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HP match ammo #8455609 11/21/21 10:58 PM
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I’ve got a thread in another section about some ammo I was sold as hunting ammo, but which even the manufacturer recommends not to hunt with.
It got me to wondering…Why would a long range target bullet thats supposed to be super accurate at long ranges…have a hollow point?
Hoping someone can fill me in on the reasoning and/or the physics behind it?
Thanks confused2

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The hollow point on match ammunition is there to help maintain a minimal meplat (flat point), not for expansion.


Do not trifle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Re: HP match ammo [Re: P_102] #8455660 11/22/21 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by P_102
The hollow point on match ammunition is there to help maintain a minimal meplat (flat point), not for expansion.

Wouldn’t a ballistic tip or fmj serve it better in that capacity?

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