Warthog
03-21-2010, 02:12 AM
I recently bought a box of 175 grain Nosler Custom Competition bullets. As I weighed them I noticed something like sand coming out of the small hollow points. I worked on one bullet for five minutes with a needle, but could not get it all out. I sent the box back to Midway and sent an email to Nosler. To my suprise I received a prompt reply from John Nosler which stated;
"It is unfortunate that you received bullets with the shell blast still in the box. We use a form of composite shells that won’t harm your barrel, but I understand mistakening it for sand. There is a procedure we use to remove all the blast that apparently wasn’t followed correctly. I apologize for your inconvenience. I hope you try the product in the future as we are very proud of our performance of those bullets."
He followed with an email stating;
"Just an FYI, our inspection manager has implemented a new procedure to
eliminate any residue of composite. I agree, if you spend any amount on
a new rifle, you don't want to shoot anything but copper bullets down
it!
Thanks for your heads up. The worst thing is nobody ever reporting from
the field to a company before its too late. Look at the car companies."
I like the Customer service and I will be trying these bullets again. Has anyone compared them to Nosler ballistic Tip or Match King?
"It is unfortunate that you received bullets with the shell blast still in the box. We use a form of composite shells that won’t harm your barrel, but I understand mistakening it for sand. There is a procedure we use to remove all the blast that apparently wasn’t followed correctly. I apologize for your inconvenience. I hope you try the product in the future as we are very proud of our performance of those bullets."
He followed with an email stating;
"Just an FYI, our inspection manager has implemented a new procedure to
eliminate any residue of composite. I agree, if you spend any amount on
a new rifle, you don't want to shoot anything but copper bullets down
it!
Thanks for your heads up. The worst thing is nobody ever reporting from
the field to a company before its too late. Look at the car companies."
I like the Customer service and I will be trying these bullets again. Has anyone compared them to Nosler ballistic Tip or Match King?