I got a letter yesterday from Mike Brady of North Fork concerning a recall of 7 lots of .284 caliber bullets. The reason for the recall is that some people (including myself), but not all, are having accuracy problems with these particular bullets. The problem according to Mike was due to a new die with a longer ogive (too long) they put into use. He has offered to replace these with new bullets or refund the purchase price.

I appreciate the fact that Mike sent this letter out and has offered to replace these bullets. In Mike's own words, "To us, anything less than across the board excellence is unacceptable". The new die for the .284 caliber bullets won't be available until spring, however, so I'm going to go ahead and have him send me a box of .308 180 grain bullets.

North Fork and Mike Brady are good folks to deal with.

do you have the gr. weith of the recalled bullets? or the lot# being recalled?

think I have some 140's from about 4 months ago. Haven't had a chance to try them yet.

According to the letter the recall involves 130, 140, and 160 grain .284 caliber bullets. The following lots are being recalled.

28130007
28130010
28140012
28140015
28160024
28160027
28160029

Hope that helps.

I just sent for a brochure. What do the NF bullets cost?? I'm interested in the mid and heavyweight .284" slugs.

FN in MT

Frank,
the .284's are $39 a box for both the 140s and the 160s according to my brochure. I can't wait to try them in my .35's!

We're talking FIFTY per box??

FN in MT

Ya, fifty per box frank.

Gentlemen -- The .358 North Forks are $44.00 per 50 for the 225 and 250 grain, and $45.00 for the 270 grain bullets. The .458's are $.53.00 and up. Good shooting.

They are expensive alright, but North Fork bullets also have a fine reputation for superb accuracy and performance. I don't know if I'll hunt with them extensively or not in the future, but I just received some 225 gr. & 240 gr. .338 bullets to try, since a very good and respected friend suggested I try them.

Hunts are expensive - more expensive than a whole pile full of premium bullets - and if the North Fork product lives up to it's reputation, those bullets will be worth the price.

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