TESTED: NEW Hornady AEROMATCH Bullets

As a competitor, I am always looking for an edge on the range. In this video, I test Hornady’s new AEROMATCH bullets, covering specs, collecting lab data, and recording accuracy results of the 6mm 105-grain AEROMATCH.

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About Hornady AEROMATCH

Hornady’s affordable AEROMATCH line spans popular bullet profiles and weights proven in competition.

These bullets offer a seamless transition from loading for similar bullets, utilizing the same load data, die settings, and ballistic solver information. Hornady set out to solve one of the biggest complaints competitors have—component availability.

From Hornady:

Match‑proven bullet profiles that shooters love, now perfected by Hornady!

The new AEROMATCH™ bullets feature the most popular match bullet profiles and weights from across the industry – now perfected and available from Hornady. Small batches of 3000 sequential bullets will be available for the high‑volume shooter in case quantities featuring six 500‑count boxes. Individual 500‑count boxes will also be available.

Product Features:

- MATCH PROVEN BULLET PROFILES: Popular match profiles and weights from across the industry.
- SEAMLESS TRANSITION: No need to change your load data, die settings, or ballistic solver information — everything stays the same.
- SMALL PRODUCTION BATCHES: Packaged from small production batches in 500‑count boxes and sequential 3,000‑count cases, ensuring unmatched consistency and quality control.
- AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE: Competitively priced to help you stay ahead in every match.
- UNRIVALED AVAILABILITY: Available in quantities tailored for competitive shooters, eliminating the hassle of piecing together smaller orders.

Lab Results

I tested the 6mm 105-grain AEROMATCH. This particular bullet has a G1 BC of 0.536, very close to that of similar bullets, and a required twist rate of 1:7 to 1:8.

I took length, weight, and diameter measurements across a sample of bullets to audit consistency. I was very pleased with the diameter SD.

Reloading and Shooting

I prepped some Lapua cases and conducted a quick half-grain powder test. I dispensed various charges of Varget using an RCBS ChargeMaster Link, and seated the Hornady AEROMATCH bullets using an Area 419 ZERO press.

I fired these through Gavin’s custom 6mm x 47 Lapua build featuring a 6mm 1:7.5 Krieger barrel, BAT Hammerhead action, WOOX Furiosa Ultra chassis (ULTIMATERELOADER10 to save 10%), and Hawkins Precision M5 DBM.

The groups started out large, but as I increased the powder charge, the groups shrank. During this test, three shots at 100 yards with 36.5 grains of Varget went into 0.120”.

I loaded more of this ammunition and fired six different strings. Across all strings, my average velocity was 3,103.3 fps with a 15.17 fps SD and 16.12 fps ES. These are great numbers! As expected, some groups were better than others, but the average three-shot group size at 100 yards measured 0.61”.

Conclusion

My results across six different strings with very little load development shows that Hornady AEROMATCH bullets can shoot, and have a lot of potential. Perhaps most important is that these are available now, in competitor-friendly quantities!