Re: Anybody recognize these 7mm bullets from Midway?

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I've used some of Midway's factory seconds bullets 110g, .308. I believe they were Hornady but can't be sure. They just had some weird coloration marks that don't seem to affect anything. I never weighed for variation, but never have with any factory bullets, only what I cast, so can't they differ from "firsts".
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Re: Anybody recognize these 7mm bullets from Midway?

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I thought they might be Hornadys at first, but three things stood out.

1.) They're 150gr. Hornady uses 154gr except for their all-copper line.
2.) The ogive used on Hornady Spire Points is secant. These look more like a tangent shape.
3.) There's a secondary, smaller cannelure above the main one.

That's what's got me going. I haven't been able to find another bullet picture out there like that.
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Re: Anybody recognize these 7mm bullets from Midway?

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They came in, and they don't have that second cannelure. They don't quite look like Hornady Spire Points, because the ogive indeed looks more like a tangent curve vs. a secant curve. But they look like typical cap-n-core hunting bullets. Probably about a 0.400 ballistic coefficient or similar. That's going to be good enough for 500 yard shooting, which is a good thing. Probably would be lights-out on whitetails.
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