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Quick look 168 A-max vs 168 ELDM
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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3749234" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I got to comparing the 2 bullets side by side and they are exactly the same length.</p><p>I only checked 1 of each I randomly pulled from boxes.</p><p></p><p>The A-Max has more bearing surface by .040" and a shorter boat tail and the end of the boat tail is fatter on the A-Max by a bit over .010".</p><p></p><p>When I seated the bullets in a loose case they both seated with same force and the A-Max seated 12 thousandths longer and</p><p>had more bearing surface exposed than the ELDM Not moving the seating die of course.</p><p></p><p>I took a .223, .243 and 6.5 case and placed them over the tip of the bullets and turned them to scribe lines in the bullet.</p><p>The lines look to be evenly spaced between the 2 bullets and at the same spots.</p><p></p><p>The A-Max seating longer would tell me that the bullet is thinner/pointier by a bit from the place where the seating stem contacts</p><p> the bullet to the very tip of the bullet.</p><p></p><p>I have not had a chance to load any of these ELDM bullets and put them on paper yet.</p><p>A-Max on the right</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]261076[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]261077[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3749234, member: 15054"] I got to comparing the 2 bullets side by side and they are exactly the same length. I only checked 1 of each I randomly pulled from boxes. The A-Max has more bearing surface by .040" and a shorter boat tail and the end of the boat tail is fatter on the A-Max by a bit over .010". When I seated the bullets in a loose case they both seated with same force and the A-Max seated 12 thousandths longer and had more bearing surface exposed than the ELDM Not moving the seating die of course. I took a .223, .243 and 6.5 case and placed them over the tip of the bullets and turned them to scribe lines in the bullet. The lines look to be evenly spaced between the 2 bullets and at the same spots. The A-Max seating longer would tell me that the bullet is thinner/pointier by a bit from the place where the seating stem contacts the bullet to the very tip of the bullet. I have not had a chance to load any of these ELDM bullets and put them on paper yet. A-Max on the right [ATTACH type="full"]261076[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]261077[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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