HPBT Match 168 gr. Following Sierra’s introduction of Tipped MatchKing (TMK) bullets, Bryan Litz of Applied Ballistics LLC has received many requests to determine the Ballistic Coefficient (BC) of these bullets through testing. Sierra Bullets has LOAD DATA for these four new bullets. Below are Litz’s findings for four out of the six bullets he has able to acquire and test so far. Thank You in advance for your help. Brittius says: December 21, 2017 at 3:57 pm. Below are Litz’s findings for four out of the six bullets he has able to acquire and test so far.

Palma (HPBT).

Does anyone know or have an idea of what the factory powder and load for the federal 168 Grain match king load is. published data for Sierra TMK's. If your charge increments are small it's easy to get fooled when there isn't enough data at each level. I went to Hodgdon's site to the reloading data center and looked at the powders you listed, I looked at max loads at the FPS and many were at max pressure. Sierra has enhanced a segment of the MatchKing line by adding the acetal resin tip, thus crowning the Tipped MatchKing (TMK) bullet line. 300 Winchester Short Magnum m Universal stock# 2145 2140 2200 7768 4665 Barrel length& twist 24''/ 1-10'' desc. This is a discussion on published data for Sierra TMK's within the Reloading forums, part of the Sniping Related category; Just got some 168gr Sierra TMK to try out. I believe it was.... 42 gr RE-18 Hornady 168gr A-Max Remington URBR Brass Federal Small rifle match primers Seated at Sierra's seating depth My rifle shot below 1/2 MOA at 100, 300 and 500 yards. Can someone supply suggested Starting, and suggested Max for this this combination?
SMK, 39.0 gr. In the 223 and especially with the long 77 grain TMK seated at 2.250” or even … SBT 165 gr. Click here to download Sierra Bullet’s 300 AAC Blackout Load Data for the 5th Edition Manual. Posts about load data for Tipped MatchKings written by Sierra Bullets. 47.5 gr. Log in or Sign up. Simple: Suggestion load for 308, factory 700, 168TMK. Home Forums > Top Level Forums > Main Message Board > Federal .308 168 Grain Sierra Match King. Anyone Loading Sierra MatchKing 168 and 175 TMK for .308 ? In 2014, Sierra Bullets crowned the MatchKing® with an acetal resin tip that lowers the drag by improving the ballistic coefficient.

Many of these New Generation MatchKings now come “tipped” from the factory for more uniform BC. What load data do you have. Kimber204. (38.5 to 40.5 gr.) What OAL are you using. It also makes it much harder to reach the lands when seating.
Anyone having any problems. Due to the ballistic advantage that the tip provides, the 168 Tipped MatchKing (TMK) will stay supersonic at 1,000 yards at normal .308 Winchester velocities, unlike its untipped counterpart. None of those powders look optimum for a 308win with a 168. If you handload for 22-250, 223 Remington, 6.5 x284 Norma, 308 Winchester, or 300 Winchester Magnum check out this new reloading data. I also believe that Sierra redesigned the TMK to have more of a secant ogive, which typically can make a bullet more sensitive to seating depth. I started out in .308 with a 700P, factory barrel, and the best I could get was about 0.600" for five shots at 100yd. Following Sierra’s introduction of Tipped MatchKing (TMK) bullets, Bryan Litz of Applied Ballistics LLC has received many requests to determine the Ballistic Coefficient (BC) of these bullets through testing. Joined: Jul 27, 2018 Messages: 10. (37.0 to 39.0 gr.) Have reloaded and shot 155 Gr. 2.690 in. Notably, the new 22-Cal 77gr TMK has a 0.420 BC — identical to the BC of Sierra’s 80gr non-tipped HPBT MatchKing. TMK Match 165gr TGK Case/prim Hornady/ WLRM C.O.A.L 2.860 2.810 2.875 2.975 2.860

New Official Load Data for Latest High-BC Sierra MatchKings. Bubby3711 . May 9th, 2015 Litz Field-Tests BCs of Sierra Tipped MatchKings. Sierra Bullets. If you handload for .223 Remington, 22-250, 6.5 x284 Norma, .308 Winchester, or .300 Winchester Magnum, check out this new reloading data. 175 TMK's out of a Snowy Mountain 308 2700 fps and tiny groups with 42.5 grains of IMR 4064 CCI 200 Federal Cases 1350' above sea level I don't have any SMK load data. .308 Winchester SSP (using Sierra bullets) reloading data with 211 loads. Discussion in 'Main Message Board' started by Bubby3711, Jul 27, 2018. 44.5 gr.

The major advantage of adding a tip to the bullet is the reduction of drag, producing a more favorable ballistic coefficient. Reblogged this on . Back then it was sometimes referred to as a “heavy match” bullet since it was a step up in weight from the 147-150 grain projectiles (I actually had a Khales 26mm tactical scope cammed for it with “HM” inscribed on the turret). And just last week Sierra has released initial load data for these four new projectiles.

I also believe that Sierra redesigned the TMK to have more of a secant ogive, which typically can make a bullet more sensitive to seating depth. 1 year ago. Using bullets from Sierra RN, FMJ or HP, Sierra SPT or (.30-30) HPFN, Sierra SPTor (.30-30) HPFN, Sierra SPT SSP, Sierra FMJBT, SBT, SPT, RN or HPBT MatchKing, Sierra HPBT Palma MatchKing, Sierra HPBT or SBT, Sierra HPBT MatchKing, Sierra SPT, SBT, RN or HPBT MatchKing, Sierra SBT or HPBT MatchKing.

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