Would there be interest in a 340-360 grain 375 Cal A-max? Need a little more info...

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I've been pinging Hornady about a long range bullet for the 375 CT crowd. They seem to be willing to listen but obviously the numbers need to be there to justify it it from a financial standpoint.

I am just fishing for a consensus so I can provide them with some feedback on a potential market for this bullet.

Thanks!





OK,

After a little more correspondance with Hornady, can all interested parties help fill in the blanks?

- practical application will be?
- potential market will be?
- potential consumption will be?

Here is a link to a poll started by my shooting partner:

http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/375-caliber-hornady-max-bullet-weight-preference-127683/
 
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What most of you need to remember is that probably 85%+ of the 375's on the market are twisted for the 330-350 class bullets and won't perform all that well with the 375+ and over 400 grain bullets. That is something Hornady is considering. They are looking at the masses, not the few.

In a custom gun I would prefer a slightly faster twist and an improved case, in reality though, I want to see a 350 (isn) AMax either tipped or HPBT at the right price point that I can load into production ammo as an alternative to the Solids and SMK.
 
#12
horndy would be foolish to pursue a new .375 product that would never do much volume, while production of much higher volume products is suspended for lack of capacity
 
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Hornady makes a 450gn .416 cal bullet with a mild BC of 0.720. Sales of this bullet would be a lot lower than any new .375 cal bullet.
I hope that it has a lot better BC than .720 though. Give us an A-Max with a plastic tip and a BC up around 0.900 and they will sell them by the truck load.
 
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wadcutter said:
Hornady makes a 450gn .416 cal bullet with a mild BC of 0.720. Sales of this bullet would be a lot lower than any new .375 cal bullet.
I hope that it has a lot better BC than .720 though. Give us an A-Max with a plastic tip and a BC up around 0.900 and they will sell them by the truck load.
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I got some of the 450s when they first came out.

Unfortunately my Custom 416 Barrett doesn't like them.

The velocity was well down on the Monos, so it was a kinda lose lose situation, slower with less BC...... & not as accurate .....:-(
 
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buckbrush said:
OK,

After a little more correspondance with Hornady, can all interested parties help fill in the blanks?

- practical application will be?
- potential market will be?
- potential consumption will be?
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- practical application will be?
As most of us know using solids on steel is a PITA because at ELR distances it's very hard to see where on the steel we're hitting. So that's a plus for using a regular bullet because we can see the splats on steel much easier.

Then there is the hunting aspect of using a expanding bullet.

The lead bullets should be cheaper as well.

- potential market will be?
ELR shooters and hunters with faster twist barreled 375 based cartridges. The BC of the bullet needs to be in the mid .8's to be appealing otherwise we might as well be shooting 338's. It's very important that they make their new 375 bullet to handle transition to subsonic well.

- potential consumption will be?
416 Barret turned out to a flop anyway. 375CT is the opposite in spite of the all the setbacks over the years. The formula for success is simple.... steel the market by providing a good bullet that isn't as expensive as the other manufacturers.

Guy's, look how far 338L has come since the 300 grain class of bullets and the 10 twist barrels came out to stabilize them. The same thing needs to happen to the 375CT, 11.5 twist isn't cutting the mustard anymore. Me...I won't be buying a 375 again until a bullet comes out like I've described at a reasonably affordable price.
 
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- practical application will be? Long range shooting of all types.
- potential market will be? .375 H & H up to .375 Cheytacs etc. Plenty of magnum .375's getting about now from the .375 Ruger, .375 RUM to the Blaser.
- potential consumption will be? This is one of my favourite calibres. I would shoot quite a few each year.
 
#28
I'm at the Hornady booth at Shot asking about this. I'm the second guy today. The guy here said it may be considered if they continue to get interest. Sounds like they would need to sell over 100,000 of hem for it to be worthwhile.

IF YOURE AT SHOT STOP BY HORNADY AND TELL EM WHAT U THINK!
 
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secondofangle said:
I'm at the Hornady booth at Shot asking about this. I'm the second guy today. The guy here said it may be considered if they continue to get interest. Sounds like they would need to sell over 100,000 of hem for it to be worthwhile.

IF YOURE AT SHOT STOP BY HORNADY AND TELL EM WHAT U THINK!
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I would buy 1000 straight away so we only need another 99 like minded shooters............ :)
 
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