Does Hornady make the ballistic tip bullets for Nosler?
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Evil_Lurker
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I'm 99.9% sure Nosler makes every bullet with their name on it. They sell BT "seconds" at the Nosler factory, so it wouldn't make much sense they buy them from Hornady, then sell them cheap as seconds.
CWeeks
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Prabaly not but they are not quite the same. Color being one of those issues as the nosler is white tipped and the Hornady is red. Other than that they do appear much the same. But I doubt both aree made by one company and then sold by the other.
If they were though Hornandy seems to be the likely choice given that they are much cheaper than Noslers so that would account for a sale to Nosler then an additional mark up by nosler for resale.
If they were though Hornandy seems to be the likely choice given that they are much cheaper than Noslers so that would account for a sale to Nosler then an additional mark up by nosler for resale.
Brandon Sneed
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Hornady and Nosler make their own BTs... Hornady has different kinds of BT as well... made with different construction.
Tactical .20
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The BT is better on coyote because of the jacket difference. The rear(back) of the bullet is about 1/16th" thick, I think the vmax is mostly a thin jacket all the way. I feel the Nosler is better for coyotes because if the bullet goes to pieces, the back of it keeps going to the other side and stops or exits.
Chapped Lips
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Originally Posted By: tuneredSince Nosler was first, maybe they make them for Hornady. LOL. ed
Nosler was the first American bullet manufacturer to make the "plastic-tipped" bullet successful........Norma came out with a semi-pointed "plastic-tip" bullet in the early 70's but never saw one so i'm not sure what color it had.....but back around 1966 or 1967 a Canadian consortium called CIL (canadian industries limited) under the DOMINION name produced a line of "plastic-tipped" loaded ammunition called SaberTips....a little voice whispers they came in yellow and blue and maybe black plastic-tips but not caliber specific....weight specific,i believe....can't recall with any certainity the cartridges but for that era i would guess 270,30/06 and maybe 6.5 but not real sure....maybe someone else can clarify.
Nosler was the first American bullet manufacturer to make the "plastic-tipped" bullet successful........Norma came out with a semi-pointed "plastic-tip" bullet in the early 70's but never saw one so i'm not sure what color it had.....but back around 1966 or 1967 a Canadian consortium called CIL (canadian industries limited) under the DOMINION name produced a line of "plastic-tipped" loaded ammunition called SaberTips....a little voice whispers they came in yellow and blue and maybe black plastic-tips but not caliber specific....weight specific,i believe....can't recall with any certainity the cartridges but for that era i would guess 270,30/06 and maybe 6.5 but not real sure....maybe someone else can clarify.
Jayhawker27
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Originally Posted By: sumrifleHornady make V-Max......
and the SST and the A-Max... all tipped bullets...
I used to shoot NBTs exclusively, but switched over to Hornady when I realized I was getting 100 comparable bullets for the price of 50 Noslers.
I do wish Hornady would do the caliber specific color coding that Nosler provides though.
and the SST and the A-Max... all tipped bullets...
I used to shoot NBTs exclusively, but switched over to Hornady when I realized I was getting 100 comparable bullets for the price of 50 Noslers.
I do wish Hornady would do the caliber specific color coding that Nosler provides though.
