Comments on: Berger Releases NEW 6.5mm 144gr LR Hybrid Target Bullet https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/12/berger-releases-new-6-5mm-144gr-lr-hybrid-target-bullet/ from AccurateShooter.com Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:26:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 By: John Hanka https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/12/berger-releases-new-6-5mm-144gr-lr-hybrid-target-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-57905 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 05:40:32 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=63566#comment-57905 Wanting to stay within a certain twist rate for marketing reasons is a valid tradeoff.

]]> By: Grimstod https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/12/berger-releases-new-6-5mm-144gr-lr-hybrid-target-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-57904 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 11:20:22 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=63566#comment-57904 It would probably then require a 1:7.5 twist instead of the 1:8. This no doubt drove that decision in the design.

]]> By: John Hanka https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/12/berger-releases-new-6-5mm-144gr-lr-hybrid-target-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-57902 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:02:52 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=63566#comment-57902 Nose length on this new 144 hybrid is 0.742. Nose length on existing 140 hybrid is 0.768. The improvement in BC comes from 4 extra grains mass and a more pointed MRT meplat. Could we have squeezed a few more BC points at no extra cost if we’d had the slightly sleeker 140 nose on this new 144? Maybe 0.662 BC instead of 0.655?

]]> By: smaller https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/12/berger-releases-new-6-5mm-144gr-lr-hybrid-target-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-57901 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:13:55 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=63566#comment-57901 What’s next?

A heavy 7mm LRHT …

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