165-Grain .284 Scorpion LD Open-Tip Bullets — Flat Base, 50 Count

Description

When 160 grains feels light and 175 grains feels like more bullet than the rifle needs

The 165-grain class gives a 7mm handloader a useful middle choice: more bullet mass than the common 160-grain class without automatically committing to the length, seating demands and recoil of a 175-grain design. This Gold Country Scorpion is for the loader who wants that balance in a confirmed open-tip, Low Drag, flat-base bullet.

That combination matters because weight alone does not tell you whether a bullet belongs in your rifle. Nose form, overall bullet length, bearing surface and base geometry all affect seating depth, usable powder space and stability. The job is to choose the construction that fits the rifle and the load you are actually building.

What this Scorpion solves

If you have been searching 7mm listings and finding little more than grain weight and generic hunting language, this page gives you the distinctions that drive the decision. The Scorpion’s open tip separates it from an exposed lead-tip Viper. Its flat base separates it from a rebated boat-tail design. The LD designation means Low Drag; it does not turn the bullet into a promise of a particular trajectory, accuracy result or terminal outcome.

• Choose this 165-grain Scorpion when you want an open-tip, Low Drag, flat-base design in the 160–165 grain class.
• Choose the 160-grain Scorpion when a slightly lighter bullet better suits your cartridge capacity, seating window or recoil goal.
• Compare the 165-grain Razorback when serrated-tip construction is the more important design feature.
• Move to the 175-grain class when your rifle, twist, throat and intended load support the additional length and mass.

Built for deliberate load development

A component bullet cannot choose the right cartridge, seating depth or velocity window for you. Before loading, confirm actual bullet length, cartridge overall-length limits, throat clearance, magazine fit and twist-rate stability in your rifle. Begin with published data from a reliable source for the cartridge and bullet weight, start low and work up while watching for pressure signs.

Confirmed product identity

• Diameter: .284 inch / 7mm
• Weight: 165 grains
• Family: Gold Country Scorpion
• Nose: open tip
• Design: LD / Low Drag
• Base: flat base
• Manufacturing: hand swaged in small batches and made to order in the USA
• Quantity: 50 component bullets

This listing is for component bullets, not loaded ammunition. Accuracy and terminal behavior depend on the completed load, firearm, impact conditions and target medium.

Continue the 7mm decision

Use the 7mm 160–165 Grain Class Guide to compare the weight class, then read Bullet Length vs. Weight before assuming that grain weight alone predicts fit or stability. The 7mm Rifle & Bullet Compendium connects those choices to the broader cartridge and bullet system.

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