Does anyone know if there is any truth in the rumour that the now discontinued Lapua 6mm 100gn SP is a re-badged Speer Grand Slam?

Anyone?

If something doesn't make sense it's likely not true. That doesn't make sense.

Yeah, i agree it doesn't make a lot of sense. Doesn't mean it's not true though.

One reference i found on the net tells of a box of the 100gn SP bullets bought as a closeout item from Grafs & the base of the bullets were even stamped GS.

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One reference i found on the net...

Ah. So, the web poster added two and two and assumed it must equal five? Maybe. I doubt it.

Makes no sence to me either.
A Finish company importing bonded bullets from the US, just to repackage them and send them back to the US and sell them as a standard soft point?
Sounds like a good way to loose money.

what do you guys make of this?

Lapua GS

Just came to my attention that you guys probably can't view the link i posted previously so here are the pics that were posted on that link.

Lapua SP

Lapua SP2

Does anyone have any Speer Grand Slam 6mm 100gn bullets they could check out to compare to these pics?

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A Finish company importing bonded bullets from the US,

Grand Slams are not bonded!

Sako use sierra as their 'gamehead' bullets - I've pulled them to check and they are identical. As the alternative would be RWS (for which you could ship speers back and forth a number of times for the same cost) or Norma it makes sense to use US bullets.

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Sako use sierra as their 'gamehead' bullets

Different things. Sako makes guns, not components.

they don't have to leave the country...

Rich