and 300RUM's, I know apples to oranges since the Sierra could easily be longer and require more RPM but it should give an idea. I certainly don't see it needing faster than a 9 however.

 

[MachoKing]

Now if they would only catch up in the hunting bullet game...

 

[Mater2009]

Wonder how it would do subsonic. Interesting

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Now if they would only catch up in the hunting bullet game...

230 gr of any bullet will do the trick. I've killed a multiple deer with the 168 gr SMK from my .308. A 230 gr SMK will smoke game.

 

[spife7980]

Now if they would only catch up in the hunting bullet game...

What’s wrong with the pro hunter and gameking? Or blitz or varmint?

 

[black5.3]

I might have to try the 200gr in the 30-06....

 

[MachoKing]

The problem with their current hunting offerings is that the BCs suck. That's what I am getting at.