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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: yorketransport on March 22, 2014, 09:18:12 PM

Title: 6.5mm 160gr Matrix VLD
Post by: yorketransport on March 22, 2014, 09:18:12 PM: I got my 160 Matrix VLDs in today. That's a good looking bullet! I haven't really nailed down what I'm going to do with them yet, but it should be fun no matter what it is.
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160 Matrix, 140 Accubond, 140 Berger

I got a box of the 168 7mm VLDs as well. I'll try those in the 284 Win Striker. Which, on a side note, was doing very well hitting rocks at 965 yards today. 31.4 MOA elevation to get there though with the 168gr Berger at 2645 from the 19" barrel. Still not bad from a pistol. :tup:

Andrew
Title: Re: 6.5mm 160gr Matrix VLD
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 22, 2014, 09:38:07 PM: I know what you are going to do with them! Seat them deep :chuckle: Those are some long pencils :chuckle:
Title: Re: 6.5mm 160gr Matrix VLD
Post by: yorketransport on March 22, 2014, 10:18:00 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on March 22, 2014, 09:38:07 PM
I know what you are going to do with them! Seat them deep :chuckle: Those are some long pencils :chuckle:

Jokes on you, that's what freebore is for! ;)

Completely un-related, but a 375 Ruger case necked down to 6.5mm holds 96.4 grains of water on my scale. ;)
Title: Re: 6.5mm 160gr Matrix VLD
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 22, 2014, 10:45:10 PM: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 6.5mm 160gr Matrix VLD
Post by: Biggerhammer on March 23, 2014, 07:20:38 AM: Good looking bullets, I've only used the 7mm 190's with exellent results.

A Matrix 7mm(.284) 190gr VLD, compared to a 6.5 Grendel cartridge.

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:tup:
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Title: Re: 6.5mm 160gr Matrix VLD
Post by: yorketransport on March 23, 2014, 11:05:54 AM: I got a box of the 168 gr 7mm Matrix bullets as well. I'm going to see how they do in the 284 Win Striker. Right now I'm using the 168 Berger, but they can be hard to find. The 190 is just too heavy for the 284 in a 19" barrel. Honestly, the 168 is probably too heavy too.

I think I know what that reamer might be! ;)
Title: Re: 6.5mm 160gr Matrix VLD
Post by: rbros on March 24, 2014, 04:45:21 AM: I have been running them in my 264wm for awhile. BC is slightly less than advertised, finding it closer to .660. Still impressive though. Will find out how they work on critters in a couple weeks.