10ga
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Post by 10ga on Jan 3, 2017 21:20:03 GMT -5
Does anyone have a picture comparing these bullets. I have been using the 275be but I'm thinking about making a switch. If the aeromax is the same bullet as the accumax but with a better BC it seems like the logical choice. I looked on the website but couldn't find a picture of the aeromax. Also wondering if they are flat base or dish based?
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Post by Kyle on Jan 3, 2017 21:59:18 GMT -5
Does anyone have a picture comparing these bullets. I have been using the 275be but I'm thinking about making a switch. If the aeromax is the same bullet as the accumax but with a better BC it seems like the logical choice. I looked on the website but couldn't find a picture of the aeromax. Also wondering if they are flat base or dish based? The Aeromax has a flat base, just as the AccuMax does. Given the same grain weight in both series of bullets, the bearing surface length is almost identical. The nose of the Aeromax is longer and the tip of the Aeromax is larger. Pictured below is a 325 gr Aeromax and a 325 gr AccuMax.
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Post by Ice on Jan 3, 2017 22:14:39 GMT -5
That's straight from the proverbial horse's mouth. ( Take no offense Kyle). Interesting side by side pic. Thanks.
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10ga
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Post by 10ga on Jan 3, 2017 22:18:26 GMT -5
That is an impressive looking bullet. Are these available for purchase now? Also just curious...are the tips steel or aluminum?
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Post by Richard on Jan 4, 2017 4:58:20 GMT -5
They are aluminum! I know they have been available for purchase depending on which weights Kyle happens to have in stock. The 300 and 325 seem to be the popular weights and not sure if he is yet making them in 275.
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Post by Kyle on Jan 4, 2017 7:29:40 GMT -5
That is an impressive looking bullet. Are these available for purchase now? Also just curious...are the tips steel or aluminum? The tips are aluminum. I have only distributed these to field testers. They will be available in time for purchase at the Kentucky Challenge Polar Bear Shoot, but probably not before. Weights will be 300gr to 350gr initially. A 275gr is uncertain at this time. If the 275's shoot well they will be offered.
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Post by hillbill on Jan 4, 2017 10:53:51 GMT -5
I have been one of the field testers. 6 bullets, 6 deer, most DRT, one ran 50 yds with no heart left.
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Post by nyhunter on Jan 4, 2017 16:19:43 GMT -5
I have been one of the field testers. 6 bullets, 6 deer, most DRT, one ran 50 yds with no heart left. Well done Bill !!! All The Best in 2017.
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Post by Richard on Jan 4, 2017 16:44:27 GMT -5
I have also tested the 300 gr. version and they do work!
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Post by sa1000 on Jan 4, 2017 17:05:15 GMT -5
Do you all have to change the setting on your sizing die when you switched to the aeromax from the accumax in the same weight?Or are close enogh that it worked at the same setting.
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Post by Kyle on Jan 4, 2017 21:10:41 GMT -5
They size pretty much the same.
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Post by sa1000 on Jan 4, 2017 21:13:01 GMT -5
Thanks Kyle I'll be ordering some a little later.
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Post by thunder53 on Jan 4, 2017 21:16:40 GMT -5
Is it correct to assume that since the Aeromax is longer it's BC is higher than the same weight Accumax??
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Post by Kyle on Jan 4, 2017 21:38:39 GMT -5
Is it correct to assume that since the Aeromax is longer it's BC is higher than the same weight Accumax?? A 325gr AccuMax has an approximate B.C. of .350, where the 325gr Aeromax has an approximate B.C. of .410.
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Post by deadeer on Jan 4, 2017 23:54:26 GMT -5
I will be buying some just to show them off. When I started shooting Match Hunters my buddies about had coronaries when they seen them! Lol. Awesome looking bullet Kyle. Would you say the carnage matched the accumax, or did the tip size change anything, other than increased bc? Thanks.
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Post by Kyle on Jan 5, 2017 7:31:38 GMT -5
I will be buying some just to show them off. When I started shooting Match Hunters my buddies about had coronaries when they seen them! Lol. Awesome looking bullet Kyle. Would you say the carnage matched the accumax, or did the tip size change anything, other than increased bc? Thanks. I harvested 3 deer with the Aeromax 325gr this past season. I shot a buck at 268, shot was quartering away, stayed off of the shoulder, exit was less than a quarter, deer ran 10 yards. Shot a doe at 335, made a ranging error at 401, impact in the spine, DRT major carnage. Shot a doe at 181 quartering away, stayed off the shoulder, baseball exit hole, deer ran 75 yards uphill with no heart and lungs! All of these were shot with the .021" version. I did not harvest any with the .030" version, but did shoot them for accuracy. I shot a group a few days back that I posted that was about .200" CTC. I'd say the carnage level is about the same as the AccuMax. Remember, I'm shooting 2900 FPS plus at the muzzle. Hillbill was able to harvest 6 deer with the Aeromax and tested both jacket thicknesses.
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Post by kskaggs on Jan 5, 2017 8:18:44 GMT -5
So the aeromax will be offered in 2 jacket thicknesses?
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Post by Kyle on Jan 5, 2017 9:02:55 GMT -5
So the aeromax will be offered in 2 jacket thicknesses? Most likely. .021" is a definite. Undecided on the thicker version. .030's were tested and shot extremely accurate with no difference in zero. Even thicker versions will be tested for accuracy this year.
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Post by hillbill on Jan 5, 2017 10:53:53 GMT -5
out of 6 deer, 3 with the .021 and three with the .030
.021 (Illinois deer) 1. 200 yds, 325 @ 2837 mv; entry behind shoulder, exit center off shoulder with massive shoulder trauma, took out heart completely and ran 50 yds ( large doe) 2. 230-250 same load ; ribs on entry and exit, fist size exit, turned lungs to mush, traveled 30 yds (medium size doe) 3. 140 yds " " ; coming down hill quartering hard to me, entered top center shoulder no exit, turned heart and lungs to soup, DRT (large bodied buck)
.030 (Tn deer)
1. 230 yds " " ; low ribs with massive exit DRT ( small buck) 2. 49 yds " " : purposly point of shoulder, exit center opposite shoulder, opposite shoulder was pretty much gone. ( large doe) I talked with Kyle about doing an up close shoulder shot to see what the out come was DRT 3. 100 yds " " ; hard quartering away with head down. entry behind shoulder blowing a football sized hole out the center to top of neck (large doe, massive trauma) DRT
bottom line is they are VERY accurate and if you hit a deer in the vitals it dies, I'm not saying take a bad shot, all my shots were well placed, all deer, very dead. keep in mind as well Kyle and I are pushing these bullets pretty hard, less speed = less trauma.
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Post by schunter on Jan 5, 2017 12:35:52 GMT -5
Bill would you say you saw the same amount of damage from both the .021 and .030 jacket? That's the way I read your post but wanted to make sure.
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