Berger Hybrid Quality Control Improvments

[Jet]

Just finished sorting a box of 500 Berger 6mm 105gr Hybrids, Lot #B074 and am very impressed with their overall consistency as compared to the previous lots of Hybrids I've sorted. If memory serves me correctly, I remember reading an article on changes Berger made to setting up their equipment which would result in better consistency. Measurements taken were:

Bearing surface: All within .002
Seating stem to ogive: All within .0015
Base to ogive: All within .002

When sorting I usually find 1-2 bullets in a box of 500 that are way out of spec. This box had none out of spec.

How they shoot is still yet to be determined.

Rich

 

[Berger.Fan222]

We've seen QC issues with all the makers, including my beloved Berger.

Except for Nosler, we've also seen them all improve markedly over the past 10 years.

 

[nmkid]

I just measured 2 boxes of the same bullet last night. Out of the 200 I had 11 with a reading over .002 on the high side and 28 over .0015 on the low side. I was surprised at the high number of "bad"(?) ones. Then, I measured 10 of the Sierra 107 grain bullets, (Gee, they have a super small hollow point) high and low measurement differences were in the .001 to .0015. I was surprised but, alas I couldn't get my 6-284 to shoot the Sierra's with the loads I tried. Oh well, I'll keep shooting the Berger's as they are still fine for my type of shooting.