Sierra bullets seconds

[gambleone]

No need to make any tools. The offending parts are easily removed in a second with your fingers. You would need magnification to see where it was attached. On my last visit, not a 140 to be had.

Much of this debris falls off to the bottom of the box when dumped from the weight scale pan.

Wasn't aware of this. Thanks for the post.

 

[BillC79]

I’ve purchased 175 grain .308 2nds from Midway that were dead ringers for SMK's. They spec’d out and shot exactly as SMK’s for about 60-70% of the cost.


On the other hand, I’ve purchased 77 grain .224 seconds that look identical to MatchKings but spec’d out differently. Maybe they are not Sierra origin. They were much less expensive than SMK's. They shoot great in a slung bolt action practice .223 match rifle I shoot a lot at 200 yards (0.5 MOA). So I am very happy that Sierra and Midway make these available at significant savings.

 

[AR10T308]

Anyone used them? My stepson lives just a couple minutes from Sierra Bullets so I had him pick up 4# of .22 caliber #1365's. Needless to say they aren't quiet what I was expecting. Honestly I didn't know what to expect. LOL

OMG! That is hilarious, thanks for sharing. Agree that those were 3rds or 4ths for shooting g around corners; good laugh.

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

I am meticulous about reloading. I strive to have every load exactly the same. The game, for me, is to get the smallest groups I am capable of. In order to accomplish this requires every component group to be top notch with little to no deviation.

Seconds may be OK for fouling or breaking in a barrel but IMO not when you seriously want accuracy.

If it is a hunting rifle and one MOA is all you are looking for, seconds won't make much difference.

 

[Paul Hilgedick]

Back in the 90's when I was shooting P Dogs I shot thousands of Sierra seconds. I picked the little nubs off and loaded using H335 and a Dillon 450 press in 223 Win. Killed dogs out to 450 yards with regularity.

Paul H

 

[justinp61]

I thought I’d post a update. I’ve been working on loads for a 22-250 build off and on this fall. In the last three or so weeks the 260 build has been getting my attention. With the work on these two rifles and everything else going on I had actually forgot about the seconds.

A couple days ago I got the box out and started cleaning them. As some had posted they cleaned up easily, the nibs break easily and the crown pops right off with your thumb nail. I weighed five seconds and five firsts, they averaged the same weights. For groundhogs and coyotes they’ll work fine. The four pounds came to just a few over 500 bullets at a cost of about $14.85 per 100.

Thanks guys.

 

[AckleymanII]

I have shot untold thousands of the 1345,1365, and 1515's like what is in the picture. The little lead tit breaks off easily. I put 500 in a long beach towel, grabbed each end of the towel, and rocked the bullets back and forth in the towel for about 2 minutes. 95% of the tits were gone after this.

Then I got real lazy and put the bullets in a Thumbler's Tumbler rock polisher with nothing else in the Tumbler but the bullets for about an hour...not rocket science.

In my Hart barrel, 14 Twist, 22 PPC, the 22 cal bullets shot amazing, so after they passed that test, I shot them in the 22/250 and 223's on coyotes, p. dogs, and Jack Rabbits. In my custom 243, 12T, with zero freebore, the 1515(80g Blitz BT) shot very tiny groups.

If the only thing that is wrong with the bullet is that little lead tit, you have some wonderful bullets at a very inexpensive price....be thankful, be very thankful....go buy a 5 gallon bucket of them!

 

[ebb]

BillC79I am very curious after reading your post as to what tool you use to measure bullets to 5 digits past the decimal point. I have dial and digital calipers but anything past 3 digits I am very skeptical of at least with my equipment. Please let me know what you use and how you like it?

 

[jelenko]

measure bullets to 5 digits past the decimal point.

I think it's just the setting in Excel. The only measurement numbers are averages done is a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet will give you as many places to the right of the decimal point as you want.

 

[Chubbs]

BillC79I am very curious after reading your post as to what tool you use to measure bullets to 5 digits past the decimal point. I have dial and digital calipers but anything past 3 digits I am very skeptical of at least with my equipment. Please let me know what you use and how you like it?

I think he just mistakenly put in an extra digit on his examples and it should be only 4 past the decimal point.