Conventional polymer tips in high BC bullets melt in flight. Hornady engineers discovered that conventional bullet tip materials in streamlined, high BC bullets melt and deform. Although not a significant issue affecting moderate BC conventional tipped varmint and hunting bullets, aerodynamic heating causes BC reduction and degradation of accuracy, particularly at extended ranges (400 yds +). To counter this effect, Hornady identified a heat resistant polymer and developed the patent pending Heat Shield tip. This revolutionary new tip creates the perfect meplat (tip) with exceptionally consistent results from bullet-to-bullet and lot-to-lot.
The Heat Shield tip defies the effects of aerodynamic heating and retains its shape to provide a perfect meplat (tip) that is always the same shape. A streamlined secant ogive with optimum boattail design, plus the highly concentric AMP bullet jackets, combined with the patent pending Heat Shield tip creates a supremely accurate, high BC match bullet. ELD-Match bullet BCs are measured with Doppler radar and corrected to standard atmospheric conditions.
Features
- Heat Shield Tip forms the perfect meplat
- No tip deformation from aerodynamic heating
- Extremely low drag bullet profile delivers high ballistic coefficients
- Swaged lead core provided uniformity and balance
- AMP jacket design for optimum concentricity and accuracy
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Bullet Caliber 30 Caliber Diameter 0.308 Inches Grain Weight 225 Grains Quantity 100 Bullet Bullet Style Polymer Tip Boat Tail Lead Free No G1 Ballistic Coefficient 0.777 G7 Ballistic Coefficient 0.391 Cannelure No Bullet Coating Non-Coated Sectional Density 0.339 Recommended Twist Rate 1 in 10" or Faster Country of Origin United States of America
