Hornady ELD-M and X tip color change

If anyone gets more ELD-M or X bullets and is wondering why the tip is a different color now here's the answer:

Why are the new Heatshield™ (ELD-X™ & ELD™ Match) tips a solid color instead of translucent?

Hornady® ELD-X™ and ELD™ Match bullets that feature the Heat Shield™ tip are transitioning from a translucent red to a more solid, opaque red color. The change is simply to avoid a trade dress (trademark) conflict with another manufacturer. The increase in red dye does not affect the performance of the new Heat Shield™ tip and its ability to resist deformation due to aerodynamic heating. The new red color of the Heat Shield™ tips is a deeper shade of red than any other Hornady® bullet tip leaving them unique in the Hornady® product line.

http://www.hornady.com/support/faqs/...eld-technology

Must intrude on Winchester....

Hornady sold the reloading world the old "just the tip" line, and already had to change it. That's funny right there.

Just the color. Same benefits from new tips.

Hopefully the color will help with those too.

I'm holding out for "zombie green".

Well you can get that in some calibers but not the ELDs unfortunately. Sorry ;)

http://www.hornady.com/store/Z-MAX-Bullets