I drove through Bend, Oregon on the way back from a varmint trip last week. I stopped at the Nosler factory to see what I could find in the factory seconds bins. Lo and behold what do I find but 250 of their .416 400 grain Partitions for $30 per 50 (tax free) just staring at me and begging for a new home.

Needless to say I am going to be having some big bore fun in the month or so. Of course this is going to eat into my medium speed powder reserves in a big way so there is always that...My wife is decidedly rather unimpressed with my tales of finding discounts like this so I thought I would share with some folks would might understand my excitement.

Are these identified and/or packaging as seconds...then a box could be refilled...seems like a big potential for Nosler to get bit in the a$$ with these getting resold on the web as good bullets.

I agree, good deal, but not typical thinking for a company with a reputation to protect.

All of the Nosler seconds I have purchased had a cannelure to ID them as such.

edit: should have specified Partitions. I have purchased other bullets from them without cannelures (Custom Competition and Ballistic Tips)

Great! Make another pass

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Originally posted by fourbore:
Are these identified and/or packaging as seconds...then a box could be refilled...seems like a big potential for Nosler to get bit in the a$$ with these getting resold on the web as good bullets.

I agree, good deal, but not typical thinking for a company with a reputation to protect.

I wouldn't worry so much about Nosler. I have a coffee can full of NP seconds. They are sold in bags marked as seconds. If someone was so hard up to try to collect retail boxes and resell them, then they probably reaaalllly need the money.

fourbore ----- Between .243-.25-.277-7mm-.308 calibers I have dozens of sacs of Nosler Seconds on hand. They come in sacs marked "Cosmetic Blems", instead of the normal Nosler box. Those I have are Solid Base, Ballistic Tips, Accubonds, and Partitions. I shoot them weekly and have never noticed any difference in performance between them and the first run bullets. Nosler clearly states that they should not be sold as first run bullets, however I have seen them marketed on dealers counters in those sacs and priced as first run bullets. Good shooting.

These bullets sound like a bargin. I might check Nosler website. Apparently? you dont have to be a walk in customer to buy these. Only cosmetic, that is great. Good that Nosler will sell at a discount rather that scrap them.

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Originally posted by tarbe:
All of the Nosler seconds I have purchased had a cannelure to ID them as such.

Not all. I've bought some w/ & some w/o. They shoot fine, never seen a problem. I still hunt w/ the factory new bulelts, but 2nds are great for working up loads.

fourbore:
shootersproshop.com is the website.
Peter.

I bought some Nosler seconds one time that the rep said the only thing wrong was they had the wrong color tip on them. They were 30 cal. 180 grain Accubonds. They had red tips instead of the white tips. No cannelure.

Info of what is a "Nosler Second" from their website;

http://www.shootersproshop.com/index.php?p=16

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Originally posted by iamgene:
Info of what is a "Nosler Second" from their website;

http://www.shootersproshop.com/index.php?p=16

Looks like the Partitions I have purchased (700 or so in three diameters) must have been originally made up for Federal premium ammo or some such as they all have cannelures.

I have purchased thousands of pistol bullets from them and none of them had a cannelure.

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Originally posted by fourbore:
These bullets sound like a bargin. I might check Nosler website. Apparently? you dont have to be a walk in customer to buy these. Only cosmetic, that is great. Good that Nosler will sell at a discount rather that scrap them.

I have a supply of nosler bullets that I've purchased from www.shootersproshop.com & their auction site www.bivwak.com .I passed this info on to all of my friends.last night they had 180gr 30 cal accubond blems in bags of 50 up for bid in 10 bag lots = 500 bullets.Sometimes they're listed with free shipping.A dillon tech told me he bought 600 95gr 6mm partition seconds for $60.

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Originally posted by fourbore:
Are these identified and/or packaging as seconds...then a box could be refilled...seems like a big potential for Nosler to get bit in the a$$ with these getting resold on the web as good bullets.

I agree, good deal, but not typical thinking for a company with a reputation to protect.

Nosler has been selling "seconds" for more than several years and it hasnt bit them in the ass yet. I buy seconds anytime I have a chance from them. Can see no difference in performance what so ever from there "non seconds". Nosler mentions on the packaging they are not to be relabled and resold.

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Originally posted by Pegleg:
I bought some Nosler seconds one time that the rep said the only thing wrong was they had the wrong color tip on them. They were 30 cal. 180 grain Accubonds. They had red tips instead of the white tips. No cannelure.

. Hornady colored tips on a Nosler bullet ..

The whitetail my brother-in-law shot w/ a factory second ballistic tip died very dead this last season. It was a .270 and yes it had cannelures on the bullet where there normally is none.