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Hey all! Today I acquired a few boxes of Hornady 53 grain Vmax bullets locally and was checking the specs on various .224 diameter projectile offerings from Hornady and other manufacturers. One thing that jumps out that they have unusually high BC of .290 that is listed on the site. The rest of the polymer tipped boat tail crop seem to stay in .240-.260 even for the heavier ones like 60 grain Noslers. Comparing them visually with 50 gr Vmaxes or 50 and 55 grain Nosler B-tips that I have laying around I don't really see anything that stands out about them. Yes, I do realize that "visual analysis" is kinda retarded at best but still. I mean the ogive isn't any more streamlined and the tail has pretty much the same length and taper as other specimens. For example when I lay side by side say a 30 cal 220 grain Sierra and 210 Berger VLD target I can see where the extra BC comes from for Berger even though it is a bit lighter. What do you guys/gals think of the 53gr V-maxes? Do they shoot a bit flatter than others or it is all just "paper ballistics"? What's the overall impression of them like accuracy or terminal performance on small game? Thanks and good shooting!
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