Barnes .308 175 gr match bullets

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Anyone tried these?

I ran across some information about them and noted that they claim a very high BC... .521. This is higher than any other 175 grain .308 bullet that I can find, including Sierra MK's (.505), Berger VLD (.498), and Nosler Custom Competition (.505).

I was curious enough about these that I bought a box (they are significantly less than Berger and about the same price as Sierra or Nosler match bullets. I was surprised when I compared them to the SMK's and Nosler CC's.



I measured the bullet length and found that the Sierra MK's averaged 1.225", the Nosler CC's averaged 1.245" and the Barnes match bullets 1.325".

I'm wondering how the Barnes compare to the 174 grain GP11 bullet. Does anyone have BC information for that bullet?

I'm cross posting this in the reloading forum.

Thanks

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