I like the sound of that.

I like a .30-.338 Lapua, even better.

I will need to shoot the barrel out of my 28 inch 300 PRC before I can move to those 250 gr missiles.
I am sure a 1/10 twist won’t cut it with that length Bullets.
I have a bunch of 225’s and 212’s to work thru first as well.

No doubt it would hold even more powder, making even more velocity. I think 300 Norma would be a better choice. You just stepped up in action size, to one that's a little more hard to come by, if you're wanting to build on a used action. But, if you got on a mission to do it, it would be a hell of a rig for sure.

I’d have to buy an action, anyway. If a fella already had an action to fit the Norma, it’d sure make a lot of sense.

Kind of looks like the best thing to do with such an action.

6.5mm 135gr Atip next to a 147 eld....... Looks sleek and boat tail is pretty aggressive.

Beautiful.

O.A.L. shorter on the A-tip
Base to ogive shorter on the A-tip
Bearing surface shorter on the A-tip

Bet a 1:8.5 twist will run it just fine. Need a 1:8 to run the 147 ELD out of a Creed. Think I will buy some ASAP.

I'd like to give them a run in my 6.5x47L. I am willing to try them just for killing critters kinda like the old Remington Bronze point bullets with some rapid expansion.

I would need them to gain some speed over the 140 ELD-M. The 140's still carry the BC edge, and weight. But if the 135 gr can come out quite a bit faster, they might be worth it.

I think in a saum or prc with that short bearing surface it could offer a nice advantage. For me my 6.5 is only a 21" tube so I typically can't run 140's fast enough to beat the 130-135gr stuff. Currently running a 130vld at 2800 with great luck.

Use to shoot the bronze points in my 270 win, never hear many people talk about them. My uncle still does shoot them in his.

I still have some loaded up in 30-06. They have always performed great but switched to nosler bt when the bronze went away. I don't use what I have just because of nostalgia.

The ones we shot were all factory loaded. If I am not mistaken my uncle still buys them, he gets them from a gun shop in Seguin. He may also just have a stock pile of them as he doesn't shoot much. He also shot them in his 30-06.

Aluminum tipped bullets are nothing new, Winchester Silvertip is decades old. In more modern streamline bullets the .510 750 grain Hornady A-Max I have been shooting for years. Strange Hornady only published the G1 BC for it for years, heard they might release the G7 sometime. I gave up getting that information several years ago. The G1 on that bullet is 1.07 or something like that. Try that in your favorite Ballistic calculator and watch it puke

The original 162 7mm amax was aluminum tipped as well but if I remember correctly the tip was longer if that makes sense kinda like the fifty cal bullet you mention.

just a heads up Midway is taking backorders but they are UPCHARGING like a MOFO !!!!

Good old Larry Potterfield, Mr. NRA

Hornady 6.5mm 135gr A-Tip

OAL: 1.380”
Bearing surface: 0.408”
Aluminum tip: 0.155”

Hornady 6.5mm 153gr A-Tip:

OAL: 1.500”
Bearing surface: 0.530”
Aluminum tip: 0.155”

I have to give it a giant MEH. We just got the ELDs. Hornady is the master at separating money from peoples wallets.

I back-ordered a box of 135's. I'll share some

After looking a little closer the 135 seems like a solid improvement BC wise over competitive bullets in that weight range but not sure the 153gr is anything special over the 150 Sierra MK.
Going from a G7 of .353 (Sierra) to .355(Atip) for double the price... they better work well on animals too... and self clean your barrel.

The original Win Silver tip reincarnated with today's bells and whistles!