Hornady TAP 110 gr. .308 bullet type?

glockmatt

August 17, 2007 09:14

I am going to attempt to handload reproduce as close as possible Hormady .308 110 gr TAP for practice/plinking and save the factory stuff for home defense. It's used in a M1A SOCOM.
Is the TAP bullet Hornady's .308 110 gr. V-Max? I don't see any other 110 gr polymer tip listed on Hornady's website. I know the powder is a trade secret low flash. Does anyone have any load data to try to reproduce this as a handload?
Thanks.

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  B17-P51

  August 17, 2007 11:27

  I believe TAP bullets are of the frangible type and are not available to us. (yet)[;)]

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  HandgunHTR52

  August 17, 2007 14:19

  You are using a M1A SOCOM for home defense?!?![:0] To each his own I guess.
  
  As far as making an approximatation of the Hornady TAP, you could use the 110 grain V-Max with 48 grains of Varget, 47.8 grains of Benchmark, 49 grains of IMR-4320, 48.6 grains of H335, or 48 grains of IMR-4064. Any of those should get you close to the advertised velocity of the Hornady TAP ammo.

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  B17-P51

  August 17, 2007 15:04

  http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/tap_101405/

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  glockmatt

  August 17, 2007 18:19

  Please let me re-phrase "home defense" to property/home/family/business/etc. defense. There are possible instances when a handgun is insufficient. Remember those vivid images after Katrina and the LA riots. For me peace of mind is a rifle that most family members could handle if needed (hopefully never).
  Remember the police have a duty to protect the public, not the individual.
  Thanks for the load data info.

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  FrancF

  August 19, 2007 14:59

  The TAP Ammo uses the hornady A-Max bullet, Note it will not cycle in an M1A/or scout very well or at all. The tip is to soft, from my own experience.
  
  I keep that ammo strictly to my bolt guns.

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  nononsense

  August 19, 2007 15:29

  glockmatt,
  
  There are frangible bullets available to the public:
  
  http://www.frangiblebullets.com/specs/index.html
  
  http://www.sinterfire.com/
  
  http://www.accutecusa.com/specs.htm
  
  Reloading suggestions are on the respective sites.
  
  Best.

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