Instead of competition? It seems like the hollow point should open up and peel back the copper housing around the dead air space rather quickly, and expose the blunt nose of the lead inside, with a pretty good "meplat impact", if that makes sense, leading to expansion. But that's just theory - do these work well on game in reality? Can you have your cake (consistency & BC) and eat it too (good performance on game)?
A 139 gr scenar in 6.5mm, with a .615 BC (
) is interesting; thinking of loading some up in 6.5x55, but I wouldn't want to expend this time & effort *just* for target shooting (have many other reloading projects, so must prioritize); would want to be able to hunt with it if I found a really accurate load, so....