CRAP!! Hornady bullet changes shape

[swampratt]

Yep i just got 500 of the #3031 bullet which is a 150gr spitzer flat base .30 cal.
Hope these new ones will hold as tight as groups as the old ones.
Could shoot 2.25" at 300 yards with 3 shots...550"-.990" at 100 yards.

The old ones have a tip that fits into my seating die without touching the tip.. new ones are just fat enough to push on the lead tip at the mid point.

Had to drill my seating die to seat on the ogive of the bullet.
Then i measured the taper not the same!!!!!! CRAP!!

so now start over working up a load with adjusting OAL
This bullet sits .035" longer to have the same distance to the lands...

Bad thing is i weighed and filled 100 rounds with my beam 505 scale.
Thinking the bullets were the same....seated a couple and noticed the bearing surface was way down into the neck.....Some got seated short and some the .035" longer i think i need to match the old ones.

Hope they shoot good....
I may contact Hornady.
But really what good will it do.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

You could always demand them to refund your money for original bullets and shipping, and powder used. Threaten to share the information on OSA. Demand they find the last of the old style bullets and ship you 500 more with free overnight shipping.

 

[aviator41]

Sounds perfect'y reasonable.

 

[swampratt]

Actually picked them up at Gene Sears same price as midway.
makes me wonder if they farmed out the bullet making.

 

[aviator41]

Probably has less to do with farming out the manufacturing and more to do with the setup of the swaging machines used to make the bullets.

 

[swampratt]

I Emailed Hornady this morning.. we will see if they know anything

 

[caojyn]

You could always demand them to refund your money for original bullets and shipping, and powder used. Threaten to share the information on OSA. Demand they find the last of the old style bullets and ship you 500 more with free overnight shipping.

Don't forget to give them the wrong shipping address and then get bent out of shape because they sent it there.

 

[Johnny]

It may be a QC problem. I cannot see them completely changing the shape of the bullet and selling them under the same part number.

 

[ripnbst]

don't forget to give them the wrong shipping address and then get bent out of shape because they sent it there.

lmao.

 

[dennishoddy]

It may be a QC problem. I cannot see them completely changing the shape of the bullet and selling them under the same part number.

BC is the name of the game now. Longer and sleeker is in!