Yeah, the 130gr Game King has a huge meplat meant for expanding on game.
It makes a much louder noise when it hits things as well.
This new 130gr SMK sounds like a Berger 130gr VLD, which is one of my favorite 1000yd bullets in my .260 Rem gas gun. The new 130gr SMK #1729 has a pointed tip that Sierra has been doing to their popular LR SMKs for many years now.
I still need to play with the 130gr RDF from Nosler in compound throat chambers I have, as that bullet has a very Sears-Haack body shape to it.
Here is the 130gr TMK next to the new 130gr SMK:
It makes a much louder noise when it hits things as well.
This new 130gr SMK sounds like a Berger 130gr VLD, which is one of my favorite 1000yd bullets in my .260 Rem gas gun. The new 130gr SMK #1729 has a pointed tip that Sierra has been doing to their popular LR SMKs for many years now.
I still need to play with the 130gr RDF from Nosler in compound throat chambers I have, as that bullet has a very Sears-Haack body shape to it.
Here is the 130gr TMK next to the new 130gr SMK:
NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO
CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com
CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com
