Bravo on a new bullet design but it appears to be a difference of BC .316 – .328 which is not a lot to rush out and change for as it appears the pressure will be similar based on bearing surface?

Editor: Can’t comment on the spec sheet but you can look for yourself in the photo. And Bryan Litz, the bullet’s designer told us it has a shorter bearing surface. The official Berger Blog states: “Compared to the standard 200 grain Hybrid Target, the 200.20X has a longer boat tail, longer nose, and a shorter bearing surface. These design differences have two major impacts. For one, the longer nose and tail of the 200.20X allow the bullet to fly with less drag and a higher BC, which means fewer points lost to wind. The BC of the new 200.20X is 4% higher than the existing 200 grain Target Hybrid (G7 BC of 0.328 vs. 0.316).
Another exciting feature of the new 200.20X bullet is that the shorter bearing surface means less engraving surface and barrel friction, which means more velocity at the same pressure. The shorter bearing surface also makes this bullet easy to load and shoot in standard chambers, which means you don’t need a special reamer to make it work in your rifle.”

Editor: Look at the photo carefully. The new 200.20X is slight longer and the full-diameter bearing surface is a bit shorter.