Sierra Heavy TMK 6MM Testing

[NDHUNTER24]

I would be very surprised if they market/advertise/insinuate the TMK as an expanding/hunting bullet, ever. That will lose any and all military contracts.

They could still make them and not say expanding/hunting bullet. Just do what berger or hornady does. Target, match, tactical. I get the point that some random guy might not buy it for hunting, but most guys that would shoot TMKs could care less what the packaging says.

 

[Kaleb]

Why would or should they change the marketing or labeling? Just make them. They don't seem to have any trouble moving their inventory.

 

[Taudisio]

How does that work for Hornady publishing gel test for the elds etc in the tap line?

Good question, I don’t know where or how they have them implemented in the military. To my knowledge, TAP (tactical application police) was for LE. It was also my understanding that the TMK is/was used in military combat. I may be completely off base and spreading misinformation so I will go sit in my corner with my mouth shut.

 

[TradLife406]

Good question, I don’t know where or how they have them implemented in the military. To my knowledge, TAP (tactical application police) was for LE. It was also my understanding that the TMK is/was used in military combat. I may be completely off base and spreading misinformation so I will go sit in my corner with my mouth shut.

Grok confirms this. Form would be able to double confirm it.

 

[IrkedCitizen]

Pretty sure the Geneva Convention dictates that you cannot use expanding bullets in combat/war that only Full Metal Jackets can be used?

Could be wrong though...

 

[Gstew1930]

 

[Schmo]

Pretty sure the Geneva Convention dictates that you cannot use expanding bullets in combat/war that only Full Metal Jackets can be used?

Could be wrong though...

I think you’re wrong. The 77 TMK was developed for a specific reason, and that reason didn’t have anything to do with matches

 

[BigMiss]

Pretty sure the Geneva Convention dictates that you cannot use expanding bullets in combat/war that only Full Metal Jackets can be used?

Could be wrong though...

Hague Convention. And the U.S. didn't sign that part.

 

[IrkedCitizen]

Fair. I'm looking forward to these bullets regardless. I don't intend on shooting two legged critters anyway. Lol

 

[Frozenlead]

I am super curious to see what a sectioned mkx would look like. Multiple people at Sierra acknowledged the TMKs capabilities and said they still think the mkx would outperform terminally. To what metric they may be referring to I’m not sure. Still makes me very curious but like you said I don’t know anyone who’s killed with one personally yet.

Found this on YouTube. He’s go sectioned MKX, SMK and TGK

Sectioned MKX vs SMK

 

[rafiki]

Found this on YouTube. He’s go sectioned MKX, SMK and TGK

Sectioned MKX vs SMK

side by side if you don't want to watch the video

 

[KyleR1985]

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side by side if you don't want to watch the video

Man,

I bet if you took the tip from the bullet on the right, and used it over top of a big cavity like the bullet in the middle, and a thin jacket like the bullet on the left, you’d end up with a really mean bullet……

 

[Formidilosus]

Man,

I bet if you took the tip from the bullet on the right, and used it over top of a big cavity like the bullet in the middle, and a thin jacket like the bullet on the left, you’d end up with a really mean bullet……

Yes. A TMK.

Grin

 

[Robobiss]

How does that work for Hornady publishing gel test for the elds etc in the tap line?

They only share that data on the hornady law enforcement page and show specific factory ammo that one would assume is geared toward LE.

What’s funny, is that for the most part, the same data isn’t always available for their actual hunting bullets. At least not as accessible. A lot of the hunting bullets have a super cool video that says a thing or two about impact velocity and what the bullet will do and that’s it. The Match/LE stuff has a lot more raw data.

 

[Kjc103]

Man,

I bet if you took the tip from the bullet on the right, and used it over top of a big cavity like the bullet in the middle, and a thin jacket like the bullet on the left, you’d end up with a really mean bullet……

If ONLY Sierra would make a bullet EXACTLY like that we could have a whole thread on Rokslide talking about it