Re: Just got off the phone with Bob at Hornady re the 40/200
I am wondering just how different the 200 gr. SST bullet is from the 200 gr. shock-wave bullet that Hornady is producing presently for T/C.
The failure rate on that .40 200gr. "yellow tipped" shock-wave is rare.
I am not excited about the softness of the flex tip to open up a bullet reliably every time....but I don't have Hornadys lab.
Chocdog
NimrodRx said:My prayers have been answered!!!!
Due to an overwhelming number of customer complaints and technical data supporting the inability of the .40/200 SST to hold together at velocities generated by greater than 100gr of BP subs, it will be completely redesigned for 2009. This is per Bob, one of the bullisticians at Hornady. He stated that the .40/200 SST was developed at a time when hunters were shooting 75-100 gr charges and the bullet has just not held up to the magnum loads that a lot of hunters are now using.
Their web site has not yet been up dated and the bullet is not yet in production. He advised me to check back in a month. They are first going to exhaust existing stock. Details can be read on page 49 of their new catalog (item #67132). The bullet will retain the same item number but will have new packaging.
In a nutshell, the new bullet will now be based off the flex tip (FTX) design used in the leverevolution line. This includes a thicker jacket that is tapered and more solid at the base. It also includes an Interlock.
Now I don?t know how many of you have experience with Interlocks in your center fires, but I can assure you, this bullet won?t be coming apart. They have been my go-to affordable CF bullet for years. Very impressive bullet.
I?m just ecstatic! What a great company. I?ll be shooting for the shoulder next year!
PS. If anyone is interested I have three or four packages of ?old? .40/200 SSTs that I will let go at an affordable price
I am wondering just how different the 200 gr. SST bullet is from the 200 gr. shock-wave bullet that Hornady is producing presently for T/C.
The failure rate on that .40 200gr. "yellow tipped" shock-wave is rare.
I am not excited about the softness of the flex tip to open up a bullet reliably every time....but I don't have Hornadys lab.
Chocdog