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Posted: 4/4/2018 7:43:40 PM EDT
old title.... how they performed below
Does this look like a hornady 55gr SP past or present? Maybe i'm crazy i though they had a much flatter base?  My shooting was meh the bad shots are shooter error not flyers. Couldn't keep it together for 5 shots The groups all shot at 100 the steel hangs at 200. At 200 You basically cant miss the 4" gongs the 3" 4 out of 5 is the best i did for the day. 
for size refrence.....  
4" gong 10" plate in background is for the ak's at 200 
3" gong 
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Posted: 4/4/2018 7:50:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/4/2018 7:56:43 PM EDT
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I just received 500 today from Midsouth. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/425939/20180404_164846-504846.JPG I guess i'm just crazy i've only loaded 1k of them previously and i thought they were flatter based. |
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Posted: 4/4/2018 8:02:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thank you sir. I guess i'm just crazy i've only loaded 1k of them previously and i thought they were flatter based. I seem to recall them being difficult to load for some due to the lack of boat tail in the past. I love the bullet though, best bullet IMO for the money by a long shot. Good in gel, very accurate, cheap, can be shot on steel closer up than FMJ, feeds well. I haven't found a single downside to it. |
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Posted: 4/4/2018 8:06:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think they used to be flat based they seem to have a bit of a boat tail now. I seem to recall them being difficult to load for some due to the lack of boat tail in the past. I love the bullet though, best bullet IMO for the money by a long shot. Good in gel, very accurate, cheap, can be shot on steel closer up than FMJ, feeds well. I haven't found a single downside to it. It was easier to just hold them all the way into the seating die i remember that for certain. ETA i agree about best bullet for the money i should have been buying them years ago..... when i heard glowing reviews on here. I always loaded smk's previously. |
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Posted: 4/4/2018 8:11:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/4/2018 8:32:25 PM EDT
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I have a ton of the flat base SP Hornady bullets
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Posted: 4/5/2018 1:50:51 AM EDT
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The new 55gr SP (PSP bullet) have the semi boat tail.
It was the old SP that had the flat bases, as well as the new SP SX bullet for low velocities performance. |
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Posted: 4/5/2018 8:09:17 AM EDT
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The new 55gr SP (PSP bullet) have the semi boat tail. It was the old SP that had the flat bases, as well as the new SP SX bullet for low velocities performance. |
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Posted: 4/5/2018 8:23:31 AM EDT
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When I visited with Hornady about these a few months ago they said they retooled and this is the standrard design for the 55 sp after I believe they said July 2017 manufacture. The ballistician said their was no meaningful impact on the BC. Reason for the change was to minimize tooling changes and down time from producing 55 FMJ.
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Posted: 4/5/2018 8:33:03 AM EDT
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Thank you sir. I guess i'm just crazy i've only loaded 1k of them previously and i thought they were flatter based. |
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Posted: 4/5/2018 9:05:29 AM EDT
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That makes perfect sense for Hornady and their operation, Their production rates are still probably higher than decades ago. The stream lining is sensible. ETA if they made they interchangeable with their FMJ in loading I would be good with that. Their FMJ has been quite accurate for me. Not as good as a ballistic tip but close enough.
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Posted: 4/5/2018 10:28:20 AM EDT
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When I visited with Hornady about these a few months ago they said they retooled and this is the standrard design for the 55 sp after I believe they said July 2017 manufacture. The ballistician said their was no meaningful impact on the BC. Reason for the change was to minimize tooling changes and down time from producing 55 FMJ. I like the 55gr SPs, even more now with a slight boat tail. Ill have to buy a few 1000 again. |
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Posted: 4/11/2018 1:03:56 AM EDT
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That makes perfect sense for Hornady and their operation, Their production rates are still probably higher than decades ago. The stream lining is sensible. ETA if they made they interchangeable with their FMJ in loading I would be good with that. Their FMJ has been quite accurate for me. Not as good as a ballistic tip but close enough. |
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Posted: 4/11/2018 3:55:18 PM EDT
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Given how consistently Hornady makes their bullets, I don’t think the change from flat base to the slight boat tail will cause any decrease in accuracy.
The bullet is made with a closed jacket at the base, just like the flat base version. It’s not about the shape of the base as much as the fact that it’s closed and thus much more consistent. |
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Posted: 4/11/2018 6:11:45 PM EDT
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Given how consistently Hornady makes their bullets, I don’t think the change from flat base to the slight boat tail will cause any decrease in accuracy. The bullet is made with a closed jacket at the base, just like the flat base version. It’s not about the shape of the base as much as the fact that it’s closed and thus much more consistent. I certainly won't complain about the boat tail if that proves out. Those flat base ones weren't the easiest to get seated. |
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Posted: 4/11/2018 9:53:11 PM EDT
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I certainly won't complain about the boat tail if that proves out. Those flat base ones weren't the easiest to get seated. |
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Posted: 4/12/2018 12:59:45 AM EDT
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Neat, should load easier.
As to accuracy- in my own lots, I've personally found Hornady's 55 FMJ to be more accurate than the 55 SP. |
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Posted: 4/12/2018 9:27:45 PM EDT
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This is really great news. I particularly like having my plinking loads do double duty if required. This will make loading the soft points as easy a the FMJs and will do less damage to steel targets and more damage to soft targets and nice energy transfer to water filled containers.
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Posted: 4/12/2018 9:29:20 PM EDT
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I hope they left the thickness of the jacket the same and not thinned out up front. Hornady's old 55 gr sp was a do everything bullet in my book.
time will tell I reckon. |
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Posted: 5/10/2018 1:09:15 AM EDT
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I certainly won't complain about the boat tail if that proves out. Those flat base ones weren't the easiest to get seated. I wasn't having the super tight group day..... but i know what's me and ammo. I still had no trouble dinking a couple of golf ball's at a 100....... every 16oz bottle was a 1 shot hit at 200. My same load of 24.5gr of 335 proved the same "decent load" across 9 different rifles today. |
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Posted: 5/13/2018 6:40:31 PM EDT
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My shooting was meh the bad shots are shooter error not flyers.
Couldn't keep it together for 5 shots The groups all shot at 100 the steel hangs at 200. At 200 You basically cant miss the 4" gongs the 3" 4 out of 5 is the best i did for the day.
for size refrence.....
4" gong 10" plate in background is for the ak's at 200
3" gong
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