Customer Input on Next Bullet Releases
Hey folks!
This is our first official post on our own platform! We are excited about our recent launch of several products over the last couple of months, the Afterburner, Haymaker and Target bullets, and we're looking forward to getting feedback from the field over the next few months. We are currently working through getting the rest of the Afterburner line currently on our website released. Bullets yet to be available are the 102gr .264", 103gr .277", 117gr .284", and 200gr .338".
Once those are out and available, we thought it would be a good idea to poll the customer base ahead of time and get their thoughts on what they'd like to see next. Internally, we're a bit torn between some other "must have's" and stepping off into some of the more specialized, fast twist options for long range setups. We won't limit the poll to the Afterburner line, but more than likely everything new, at the moment, will be Afterburners.
Instead of trying to create a poll, where you, as the customer, would be limited to my input options, I want to keep it open for free dialog. Here's the only thing I ask. Don't ask for a weight or weight range in a particular caliber. Rather, ask for a minimum twist rate in a particular caliber. Adding a little color as to why you think that's a good addition would be helpful as well. For example, don't say, I want a 200-220gr bullet in 30 cal for my 300 PRC. Instead, ask for a 1:8" - 1:8.5" twist rate 30 cal for my 300 PRC. Trust me, this is a way better way to look at this for our Afterburner line, and that will all be much clearer when we do release new bullets.
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Well, that's about it. Looking forward to some feedback on bullets you'd like to see in the next releases!
With the Afterburner design, we won’t be able to get anywhere near a 120+gr in 6.5mm for a 1:8” twist. Just not enough rotational inertia to provide the stability needed with the way the Afterburner is sculpted and constructed. Our yet to be released 1:7” twist isn’t even that heavy but should do really well in any 6.5 with that twist or faster for serious long range.
We know a little more since the last time we looked at a maximized 1:8” twist for the 6.5. I don’t think it provides enough of a difference from the current 102gr, which even though it’s nose length is restricted by and the velocities to stabilize it with a 1:8” are set by the Grendel, it’s not giving up much versus one optimized for a 6.5 Creedmoor or faster in a 3.00” magazine. We will circle back on this though, and provide details of what we think we can do if anything. If we see a step change in performance, we will definitely consider it.