![]() ![]() Throughout the years, Sierra Bullets has recommended against use of the MatchKing bullet for hunting because it was not designed for terminal ballistics. The MatchKing’s extremely small aperture stands in contrast to traditional hunting bullet designs that depend on large or skived openings or other enhancements to improve terminal performance. Minimizing the meplat minimizes aerodynamic drag, preserving velocity, reducing time of flight, and providing a high quality flatter shooting bullet. ![]() The dimension is process controlled as a critical dimension and is approximately 0.052” while the actual opening is less than 0.030”. ![]() The open tip’s meplat diameter was kept as small as the manufacturing process allowed to maximize aeroballistic performance. The MatchKing design originated strictly for competitive match. The result is better manufacturing control and more consistent quality than possible with traditional full metal jacket (FMJ) bullet designs formed from tip to base. The open tip design employs a precision deep drawn jacket with lead inserted from the front tip and ogival forming from the open tip mouth. 30 caliber (7.62mm) open tip bullet designed to maximize accuracy. In the 1950s Sierra Bullets introduced its MatchKing, a 168-grain. The unduly restrictive language was removed, as shown in the current box (bottom right). Early boxes of Open Tip Match were marked ‘NOT FOR COMBAT USE’ as noted in the original box (top row, both sides) and bottom left. ![]()
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