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<blockquote data-quote="Bobby-Long" data-source="post: 2791565" data-attributes="member: 116407"><p>I have bought and used Nosler seconds for years. After buying and observing many different calibers and weights here are my observations. A majority of the bullets look and shoot well. Some had obvious problems beyond what I would consider blemishes. These include: hollow points whose holes were very jagged and filled with tumbling media. Ballistic tips had varying degrees of malformation. Missing Ballistic tips. Wrinkles in the bullet jacket. Tacoed copper tip where Ballistic tip is inserted (ABLR). </p><p>Once buying directly from the shooters pro shop in Bend, I observed many ballistic tip deformities, either too short, or with gaps around the base where they seat against the copper. I was surprised they were not selling some of these as grade C. I want to say that I have seen more issues with the factory second Noslers in the last 5 to 7 years than ever before. Most of the bullets for sale that's I examined looked fine, but you a rolling the dice if you don't pick them directly. With the cost of factory seconds being more than first we're just a couple years ago, I don't buy them now unless there is a Christmas sales or heavy discount.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bobby-Long, post: 2791565, member: 116407"] I have bought and used Nosler seconds for years. After buying and observing many different calibers and weights here are my observations. A majority of the bullets look and shoot well. Some had obvious problems beyond what I would consider blemishes. These include: hollow points whose holes were very jagged and filled with tumbling media. Ballistic tips had varying degrees of malformation. Missing Ballistic tips. Wrinkles in the bullet jacket. Tacoed copper tip where Ballistic tip is inserted (ABLR). Once buying directly from the shooters pro shop in Bend, I observed many ballistic tip deformities, either too short, or with gaps around the base where they seat against the copper. I was surprised they were not selling some of these as grade C. I want to say that I have seen more issues with the factory second Noslers in the last 5 to 7 years than ever before. Most of the bullets for sale that’s I examined looked fine, but you a rolling the dice if you don’t pick them directly. With the cost of factory seconds being more than first we’re just a couple years ago, I don’t buy them now unless there is a Christmas sales or heavy discount. [/QUOTE]
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