what is a hornady A-max

[ejpaul1]

I was buying bullets for the 243 today and saw the A-max hornady. What is it? Is it a partition? I know the v-max is designed to fragment, what is this a business?

[Vapodog]

The "A" is for accuracy. It's a target bullet. Some folks use them for deer and report very favorable performance but they're intended for targeting and are light jacketed. There's no reason I can see why they can't also be used on smaller varmints like prairie dogs.

[Roskoe]

They are a ballistic tip type bullet designed for target shooting. I have used them in the 75 grain .224 and the 105 grain 6mm. Both of these are "VLD" type bullets. Interestingly, both of these bullets are also excellent mediumbig game bullets. They reliably penetrate through the ribs, and then explode - destroying the lungs. In the hands of a skilled marksman, and on broadside rib shots only; these are some of the most lethal bullets ever produced. There is an article by Horace Gore in the "Journal of the Texas Trophy Hunters" about the use of these bullets on trophy whitetail deer. www.ttha.com

And their accuracy can be pretty spectacular. A .22-6MM I built in 2002 has produced 5 shot groups of 1.7" inches at 500 yards with the 75 grainer.My personal 6MM-284 with a Jeff Lawrence 1:9 barrel shot 1/4" for five shots at 100 yards with the 105 grain A-Max. They make these in medium weight .30 caliber bullets, but I haven't tried them yet.

[Ridge Runner]

the A-max is touted as a fine extreme range game bullet, as long as the impact velocity is below 3600 fps, they come apart pretty quick if you push them faster
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