01-06-2022, 10:11 AM
This pic shows the bullets I have been fortunate to get my hands on. From left to right they are Hornady 87gn VMAX, Hornady 90gn ELD-X, Berger 95gn Classic Hunter Hybrid, Berger 95gn VLD Hunting, Berger 105gn VLD Target and the Nosler 105RDF. I also have the Hornady 108 ELD-M but image was corrupted and wouldn't upload, sorry. In this image they are aligned at the tips to show how they would be positioned if they were all loaded to a nominal COAL of 2.260". Take note of the way the lighting shows where the ogive of each bullet is, it's slanting upward from right to left. Where that ogive is located has an immediate effect on how how deep each bullet has to be seated to avoid being jammed into the lands of YOUR barrel, each barrel differs and the only way you can determine where a bullet touches YOUR lands is to measure with a tool like Hornady's LNL OAL Gauge or similar type tool. Not all of the bullets in the picture can be loaded to the magazine limit of 2.260". The next post will show the differences for each.