Ammunition In The News
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 4 months ago
Sierra Match King 5.56X45 77 grain rounds being pushed by Midway.
Sierra MatchKing bullets have very thin jackets and are held to exacting tolerances in diameter and weight. These Hollow Point Boat Tail bullets have a small meplat to produce a higher ballistic coefficient.
Syntech is Federal’s proprietary Total Synthetic Jacket polymer bullet jacket, intended to reduce metal-on-metal contact, reduce fouling, and extend barrel life.
Well, it sure looks different enough!
The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI), which, among many other tasks, creates and publishes industry standards for safety, reliability and interchangeability for the firearm industry, accepted two new Hornady-designed cartridges. Chamber and cartridge drawings for the 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge (6.5 PRC) and .300 PRC are already availableon the organization’s website.
I had heretofore seen very little on the 6.5 PRC, but I had seen at least some analysis of it. It has become difficult to keep up with the cartridges.
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