Anyone Here Test The New Sierra Bullets?

[LynnJr]

https://www.sierrabullets.com/products/new.cfm

Looks like a nice ballistic jump if they shoot.

[vliberatore]

Interesting that the BC decreases faster on the tipped version than on the non-tipped.

[russ69]

I have not shot the match bullets but I have shot the Blitzking varmint bullets with the same ballistic tip. They are made with match jackets and Sierra says they are one of their most accurate bullets.

[NorCalFocus]

Man I'd like to try those 69 grain .224 ones on Coyotes.

[CK_32]

God dam it


I just finished load testing with old SMK's lol

[bsumoba]

i would like me some 77gr and 175gr SMKs...after I finish the 1-2K of bullets I still have of each

[JMP]

I generally shoot Lapua for all standard jacketed bullets, except .308; I shoot nothing but 168gr SMKs in .308 because that's all I need for .308, and I think it's that big fat o-give that makes them so forgiving. In the picture, it looks like they've modernized the shape, not just the tip, but it's hard to tell by the picture. I'll give some a try. If they are as easy to load and shoot as the fatties, then it's a no-brainer. If not, I'll just stick with that old-fashioned 168s. Good heads up.

[Whiterabbit]

God dam it


I just finished load testing with old SMK's lol

You are in luck! product lifecycle suggests that smk's are about to go down in price.. no?

[ar15barrels]

You are in luck! product lifecycle suggests that smk's are about to go down in price.. no?

No.
The demand is so well established that the price will hold it's own.
I would hazard a guess that ammo companies buy FAR more 168smk's than reloaders do.
Those ammo companies will mostly ignore the new bullet and keep making their same old 168smk loads.
Some of them will perhaps offer a NEW load with the new bullets which is more expensive as the new bullets are also more expensive.

[Thorax]

Oh look.....another Nosler Ballistic tip rip off (Nosler, then Hornady Amax, now Sierra).

[JMP]

Oh look.....another Nosler Ballistic tip rip off (Nosler, then Hornady Amax, now Sierra).

For pure accuracy and precision in jacketed bullets, I favor a BTHP design. If they are like a Nosler ballistic tip, I'd not get them. Probably worth a try, but I'd not bank on them.

[billt]

You are in luck! product lifecycle suggests that smk's are about to go down in price.. no?

Old SMK's will hold their price, or even go up slightly. The new green tipped cuties will simply be more expensive. This will give the appearance of the old version costing less. Much like now with gas. People are ready to dance in the street because of how "cheap" it is, (mid $2.00 range). They forgot what it was before Hussein got elected.

[ar15barrels]

Much like now with gas. People are ready to dance in the street because of how "cheap" it is, (mid $2.00 range). They forgot what it was before Hussein got elected.

Exactly.
I will dance in the street when gas goes back under $1 a gallon and stays there for a few years.

[jpx0123]

Old SMK's will hold their price, or even go up slightly. The new green tipped cuties will simply be more expensive. This will give the appearance of the old version costing less. Much like now with gas. People are ready to dance in the street because of how "cheap" it is, (mid $2.00 range). They forgot what it was before Hussein got elected.

yeah, i remember the days of sub 2 dollar/gallon gas for premium..

[M1NM]

Where have I been? It's 2015 @ Sierra already.
"The #7169 was introduced in January 2015."