What is going on with Nosler?

[xsn10s]

SPS has had some ABLRs recently (within last month?). I bought some, .264s I believe.

They had some 30-210 ABLR's on 1/26/21. I do remember the 6.5mm-150 ABLR recently. Right now they have 338-300 ABLR's and .277-150 ABLR's in stock.

 

[Falfreak]

I've used a bunch of 30 cal 180 grain Partitions and .224 77grain 2nds from the pro shop. No issues.

 

[IHFarmer07]

I've called and talked to a person at SPS and he told me that's all he uses anymore for everything.
The weight from one of the guys here in this thread that measured 150pcs is not that bad of a spread of variance. There are plenty of bullets that are way more varied then the nosler seconds. Federal 130 terminal ascents I have for 6.5 is way way worse and shot like it too.
I bought some 150ablr's from a guy here and hope to try them this year or two. Curious how well the 150's will do first off.

Imo, nosler probably has the best QC in the industry from what I can tell.

 

[RUFFIAN R - NY]

been using Nosler 2nd's for a long time , with super results from 17 to 45's. Besides I always check all of them and batch them- mostly use the 2nd's for plinking, varmint, hunting small game. I have used there 7mm 140's silver tips.BT"S & partitions in my Rem XP 7MM BR pistol and also in the contender 7mm IHMSA & TCU with great results Have taken many a deer / chuck / hunted out west for mule's & cayotes . Give them a try when you can get the ones you want !!!! For both rifle & pistol .

 

[Elknut]

Visual defects only, nothing to be concerned about.

I use them in several rifles (338 WM and 300 PRC). I always check the tips and sort by weight. Other than then I just shoot them. One caveat is I only use them for hunting. Max yardage is 500 yds. Have not tested them at longer ranges.

 

[jerry moore]

Here's a screen shot of my recent emails from them. View attachment 339298

just got call midway usa h4350 powder

 

[PNWdude67]

There is no weight defect. Visual Blems and the tips miss the laser QC standard.

I recently discussed the "blem" issue with the Nosler sales rep for the Northwest. "Blems" are the first 2,000 bullets that come off any new production run. They are considered blems because they are handled for measuring, weighing, etc. to make sure the dies are properly calibrated for the production run. It does not mean that they have any form of defect, not even cosmetic. Bullets that flunk weight, measurement, etc are destroyed. The "blems" are packaged in bags instead of boxes and sold exclusively through a shop in Oregon. If you carefully weigh and measure boxed non-blem Noslers, you will find all the same variations as with the blems.

I also know Nosler folks, and your answer is spot on. My son works there. However, since I have 6000 140 RDF blems and 2000 firsts I decided to weigh and measure 10 of each and also 10 190 Berger LRHT that I had from a box that was sitting next to the scale. The dimensional measurements of all 3 bullets were equally precise. The weight was not. Here is the variance of a sample size of 10 bullets each:

190 LRHT: 190.22, ES 0.14 SD .056 95% CI ~.02% 99.999% CI ~.03% really really good

140 RDF: 140.34 ES .20 SD .071 95% CI ~.03% 99.999% CI ~.07% really good

140 RDF Blem: 140.39 ES .72 SD .337 95% CI ~.15% 99.999% CI ~.34% good

Conclusion: The weight of a sample size of 10 Nosler blem bullets is not as consistent as the bullets ran after the machine is calibrated. They are as precise in OAL, BTOL and diameter. The 190 Bergers are more precise in weight than the 140 RDF Nosler calibrated run.

We will be shooting these 140 RDF in identically chambered 6.5x47 barrels and I will take note of any variation in performance down range between the blems and the bests.

 

[Mike D Texas]

SPS has had some ABLRs recently (within last month?). I bought some, .264s I believe.

Same here. I've bought 6.5/142 and 6.5/150 recently.

I just need them to come on with some 308/168

 

[RUFFIAN R - NY]

will not use them on serious big game hunting- small game chucks ,coyotes have used there 7mm for the pistol deer hunting with good results, in the T/C and Rem XP 7 MM BR for deer and such.

 

[chav0_12]

I've seen the heavies but nothing in 6.5s, 7mm, lower grains in 30 cal. I guess i should have been a little more specific! Haha.

I have a box of 7mm 140s. If that's what you're looking for. I have some 7mm 150gr ABLRs too. I'd have to take a look to see what else I have. I know there are some 200gr 8mms on my shelf but I'll keep those. Idk if I need either one of the 7mms. I'd like to try the 168-175gr range for my 7mm WSM. I had liked the way the 150gr ABLRs were shooting in a 7-08 I had.

 

[Western4444]

Interesting enough the Blemished 165 Nosler ABLR bullets are by far the most accurate in my 6.8 Western. I am worried that when I purchase non blemished bullets, they will not be as accurate as my blemished ones.

 

[HunterMann]

I just bought some overrun, 100 per box 185 grain .338's from Midway. Two of the bullets had damaged tips, but there were 104 in the box. So I was still plus 2 on the purchase. Other than that they seem to be just fine. I weighed them in groups of 10 and they were consistent average weight for the groups. Have not had a chance to load and shoot them. I plan to use them for somewhat reduced recoil loads in in my 338 win mag for dear and hogs. I really like the rifle I have and I want to shoot it more.

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

What are "blems" on shooters pro shop? Is it discoloration, scratches, bumps and bruises on bullets and brass or what? I'm a little concerned about ordering from them

the out of round ones... they only fit Savage and Weatherby rifles properly... Seriously, if you buy blems from sps you are getting visual blems... not necessarily so from others...

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

I just bought some overrun, 100 per box 185 grain .338's from Midway. Two of the bullets had damaged tips, but there were 104 in the box. So I was still plus 2 on the purchase. Other than that they seem to be just fine. I weighed them in groups of 10 and they were consistent average weight for the groups. Have not had a chance to load and shoot them. I plan to use them for somewhat reduced recoil loads in in my 338 win mag for dear and hogs. I really like the rifle I have and I want to shoot it more.

you only bought 100??? I bought 500 of those... the box I opened seemed just fine to me... I loaded a bunch with a mid load of rl16 to get some trigger time in...