05-21-2023, 09:43 PM
(05-21-2023, 09:13 PM)grayfox Wrote: Actually CZ mentions that I've seen and heard on, is, hornady apparently says their new CX/Gmx all copper bullets are made of an alloy that is softer than ones like barnes, so powder charges don't have to be reduced with these hornady pills. Now Im not certain of this but just mention it...I bought my reloading gear to just do the 90gr CX/GMX so load work up with them then a direct comparison to the 87gr Absolute, 83gr Shock and the 88 gr shock would not be hard for me.
If that be the case I might (if I had hammers, which I don't) use the 90 gms hornady data, starting low but expecting hammer MV to be slightly higher than the cx, load for load, since it is 3 gr lighter. A 3 gr delta IMO wouldn't rule out using that data, as some bullets show loads for pills with a 5 gr delta, eg: the 95 sst and 100's of hornady in the 6Arc.
All this is theory. I personally don't plan to use any of the lead free b/c I'm concerned they might be just a tad light at 6Arc velocities, just my opinion however.
Interesting the 3000 MV fps for CZ.
I include the Shock bullets after reading Hammers product statement about the 400yd extended range being the reason for the smaller hollow point for the Absolute.
Thanks