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I was thinking about stocking up on some polymer ballistic tips and accubond does anyone know what the shelf life of a polymer tip might be
 
I was thinking about stocking up on some polymer ballistic tips and accubond does anyone know what the shelf life of a polymer tip might be
I was about to make a joke about changing them out every year and selling your expired ones to me at half price, but I'm sure one or two guys on this website would have a full snowflake meltdown and make 20 posts about how much of a meanie I am, so I'll save the jokes.

I bought a large quantity of nosler ballistic tips about 15 years ago, and it'll take me a while to shoot them all off, but I'm not concerned. As long as you don't store them in searing heat, I can't see any reason why the plastic would deteriorate. When they first came out, I had a few become brittle and break from extreme cold, but I've never had that issue repeat in 20 years. I think you'll be fine.
 
I was about to make a joke about changing them out every year and selling your expired ones to me at half price, but I'm sure one or two guys on this website would have a full snowflake meltdown and make 20 posts about how much of a meanie I am, so I'll save the jokes.

Nothing wrong with some humor Sir
 
I think as long as they are stored in a conditioned area they should last indefinitely.

Great point. My bullets, brass, powder, primers, and ammo are stored in a cool and dry place with lots of Silica packets. The other day I opened one box of 150gr Ballistic Tips ans they look new, the copper tarnished at all.
 
Interesting question that I had not thought about despite stocking up on a lot lately of both Accubonds and BTs from SPS.
I tried a box of "Nosler Solid Base - Ballistic Tip" 140gr / 7mm in my 7RM back in 1991. They were accurate but the only one I shot at game pretty well blew apart on a close range mule deer shot, and I never used those again. It was a dramatic and instantaneous kill though the lungs but it acted like a varmint bullet on that mulie - no exit and just shrapnel inside. They're a lot tougher and better now, of course. So I just went and opened up the old box and the remaining ones look good as new. I tried to bend or scrape the tip and I can't tell it's changed a bit in the almost 30 years they've been in my stash (in the original box, in the climate controlled house, in both Nevada and Arizona).


Cheers,
Rex
 
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