Blemished Bullets
- Thread starter nmkid
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A blemished bullet is one that a user would take umbrage at if it wasn't so described & sold cheaper.
I use a lot of blems from Nosler . before I first bought any , I called and talked to one of the guys . he told me the blems are only cosmetic , they sold no faulty bullets . a blem could be stained copper from a wash .
one example is , nosler accubonds have a white plastic tip . Nosler made accubond bullets for another ammo maker , and this maker wanted red plastic tips . Nosler made a big overrun of these red tipped bullets , and sold the extra bullets as blems . I've been shooting these 7mm 160 grain red tipped accubonds for years .
another example is Nosler accubonds do not have a cannular . Nosler made accubonds for another ammo maker that wanted their bullets with a cannular . Nosler sold the overruns as blems , stating these have a cannular .
one example is , nosler accubonds have a white plastic tip . Nosler made accubond bullets for another ammo maker , and this maker wanted red plastic tips . Nosler made a big overrun of these red tipped bullets , and sold the extra bullets as blems . I've been shooting these 7mm 160 grain red tipped accubonds for years .
another example is Nosler accubonds do not have a cannular . Nosler made accubonds for another ammo maker that wanted their bullets with a cannular . Nosler sold the overruns as blems , stating these have a cannular .
Sierra sells blems by the lb. I had nephew that got them by lb when Sierra was in Ca. About 8 year ago I stopped at Sierra got the tour and got some seconds.
this is what they have listed
https://www.sierrabullets.com/documents/2018_Sierra_Bullets_Factory_Outlet_Pricing.pdf
this is what they have listed
https://www.sierrabullets.com/documents/2018_Sierra_Bullets_Factory_Outlet_Pricing.pdf
Na, ive toured the Sierra facility a couple times and bought their 2nds both times.. Several 55gr Blitzkings had no lead nor green tip, others had no lead but had the green tip, some had the green tip not formed. 77gr SMK missing lead or really large HP in them. .277 110gr Pro hunters that had lead tips .125" too long or missing lead.
I figure the machines have to be readjusted when they swap over to another bullet and the 2nds are when they are adjusting everything?
But on the Nosler Blemished/2nds ive never got a bad bullet from them.
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I would weigh and measure each blem bullet. The Nosler 155 blems had a significant weight variation. And others had significant ogive differences.
Dosen't Sierra ONLY sell their 2nds out of their facility, and not as an on line outlet like Nosler ??
Yes the only sell them from the outlet store if you go there.
I have the same findings with some Hornady "Factory Seconds" from midway. Now, a Blem vs Factory second may be a totally different animal. I accept that these bullets I buy will not be as good (but in my rifles, they're 95% as good), but for the significant discount on them, $0.09/rd for v-max's, I will NOT complain. The only things I will say are positive things, once my order clears, so I get what I want.
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