Hornady A-Max Bullets 243 Caliber, 6mm (243 Diameter) 105 Grain Boat Tail

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The A-Max may be the most technologically advanced bullet ever designed. The aerodynamic secant ogive profile, sharp, pointed tip and unmatched concentricity give it an extremely high ballistic coefficient for near perfection in flight. After closely studying the performance of bullets for more than half a century, Hornady has incorporated every aspect of what makes a bullet accurate into the A-Max.

Every part of the bullet, from the ultra-low drag tip to the angle of the boat tail base is engineered to help you print your tightest groups ever. The A-Max advanced match design is intended for use in premium quality rifles with match chambers and throats. This is not loaded ammunition.

Ballistics Information

  • Sectional Density: 0.254
  • Ballistic Coefficient:0.500

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    Overall Rating:
    4.8 out of 5
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    5 stars
    Brian Lucena of Burlingame, Ca
    Date posted: 12/3/2006
    Great accuracy with this bullet using H-1000 and Lapua brass. I was using Berger 95 VLDs but these are every bit as accurate giving me consistent 1/2" groups in my Stevens 200 in .243 Win with a factory 26" varmint barrel.
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    5 stars
    Matt Collingwood of Belgrade, MT
    Date posted: 8/9/2006
    Very accurate in my rifle with H1000. 10 shot groups run around .5". This is the best bullet I have found for a 1 in 9" twist.
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    5 stars
    Ray Berry of Bethel, MO
    Date posted: 1/21/2007
    Great bullet, shoots .1"-.3" groups in my 6 AI 1-9" twist at 3200 fps. Nice low recoil, long-range prairie dog round.
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    5 stars
    Sgt. Drake of lawrence, ks
    Date posted: 8/9/2003
    This bullet is for 1-9" twist not the 1-10" that is recommended here. Excellent bullets
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    5 stars
    David Shields of Austin, TX
    Date posted: 4/16/2007
    I don't understand where the negative reviews come from. I shot my first .25" groups at 100 yds in my life with these bullets. This is coming out of a Ruger Varmint rifle, 1 in 9" twist, 24" barrel, IMR 4350. The bullets practically went all in the same hole, two separate days at the range so it wasn't just a lucky day. Great bullet!
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    5 stars
    Terry Evans of NEW CUMBERLAND, PA
    Date posted: 10/29/2005
    These bullets rock. In my 6mmAI with 1-8" twist they nuke groundhogs as far as I can hit. Not quite as accurate as the 107gr SMK but the SMK doesn't work on varmints like this bullet does!
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    5 stars
    Pete Perry of Edgecomb, ME
    Date posted: 3/17/2004
    An excellent match bullet for the money. My wife and I shoot this bullet in our .243 Win(s) with near max loads of RE 22 for about 3000 fps. Both rifles have 1-8 twists. My wife frequently outshoots me and other big guys with our .30 mags up to 600 yds with this bullet. This possibly makes the little .243 the best bang for your buck. Expansion on distant varmints is erratic.
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    5 stars
    Dan Falley of Topeka, KS
    Date posted: 11/25/2005
    accurate bullet, 3000 fps . Using savage 12fv 26" brl, 1-9.25 twist. consistant 1/2 moa groups. you can hunt anything from coyotes down and they will not notice you are using a target bullet.
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    5 stars
    John Adams of York, Pa
    Date posted: 6/1/2006
    I bought my wife a Savage model 12BVSS with 1x91/8 twist. Had trouble getting good result with the lighter bullets. This bullet is awesome! 3/8 inch 5 shot group at 100 yds.May be selling my 308 Rem. 700 for another Savage.
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    5 stars
    Ryan Morris of Fort Worth, TX
    Date posted: 2/5/2006
    I have been able to stabilize these in a 1:10 twist 6mm AI, and I get better groups with this bullet than any other I have tried in it. I think it may be better stabilized due to the higher velocity offered by the 6AI vs. most other 6mm's. To be fair, I did moly coat them. I have not used it for hunting so cannot comment on its terminal ballistics. I have tried about a dozen different bullets, and this is the one I am using in an upcoming 400 yard match.
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    5 stars
    Roger Jones of Veedersburg, IN
    Date posted: 5/9/2008
    I am using these bullets in a Rem 700 with a 1/9.5 twist with excellent results! I seat it out to the lands on top of Varget and consistently place rounds in a 5 shot group of less than 1/4 inch, I don't have a fancy tool to measure my groups but all 5 bullets overlap making 1 hole with ragged edges slightly larger than the original bullet. I am normally partial to Sierra bullets but since I started using these projo's in this rifle I have stuck with them and am now ordering 500 more to have on hand. I would recommend these bullets to anyone just take your time working up a load and try to seat the bullet as close to the lands as you can (within reason) and you should get good results.
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    5 stars
    nicolas moreno of nogales, az
    Date posted: 10/23/2007
    We use this bullet in metal silhouette target shooting, it hits pretty solid, I'll recommend it for that purpose. It is very accurate.
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    5 stars
    Lake Meadows of Amissville, VA
    Date posted: 1/27/2010
    These bullets are truly awesome in my 8 twist 6BR.I can't understand why anyone would rate these bullets poorly if they shoot them in a barrel with a 10 twist.
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    5 stars
    Curt Vaughn of Olympia, Wa
    Date posted: 1/16/2010
    I shoot a Remington 700 sps 26" Bull brl .243. I started reloading the 105gr A-Max bullets after reading all the reviews to get a better grouping. This bullet will do it time and time again. I can put 3 rounds in a Dime at 100yrds and in an apple at 400yrds. I have not shot past that range yet but will be soon. I was loading with H414 38gr when I got my best group. I can load up to 39gr but have not yet. All the shots I took were off a bench (hand held) no gun vise. I can't say enough about how much I love these bullets.
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    5 stars
    A Miranda of North Miami, FL
    Date posted: 11/6/2009
    I shot these in a Hart 1-8 twist Remington 700 in 6 BR silhouette hunter Rifle and was not disappointed the 6 br is a marginal caliber for the game but you would not know it by the way the Rams at 500 meters went down. Accuracy in the .2 range at 200 meters at about 2700 FPS using varget powder, lapua cases and cci 450 primers apparently since its more of a hunting bullet they did not explode as quickly on the steel and transferred more energy. And that’s what the game is all about knocking the steel critters down...I recommend this bullet.
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    5 stars
    Lake Meadows of Amissville, VA
    Date posted: 1/27/2010
    These bullets are truly awesome in my 8 twist 6BR. I can't understand why anyone would rate these bullets poorly if they shoot them in a barrel with a 10 twist.
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    5 stars
    A Miranda of North Miami, FL
    Date posted: 11/6/2009
    I shot these in a Hart 1-8 twist Remington 700 in 6 BR silhouette hunter Rifle and was not disappointed the 6 br is a marginal caliber for the game but you would not know it by the way the Rams at 500 meters went down. Accuracy in the .2 range at 200 meters at about 2700 FPS using varget powder, lapua cases and cci 450 primers apparently since its more of a hunting bullet they did not explode as quickly on the steel and transferred more energy. And that’s what the game is all about knocking the steel critters down...I recommend this bullet.
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    5 stars
    Larry Vanderpool of Galion, OH
    Date posted: 5/27/2008
    Needed a heavy bullet to beat the wind prairie dog hunting in SD. A .243 with 105gr A-Max with 4064 is the ticket. Expansion is truly awesome. 400-600 yd. shots were dead on, with a couple of 1000 yd. shots mixed in. Wind was no trouble.
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    5 stars
    Curt Vaughn of Olympia, Wa
    Date posted: 1/16/2010
    I shoot a Remington 700 sps 26" Bull brl .243. I started reloading the 105gr A-Max bullets after reading all the reviews to get a better grouping. This bullet will do it time and time again. I can put 3 rounds in a Dime at 100yrds and in an apple at 400yrds. I have not shot past that range yet but will be soon. I was loading with H414 38gr when I got my best group. I can load up to 39gr but have not yet. All the shots I took were off a bench (hand held) no gun vise. I can't say enough about how much I love these bullets.
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    5 stars
    Bill Theobald of Austin, TX
    Date posted: 12/16/2009
    I normally don't write reviews but want to make sure folks don't get the wrong impression about the 105 A-Max. The bearing surface length is one of the best I've measured regardless of price. The plastic tip eliminates meplat variations, so that's out of the equation. This bullet currently holds the world 600 yard benchrest record and previously held the 1000 yard record. In my 8 twist Krieger barrel it holds better than 1/4 moa at 300 and 600 yards(conditions permitting). BTW: it doesn't have inflated BC claims either!!!
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    4 stars
    Ken Mattern of Los Osos, CA
    Date posted: 10/20/2007
    I have two long range target rifles, one 6mm Ackley Imp. and one 6mm XC. These bullets have very consistent shape and weight and they buck the wind. I buy lots of them.
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    3 stars
    Rick Hemsley of Belleville, NJ
    Date posted: 8/15/2002
    I tried a box of these through my Winchester Model 70 Coyote, with a 24" 1-10 twist barrel. I was not able to stabilize the bullets to deliver anything better than 4 to 5 inch groups at 100 yards. At 200 yards the groups would not stay on a standard piece of 8.5 x 11 paper. loads were moderate to past what the book lists as max so velocity didn't help. You'll need a faster twist to use these bullets. I picked three stars because there isn't a provision for "no rating". I can't say they're no good because they're intended for faster twist barrels than mine.
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    2 stars
    Walter Hall of Woodburn, OR
    Date posted: 11/20/2007
    In two rifles one with a 1-9" and the other with a 1-8" twist, both Krieger match barrels, neither would shoot this bullet below 1-1/2” at 100. The Berger VLD and Sierra, 105 and 108 both shot groups out of both rifles at less than .25 with some loads and neither exceeding .650 with any load. I tried 5 powders and 5 different loads of each powder and the Hornady more than doubled the worst loads from any of the 4 other 105+ grain bullets I used. Poor at best.
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