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Tagging this, am interested in this question as well.
I use almost this same load as Sendero_man and it has worked well out to 2018 yard so far.
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting/showthread.php?p=2324365#post2324365
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting/showthread.php?p=2324365#post2324365
I've only done VERY basic work up on the 285's. Trying to get out after work tonight to do some more, but I've found that 93 and 94gr of Retumbo is starting to look promising. Velocities were 2840 and 2860 respectively.
I have used them with h1000, if you're talking about the Hornady ones. 1" groups and I've done better with lighter projectiles. I have some Retumbo on order and 1000 more of the blems coming from Midway today.
I'd be weary of that slow a twist with over 250 grains. I'm running an MRAD with a 1:9.44 twist
Midway has some deals on Blems right now...including 250gr Match BTHP
http://www.midwayusa.com/find?usersearchquery=blems&itemsperpage=84
http://www.midwayusa.com/find?usersearchquery=blems&itemsperpage=84
I just picked up 1k of the Hornady blems from Midway for a song. They're 285 grains, so I think they're Hornady. They don't say for sure, though.
I didn't see any 285 grain blemish bullets on Midway which I assume is where you ordered through.
Edit never mind I see them now. They don't come up under a search of blemished.
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Just checked....the 285's are all sold out already
Damn, well hopefully they were the Hornady 285 and not the Barnes 285...cause that would be shitty lol
I've purchased a lot of blems lately in different calibers and the ALL have been Hornady and all have visually been free of any blemish that I can tell
What's wrong with the Barnes 285 gr?
Yeah I have bought a lot over the years myself and never had any problem. Wish I would have seen this earlier as I have been checking the blemished bullets every day but those didn't come up under a blemished search. That kind if pisses me off lol. Stupid search engine...
The BC on the Barnes is way lower than the Hornady. .720 on the Hornady and .585 on the Barnes.
Yeah....I can sympathise with you...I've been checking every day in the blems and was placing an order this morning when I checked in here and saw that notice on the 285's... damn my luck!
Well if you decide 1000 is to much for you I'll take some off your hands....lol
I just checked a pic, and they look nothing like the Barnes
The pic that they show is a generic one and isn't an actual pic. It states that below the pic. All the polymer tip bullets which are normally amax or Vmax are shown with a grey tip but arrive with a red tip like normal.
The Barnes 285 is a BT hunting bullet.
The 280LRX might have more promise with a .667bc, but still no match for the 285 Hornady.
The 280LRX might have more promise with a .667bc, but still no match for the 285 Hornady.
They make a Match bullet in 285 as well.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/26...in-hollow-point-boat-tail-lead-free-box-of-50
All of the nearly 1500 amax/vmax blems I've recieved in 6.5, 270, 7mm have all came in AS PICTURED with gray tips
Huh that's weird because all the 6mm that I have bought along with 178 polymer tip or amax came red tip.
Doesn't matter at all to me...they all shoot the same and I typically moly coat them anyway...so red,gray whatever...they all end up with a silver moly finish 
I'm getting them tonight, so I'll oust up a pic.
I got 3k of them . They are Hornydaddy and shoot .5 min all day long with reloader 33
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Well that's that.
Now I'm jealous that I was slow to the order line and missed out and this great deal
Did you do 3 separate orders? They had a limit of 10, 100 round boxes.
yes I placed three orders three days apart each time
I just grabbed some Blem 250's, hopefully I have the same results!
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Yep....those are Hornady 285's
