Get'em while they're hot.
I got me some "142" grain seconds which are the 142 SMK's, 29 cents a pop.
I got me some "142" grain seconds which are the 142 SMK's, 29 cents a pop.
Midway has Factory Seconds on sale
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And more. I got a BUNCH of 80g. 6mm Hornady GMXs...
Factory Second 6mm, 243 Cal (243 Diameter) Bullets 80 Grain Polymer
MidwayUSA has just made a huge purchase of blemished bullets and we are passing the savings to our customers. Blemished bullets are bulk-packaged,...
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...and 103g. 6mm HPBTs...
Factory Second 6mm, 243 Cal (243 Diameter) Bullets 103 Grain Jacketed
MidwayUSA has just made a huge purchase of blemished bullets and we are passing the savings to our customers. Blemished bullets are bulk-packaged,...
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Search for factory second bullets; you're sure to find something you need.
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I've shot my factory-second 80g. GMXs--Midway doesn't indicate that they are that bullet, but I determined that's what they are--in a normal AR15 in 6X45 and produced a few bugholes, so I'm quite happy with them.. I've seen but not shot the 103g. HPBTs; they LOOK just fine, but I know that doesn't mean much.
'Tis a wonderful country, ours--we get to spend our own money and buy or not buy whatever we want.
Seconds might have some stains on the copper, polymer tips slightly deformed, the weight might be a just outside the QC standards. I've shot seconds that were 308 175gr Sierra Matchkings, 7mm 139gr Hornady GMX, 7mm 175 Hornady ELD-X and a couple others.
The first rifle rounds I ever made were with seconds from Sierra. 175 Matchkings bought from Graff n Sons. Lapua brass, IMR 4064 in my Savage 10FP 26". Fantastic stuff and I couldn't tell the difference from the seconds to the next few boxes of stuff I bought at the store. At that point in my reloading journey, I wasn't knowledgeable enough to weigh bullets, measure length, worry about meplat uniformity, etc, etc. All I did was check to see where the bullet touched the lands, then turned my seating die an additional half turn to give 0.030" jump. End. I was only concerned about downrange results, which kept life simple.
Another example would be a factory box of GMX bullets would have an overall better surface finish, the polymer tip was pointing not perfectly straight, or the groove rings were cut a little deeper, or the weight was like either 136-143gr for the seconds as opposed to 137-141 for the good ones.
Guess what? I loaded the seconds with the same load data, to the same seating depth, and none of the imperfections made any noticeable difference out to 500 yards.
Load and shoot.
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Factory Second 6.5mm, 264 Cal (264 Diameter) Bullets 142 Grain
MidwayUSA has just made a huge purchase of blemished bullets and we are passing the savings to our customers. Blemished bullets are bulk-packaged,...
www.midwayusa.com
Looks like they sold out already
Gotcha, thanks manFactory Second 6.5mm, 264 Cal (264 Diameter) Bullets 142 Grain
MidwayUSA has just made a huge purchase of blemished bullets and we are passing the savings to our customers. Blemished bullets are bulk-packaged,...
Looks like they sold out already
Sometimes seconds are fine, sometimes they are garbage. I have had many more good ones than garbage.
