But bullets that open wide also enhance wounding.
Bullet’s that upset with a wide frontal diameter drastically reduce penetration. While it’s true that a bullet must retain weight in order to penetrate, penetration is also largely determined by the frontal area of the upset bullet (typically called expansion). Many believe that 100-percent weight retention is the key to a bullet’s killing ability. Hornady Outfitter CX TrajectoryĪ breakdown of the round’s external ballistics, including trajectory Richard Mann Hornady Outfitter CX Terminal Performance Just like people, individual rifles have likes and dislikes. Of course, the CX Outfitter load might shoot great out of your rifle. There’s just something the fouling of mono-metal bullets that tends to make this happen. I’ve seen this on numerous occasions, so keep that in mind if you test this load in your rife. It’s worth noting that sometimes all-copper or gilding-metal bullets require a good barrel cleaning prior to shooting in order to extract the most precision they can deliver. Granted, you don’t need a sub-MOA rifle/load combination for most big-game hunting, but that is what most of today’s hunters expect out of a good rifle with quality ammunition. The average for those three groups was an uninspiring 1.50 inches. I fired three, three-shot groups off a sandbag rest with the Nosler rifle, which was wearing Tract Toric 2.5-15X44 riflescope set at maximum magnification. Hornady Outfitter CX Precision Our test load delivered 1.5-inch groups fired through a Nosler Model 21 rifle. However, the Heat-Shield Tip should help the bullet to maintain a constant BC during flight. With a BC of only 0.428, it registers about average or a little below when compared to most 120-grain 6.5mm bullets. Hornady advertises this load as having a muzzle velocity of 2925 fps, which was most likely obtained with a 24-inch barrel. The new CX’s Heat Shield tip prevents this tip erosion so that the bullet can maintain a predictable BC, and therefore flight path, all the way to the target.įired out of a Nosler Model 21 rifle that has a 22-inch Shilen barrel, this Outfitter CX load had an average muzzle velocity of 2865 fps, with a standard velocity deviation of only 28.2 fps. When developing the ELD bullet line, Hornady discovered that the material commonly used for polymer bullet tips could erode under the high heat that can result from supersonic flight. Very similar in design to Hornady’s GMX bullet, which has a good reputation for killing big game, the CX bullet is the next logical evolution from Hornady. The new Outfitter CX bullet from Hornady represents the industry’s latest efforts to offer better-performing lead-free bullets for hunting. Check out how other 6.5 Creedmoor bullets, including the Remington Core-Lokt Tipped, Winchester’s Deer Season XP Copper Impact, and Federal-loaded Nosler Accubond faired in the test.
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