chezza1986 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Can anyone please explain the difference between Hornady blue tips and the red tips is?? Just started shooting my dad's .17hmr with him and we got some different makes of ammo to test them out and can across some blue tips in a shop, bought and tried them and they work well in the gun but keep seeing adverts for red tips and just wondered what the difference was. Also dose anyone know where Winchester .17 ammo is sold in Cambridge/ Norfolk area?? Also again what ammo are you guys using and finding good? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 There's no difference mate just different colour plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendrover90 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 eddie sells the hornady blue tips over the old market (walkers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 As said above, the only difference is colour. In fact, I remember reading somewhere that all HMR ammo was made in the same factory and just packaged for the different "manufacturer". For a Norfolk outlet, you could try Phillip Webster, I couldn't say for definite that he keeps Winchester HMR ammo as I only buy Hornady there but he generally keeps a good range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermincinerator Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 The blue tips are 17 HMR rounds loaded with bullets intended for eley .17 Mach 2. A cancelled order of 10 million bullets was returned to Hornady who then loaded them into 17HMR cases and put them on sale. The yanks then asked why the blue tips and hornady told them the above to which the american buying public took it upon them self to declare the blue tip ammo to be in some way inferior to the "proper" red tip and refused to buy it. Hornady in there wisdom then thought we will unload the whole lot on the brits they are up for a bargain, hence thats how we got them. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 I use blues, i find them more manly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) I use blues, i find them more manly. LOL.....In a manly sort of way no doubt.. Edited July 5, 2011 by Norrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 red ones always go faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm1979 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 The rabbits like the colour of the blue ones better, jokes aside they are the same meant for the mach2 but overproduced Ive been led to believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Its a weird one as it has been going on for years, were it a production issue it should have stopped by now. They shoot the same in mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellebarto Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 As said above, the only difference is colour. In fact, I remember reading somewhere that all HMR ammo was made in the same factory and just packaged for the different "manufacturer". For a Norfolk outlet, you could try Phillip Webster, I couldn't say for definite that he keeps Winchester HMR ammo as I only buy Hornady there but he generally keeps a good range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 red ones always go faster Only the ones with the white stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarepeg Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Just ran out of blue tip and only red tip available, have had to re zero as shooting 4 inches high now spot on again and no problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 The blue tips are 17 HMR rounds loaded with bullets intended for eley .17 Mach 2. A cancelled order of 10 million bullets was returned to Hornady who then loaded them into 17HMR cases and put them on sale. The yanks then asked why the blue tips and hornady told them the above to which the american buying public took it upon them self to declare the blue tip ammo to be in some way inferior to the "proper" red tip and refused to buy it. Hornady in there wisdom then thought we will unload the whole lot on the brits they are up for a bargain, hence thats how we got them. Ian. Yet another variation on the story............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 There's no difference mate just different colour plastic That has been my experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 The nature of the .17 V-Max HMR is that they are all the same. CCI does indeed produce this ammo for several brands, but they are NOT the sole producer. The difference between the colour tips themselves is NIL, and there are others, silver, black, green etc. The difference in performance between all of then is also as close to NIL as you can get, what will happed from time to time is the odd batch variation (as with ANY ammo) and sometimes people attribute this to the colour tip, it shouldn't be anything to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masmiffy Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) As Dekers says CCI load for a few of the HMR 'suppliers' As for the tips no difference at all just the pigment used to colour the plastic. I rang Hornaday to confirm this when 'accuracy issues' were mentioned between the red and blue tipped stuff. One thing I wonder about tho is why do some shops have different prices for red or blue? Edited July 2, 2013 by masmiffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 One thing I wonder about tho is why do some shops have different prices for red or blue? Well, it is a particularly pleasing shade of blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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