The old Herters company did make 174gr bullets that were pretty much identical to the profile of the mk.VII bullet but unfortunately they've long been belly up. The Sierra 180gr Pro-Hunter is as close as you can get now. Don't be put off by the thing about LE's not shooting BT bullets very well, there's nothing written in stone saying they won't, all rifles are different and the only way to know is to try it. Some will, some won't. I have an Indian ''T'' with considerable muzzle wear that will shoot 1'' groups @ 100yds using Hornady 174gr BTHP's and it stays MOA to 300yds, the farrest I've shot it to date. On the other hand I also have a clone ''T'' made up on a Long Branch with a 2 groove barrel that does'nt like any bullet over 150gr, flat base or boattail, it's at it's best with Hornady 150gr bullets and IMR 4064 powder, it gives the original ''T'' a run for it's money. I think what Patrick is saying is that until you get past 500yds or so the BT bullet has no advantage over the flat base bullet.