Strange BT's

[Gunner46]

I just received my order of 7mm 140gr BT seconds from SPS. Imagine my surprise when I saw 4 bags of non-red tipped bullets ! At 1st I wondered if they were AB's, but looking closer I saw that the tips are a light gray color. Correct product code. Anyone have any ideas ?

 

[Guy Miner]

Sometimes Nosler makes bullets for the major ammunition makers. Maybe that run was for someone big, like Federal, Remington, Winchester or???

I dunno.

 

[JD338]

Those were slated to go to Winchester as Ballistic Silver Tips.

JD338

 

[Thebear_78]

I think jd hit the nail on the head!

 

[russ808]

Yep,yep,yep. Btips without the lubalox coating.
russ

 

[SJB358]

Yep,yep,yep. Btips without the lubalox coating.
russ

Yup, my first big batch of .277's 150 BTs off of Bivwak were the same.

 

[Gunner46]

Thanks guys. I had little doubt that they were not actually BT's, just couldn't wrap my mind around the reason for a different color.

 

[Charlie-NY]

The last several bags of .284" 160gr Accubonds that I received have RED tips. They look like Hornadys with that red tip but shoot exactly the same as the factory white tip Accubonds.
I have no idea who the red tip Accubonds were intended for.

 

[Partisan]

I got a shipment from SPS just yesterday of 140 BT. Same thing, grey tips. They look to me like the tips on LRABs...

 

[Gunner46]

Yeah, I know, distressing to say the least. I'm sooooo a-kimble about this situation I just ordered another 4 bags a few minutes ago.

 

[kraky1]

Got some uncoated 30/30 150 grain BTs years ago for my 3030.
They shot a phenominally well and when I replaced them with the coated ones I couldn't get them to do the same thing...
That's life!

 

[Wincheringen]

Somebody loaded the wrong color in the tip inserting machine. I've seen the descriptions occasionally state they had the wrong color tips.

 

[JD338]

The last several bags of .284" 160gr Accubonds that I received have RED tips. They look like Hornadys with that red tip but shoot exactly the same as the factory white tip Accubonds.
I have no idea who the red tip Accubonds were intended for.

Winchester

JD338

 

[russ808]

Ah, Bivwak. Those were the days. Bidding for bullets. I would win 5 bags, call and ask for 5 more for the same price
per bag.
russ

 

[SJB358]

Ah, Bivwak. Those were the days. Bidding for bullets. I would win 5 bags, call and ask for 5 more for the same price
per bag.
russ

Yup. Same here Russ.. I stocked up with a lot of those bullets.

 

[Alderman]

I purchased some 30 caliber bullets several years ago. They were a seconds sold as ballistic silver tips but weren't coated.


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[Bruce Mc]

I still have a bunch of 160 accubonds with red tips. The weren't seconds they were over runs.