Buffalobob
Well-Known Member
I was finishing loading up the last of my antelope bullets for this Fall and had to go and open a new box of Berger 6mm 115 gr VLDs. These bullets were in the new orange box so I was admiring the box and the way the orange reflected light caused the bullets to look different. So I took one out and looked at the bullet and it still looked different. The more I looked, the more things looked strange. I had no unloaded old bullets left but I could compare the meplats by eyeball.
First thing is the lot number of the old bullets was 0361500 and the lot number of the new bullets was 0000585.
Every old bullet had an open meplat that was actually an opening. Every new bullet had the meplat totally closed and there was a bur on each and every meplat. Even more peculiarly, each nose had tool marks on it like some one had taken a pair of pliers and squeezed the meplat closed. Without taking a lot of time I could not determine if some of the meplats were truly out of alignment from the squeezing but it certainly is starting to worry me.
I have searched the main benchrest forums and can find no information on this particular bullet that would indicate Berger made a change. Does anyone know what is going on with the Berger mepalts and this particular bullet.
First thing is the lot number of the old bullets was 0361500 and the lot number of the new bullets was 0000585.
Every old bullet had an open meplat that was actually an opening. Every new bullet had the meplat totally closed and there was a bur on each and every meplat. Even more peculiarly, each nose had tool marks on it like some one had taken a pair of pliers and squeezed the meplat closed. Without taking a lot of time I could not determine if some of the meplats were truly out of alignment from the squeezing but it certainly is starting to worry me.
I have searched the main benchrest forums and can find no information on this particular bullet that would indicate Berger made a change. Does anyone know what is going on with the Berger mepalts and this particular bullet.