Partition Blems

[joelkdouglas]

As many of you, I have shot Shooter's Pro Shop blems or overruns pretty regularly. I hate paying full price for bullets any more, and stock up at most every opportunity.

I also rarely think the bullets are "blems," because I can't tell any difference. But today while loading up 30 cal 180 PTs I seated a bullet and did a double take. It was a Custom Competition bullet. I pulled it and weighed it--a 155 CC. Must have been a straggler in the factory somewhere that caused someone to make the bullets around the wrong bullet a "blem."

Still no complaining from me! For the price of these Partitions I will tolerate a mistake now and again!

 

[baltz526]

I found a 155gr CC in a bag of 165gr Ballistic tips.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I weigh my Partitions that are Blems but most are what they claim to be.

 

[Guy Miner]

Joe, I think that Palma/1000 yard bullet was just lurking in there to inspire the Partitions to greater accuracy.... :mrgreen:

 

[joelkdouglas]

Guy, you could be right. The few that have come out of this bag have been more accurate than others I've shot lately. I modified the seating depth a bit, but it could be the bullets.

 

[DrMike]

Joe, I think that Palma/1000 yard bullet was just lurking in there to inspire the Partitions to greater accuracy.... :mrgreen:

Very sneaky on the part of Nosler, using their CC to urge on the PT to greater feats of accuracy. Very sneaky, indeed. :grin:

 

[Partisan]

Joe, I think that Palma/1000 yard bullet was just lurking in there to inspire the Partitions to greater accuracy.... :mrgreen:

Exactly the CC is there as a Mascot... :grin:

 

[Wincheringen]

I picked up some of the 55 grain .224" Varmageddon FBHP that have had some erratic performance. Not accuracy wise, they are very accurate, but some of them blow prairie dogs right up and some go right on through. Most of them are going through without upsetting. I prefer to have the bullets perform like Ballistic Tips so I don't have to worry about ricochet. Everything else from Nosler/SPS has performed very well though.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I was able to buy 3 boxes of 286 gr, 9.3 mm Partitions for $14. each/box. That is 3 boxes of (50) for the normal cost of one box!

 

[JD338]

Charlie, that is one great deal.

JD338

 

[ScreaminEagle]

That makes me wonder if I should weight my bullets before I load them. I'm 4.7gr over published max in my 257 ackley with a 100gr bullet. Can you imagine what would happen if I accidentally loaded a 115gr bullet in there? Do you guys weight each bullet before loading? I'm kinda scared now!
Steve

 

[DrMike]

Do you guys weight each bullet before loading? I'm kinda scared now!
Steve

No. Generally, there is enough difference between the various weights that it is obvious if I am paying attention. The one time I had a major problem was when a major manufacturer labelled a box of .243 bullets as .284 bullets. It was immediately obvious that there was a problem. Likewise, had I attempted to seat a .284 bullet in the .243 case (this also happened on one occasion), it would have been apparently. The difference in profile between a 100 grain and 115 grain bullet should be apparent pretty quickly. Among other reasons, the heavier bullet will seat into the powder column with audible "crunch" and the feel of crushing powder. The few times I have questioned bullet weights, it only took a moment to weigh the bullet in question.

 

[jason miller]

The only thing funky that I have seen was a 180 Partition with no lead in the front half. Just one bullet, though...

 

[Oldtrader3]

I only have one box and weight of open bullets on the bench at any time. I weigh about every 2nd or 3rd bullet just to look for groups of fliers, especially with heavy bullets.

 

[Alderman]

Best buy I ever got on Nosler bullets was when the local Walmart was selling 6.5 100 grain Ballistic Tips for $2.50 a box. I've got a lifetime supply of those now.

 

[SJB358]

Wow. I bet. That right there is reason to be in the right place at the right time.

 

[DrMike]

What a find! Yeah, you could go into business selling 6.5mm BTs to gun cranks.