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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2758275" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>Well I got a box of the New 168's.. time for some testing.</p><p></p><p>I checked bullet length from tip to base and it is 1.332" This is the new tipped 168 gr match king.</p><p>The bearing surface is .380"</p><p></p><p>For comparison the 178A-Max is 1.324" total length .511" bearing surface.</p><p>The 168A-Max is 1.212" total length with .450 bearing surface</p><p>The 155 A-Max has a .400" bearing surface.</p><p></p><p>What I have found with my guns is that my accuracy with short bearing surface bullets gets better the faster I shoot them.</p><p>I will need to load a few and see how they act on paper at 200 or more yards.</p><p></p><p>This bullet is longer than the 178 A-max and has less bearing surface than a 155 A max</p><p></p><p>This part I do not care for.</p><p>Weight retention is held to within +/- 0.3 grain. So said sierra on the Midway USA sight</p><p></p><p>Now I pulled 6 from the box and weighed them and that is what I got .3gr variance.</p><p></p><p>I also pulled 6 168 Amaxes from the bottom of a box that was almost empty. I got .1gr Variance.</p><p>Could be luck of the draw.</p><p>I can care less if they print on paper better at distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2758275, member: 15054"] Well I got a box of the New 168's.. time for some testing. I checked bullet length from tip to base and it is 1.332" This is the new tipped 168 gr match king. The bearing surface is .380" For comparison the 178A-Max is 1.324" total length .511" bearing surface. The 168A-Max is 1.212" total length with .450 bearing surface The 155 A-Max has a .400" bearing surface. What I have found with my guns is that my accuracy with short bearing surface bullets gets better the faster I shoot them. I will need to load a few and see how they act on paper at 200 or more yards. This bullet is longer than the 178 A-max and has less bearing surface than a 155 A max This part I do not care for. Weight retention is held to within +/- 0.3 grain. So said sierra on the Midway USA sight Now I pulled 6 from the box and weighed them and that is what I got .3gr variance. I also pulled 6 168 Amaxes from the bottom of a box that was almost empty. I got .1gr Variance. Could be luck of the draw. I can care less if they print on paper better at distance. [/QUOTE]
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