150-Grain .284 Viper LD Lead-Tip Bullets — Flat Base for 7mm Load Development, 50 Count

Description

The 150-grain choice for the handloader who wants a lead tip and a flat base

You have already decided that a light 7mm bullet is not the answer, but you are not trying to jump straight to the 160- to 175-grain class. You want a useful 150-grain middle lane, an exposed lead-tip soft point, and flat-base construction you can evaluate in your own rifle. That is the specific problem this Gold Country Viper LD was made to solve.

This is the flat-base member of the 150-grain Viper pair. Choose it when the LD spitzer and flat base are the geometry you want to work with. Choose the Viper ULD rebated boat tail when that different base and Ultra Low Drag profile are the reason for your search.

What this gives your loading project

• A true 150-grain middle lane: more bullet mass than the 139- to 145-grain choices without moving into the heavy 160- to 175-grain class.
• Viper identity: an exposed lead-tip soft point, distinct from the Scorpion open-tip design.
• LD flat-base geometry: the defining physical choice in this listing and the key difference from the Viper ULD rebated boat tail.
• Small-batch availability: hand swaged and made to order for handloaders who cannot solve a specific project with an interchangeable catalog bullet.

Know the platform boundary before you load

This is a pointed spitzer bullet. Do not use it in a conventional tubular magazine where the bullet tip rests against the primer of the cartridge ahead of it. Cartridge fit, seating depth, throat clearance, stability, and safe load development must be verified in the actual rifle with current published data.

Component specifications

• Diameter: .284 inch / 7mm
• Weight: 150 grains
• Family: Gold Country Viper LD
• Nose: pointed spitzer with exposed lead tip
• Base: flat base
• Construction: copper jacket and soft lead core
• Production: hand swaged, small batch, made to order in the USA
• Quantity: 50 component bullets

This listing is for component bullets, not loaded ammunition. Actual accuracy and terminal behavior depend on the completed load, firearm, impact conditions, and target medium. No numeric ballistic coefficient or universal terminal-performance promise is made for this bullet.

Build the decision before you build the load

The 7mm Rifle & Bullet Compendium places this bullet inside the larger 7mm family. The bullet length and stability Technical Note explains why weight alone cannot establish fit, and the 7mm Cartridge Bullet Selection Guide helps match a component to the cartridge, rifle, and intended job.

No profile found for this bullet.