50rds – 308 Win Hornady American Gunner 155gr. HPBT Ammo

Hornady Ammunition 155 Grain Hollow-Point Boat Tail (HP-BT) Ammo Details

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But fortunately, people aren’t so nuts that they don’t realize the outstanding value Hornady American Gunner ammunition offers. It’s not extravagantly priced, but it supplies just what you need when you’re trying to get all the accuracy out of your 308 Win rifle as you’re able.

The hollow point boat tail is a target bullet, and we only say that because its nose cavity cannot in fact deliver terminal expansion (its relatively thin, weak copper jacket cannot ensure particularly deep penetration, either). What the HPBT has going for it is this: a narrow, aerodynamic nose cavity, a concentric jacket that ends in a low-drag tapered base, and a rearward-situated voidless lead core. In short, every part of the HPBT is there to add greater balance and/or ballistic efficiency – precisely why it delivers a flat, wind-resistant and predictable trajectory, even when it tips the scales at a lighter 155 grains.

Hornady recorded this round’s 2,700 fps muzzle velocity and 0.405 G1 BC using a 24” test barrel.