Ok Guys ever since John stopped producing his bullets everyone who has shot them has missed them and several threads have talked about this. John has been listening and we have worked out a deal to bring back his line of bullets.

Well here is the deal John is just swamped at work and can't do it all so so I have been talking to John and we have come to a agreement that will get his line of bullets back into your hands.

It might take a little time but we are working on it as fast as we can.

The first bullets that come back online will depend on you and what the majority wants. All bullets will be sold in boxes of 50. For 9.3mm, 375, 416, 425, 458, and 475 The total order per weight has to be at least 20 boxes of bullets. For 505, 510, 550, 585, 600, 700 The total order per weight has to be at least 10 boxes.


9.3mm 270gr FN solid $43.18
375 270gr FN solid $43.18
416 370gr FN solid $54.89
425 370gr FN solid $54.89
458 450gr FN solid $58.03
458 500gr FN solid $60.39
475 500gr FN solid $60.50


505 550gr FN solid $79.75
510 500gr FN solid $75.90
510 550gr FN solid $79.75
585 750gr FN solid $112.20
600 900gr FN solid $114.40

I will keep a total on these and will post payment information after we have enough orders to start things going. Again thanks to John for listening.

RNS

I've posted a link to this thread on the African Hunting forum.

George

This is great news.

Canuck

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The first bullets that come back online will depend on you and what the majority wants. All bullets will be sold in boxes of 50. For 9.3mm, 375, 416, 425, 458, and 475 The total order per weight has to be at least 20 boxes of bullets. For 505, 510, 550, 585, 600, 700 The total order per weight has to be at least 10 boxes.

Great news and Welcome Back John!

Thanks guys, I always wanted to get these back out there and to be honest it wouldn't be hapenning without RNS. I don't have the time to manage the sales of it and Neal has taken that on thus freeing me up to make bullets. Thanks Neal
John

That is great news but having used the Bridgers on a lot of buffalo, John and I determined that the 350 gr. solid was the best for the 40 calibers and they did work great..I field tested the Bridger bullets for John BTW...

Bridger bullets are exceptionally long for weight and you do not want to get bullets too long for caliber in a FN solid..

Also I notice that you have no .423 (.404 Jefferys bullets) also best at 350 grs. That will be a hot seller with the advent of CZ producing that caliber commercially.

Get it right from the start and they will sell. They start tipping and your history.

welll POUT!!

all these wonderful bullets and no 550!!!

Just kidding, Thanks Neal, and Welcome back John

jeffe

One advantage of a bullet that is long for weight, such as the .475" 500 grainer, is that it could be used in a 470 Nitro Express without a filler, while use of a Woodleigh solid requires a filler. The .505 Gibbs will also benefit from extra long bullets. Cases which are already cramped may not, however. But that is easily remedied by going a little lighter in weight, such as the 270 grain .375.

Ray is right they are longer than lead bullets. In all of my testing a slight reduction in weight had minimal (none) impact on penetration. In fact penetration is hardly a problem. To date the only recovered bullets, that I am aware of, were in elephant.

The bullets you tested Ray were mostly 270 grs in the 375 and 370 grs in .416 and .423, although you did get some early samples of them in the more standard 300 gr and 400 gr weights in the beginning. Thanks for doing that BTW.

The missing .423 is an oversight and I'll correct that with RNS later. The weight will be 370 grs in that caliber and pricing will be similar if not identical to the 416s.

John

Jeffe, There will be 550s. Neal has the pricing for those but I think he is posting the more common calibers for now.

500 grains, you are exactly right. I shortened them up a bit. It has no affect on preformance and it dosen't cramp the case. Also want ot thank you for all of the feedback over the past few years.
JM

Are these made of brass or copper?
I would be interested in some .505/550gr FN solids for starters, whether copper or brass.

How does one place an order with RNS?

I am putting together a web site to take your orders 7/24. This will take a few days to get everything in place. John will have to let us know if he has the time to take the orders until the web site is up and running.

RNS

John Welcome back in the business...I believe I was the first to shoot a ele with a Bridger solid bull at 30 feet ...They came out without any deformation...



Mike

How about someone posting a picture of some of the Bridger Bullets. For the newer posters here on AR.

Hog Killer

The web page where Bridger bullets can be bought is www.custombrassandbullets.com I am still working on it

Bridger Bullets recovered from game can be seen in African Hunter magazine, issue number 1 of 2005.

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Originally posted by Hog Killer:
How about someone posting a picture of some of the Bridger Bullets. For the newer posters here on AR.

Hog Killer

From previous posters:

From GeorgeS:




Imagestation picture, may have to cut and paste:



Another Imagestation -- I don't think this one got into production:

RIP, RNS will be taking the orders and keeping a tally. When we hit a minimum run I'll run them. In the mean time I'll look to see if I have any in the shop I could get you until I do another batch.

Retreever, I think you were the first to stick an elephant. There have been quite a few since but you were the first

Hog Killer, I'll post a few pictures later today or tomorrow. Got them stored on a different computer.

Good read 500grains. Thanks.

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Originally posted by Charles_Helm:

quote:

Originally posted by Hog Killer:
How about someone posting a picture of some of the Bridger Bullets. For the newer posters here on AR.

Hog Killer

From previous posters:

From GeorgeS:




Imagestation picture, may have to cut and paste:



Another Imagestation -- I don't think this one got into production:

Hey Charles,

Don't forget this one:



3-shot group with the .475" 500gr. bullet from my .470 Capstick.

George

Here is a picture of some .375 Wby handloads with four different Bridger bullets:

left to right:

1. Swift AF 300gr (.375 H&H factory load, the rest are .375 Wby)

2. Nosler Part. 300gr

3. Barnes 350gr RNSP

4. Bridger 300gr Walterhog copy

5. Bridger 270gr FN Brass

6. Bridger 300gr FN Copper

7. Bridger 300gr FN Brass

8. Groove 265gr MI Copper

The Bridger copy of Saeed's 300 grain Walterhog is the most accurate .375 bullet I have ever fired. Three of them went into 0.138" at 100 yards once upon a time. The Bridger FN's are no slouches either.

The above picture comes from this:
http://www.accuratereloading.com/375wby.html

I'll watch for notice of ordering mechanism.

John,
If you need to get in touch with me for any reason use this email please:

kyakerab@hotmail.com

Thanks.

quote:

Originally posted by GeorgeS:
Hey Charles,

Don't forget this one:

Hey, he wanted pictures of bullets, not pictures of perfect bullet (rifle, shooter) performance! And I gave the link to the full post for the curious.

John,
If you ever produce that "Bridger Brass Point" .375/300grain bullet commercially, it would work perfectly in the .375 Lapua with 3.8"
box.

RIP,
That bronze point is one hell of a bullet. Accurate and expands perfectly. I've shot then at 2800 down to 1600 and they all make perfect mushrooms and at most loose about 5 grs because it looses the brass tip. Usually the brass tip is found imbedded in the copper shank. I've killed a few elk, deer and one bear and all exited but left 2-4" exit holes and lots of blood.
The down side is that I haven't found a really effective way to produce and assemble them in a cost effective manor. It’s a one at a time affair and I don't think anyone would pay what I need to charge at this point.
John

John,
In that case, leave off the bronze point, drill the hollowpoint hole 2.5 mm diameter and 14 mm deep, like Saeed's second generation Walterhog, and call it the BRIDGERHOG.

Pretty please.

RIP,
That would work well. My original thought on those was to have a very high BC bullet for the larger bores. The tip helps to that end.

In truth the additional BC doesn't do much for normal hunting ranges but it does force expansion on smaller game like the plastic tip bullets do.

With the shank being solid copper the polycarbonate tips wouldn't work much or at all to that end. Hence the brass tips. It drives into the softer copper and forces expansion. It's worked well for me so far but leaving off the tip would certainly make it a lot simpler to manufacture. We’ll have to see if there is a demand for a bullet like that. The Bridgerhog might fly. You never know. Anyone interested in something like that speak up.

John

John, if you have plans for anything in .358" I'll start fishing around for folks to go in on 20 with me.
Were I doing the deciding, it would be a 270g FN and a same-length BridgerHog (~250g?).
Let me know....
(And glad to see you taking another stab at it. Good luck!)
Taylor

John,
Adding two more bands noseward, and leaving off the bronze point, would probably make it useful even in .375 H&H rifles with only a 3.6" box. Saeed's Walterhog cannot do this because it has such a long ogive.

The Bridgerhog could thus trump the Walterhog in applicability to any .375 rifle.

We know that your precision and accuracy are tops. None can beat it, they can only try to equal it.

Bwana-be: If you can get the needed quantity (1000 bullets) I'll run just about anything you can think of.

RIP: I can see the need for 2 different bullets here. One bullet for short magazine, smaller case cartridges and one for the longer magazine, large capacity cases. If there is enough interest I'll add them to the list of available bullets. The only criteria is the lot size I'll run. I need to make 1000 bullets at a clip or it will be the same as before lots of orders but too much time to make a buck or two. BTW I sent you an email regarding the .505-500s you were inquiring about.\
John

John,
Thanks much. Hope to see Neal getting an ordering mechanism working.

WWW.custombrassandbullets.com is online but I am still building the catalog to order. Check out the site,

RNS

Hey Neal, that is great, especially the part about accepting credit cards. That will make it sell some merchandise via internet.

Now let us correct the hasty typos in the subheading:

"New featuring Bridge bullets ..."

Should read:

"Now featuring Bridger Bullets ..."