A tad large?

[Mike1979]

I think the pic below says it all ..and yes both came out of the TTSX box.

 

[Selous]

That might increase chamber pressure a tad!!

 

[Mike1979]

That might increase chamber pressure a tad!!

I decided not to use it

 

[Selous]

I decided not to use it

Chicken!!

 

[Mike1979]

Chicken!!

Safety first

 

[Dunwaters]

I wonder how often that happens with bullets that are not visibly different?

 

[Mike1979]

I wonder how often that happens with bullets that are not visibly different?

It made me wonder as well. I asked the shop where I got these to contact Barnes and let them know as its poor QC.

 

[T2662075]

Wow, quality control at its finest..... at least its quite obvious, if it wasn't it could have made for an interesting reload.
We digitally weighed a box of .22lr round by round a while back and found a 6 grain difference from the lowest to the highest.
Always wondered afterwards if those unexpected flyers we sometimes get are due to this discrepancy?

 

[Mike1979]

Wow, quality control at its finest..... at least its quite obvious, if it wasn't it could have made for an interesting reload.
We digitally weighed a box of .22lr round by round a while back and found a 6 grain difference from the lowest to the highest.
Always wondered afterwards if those unexpected flyers we sometimes get are due to this discrepancy?

A slight degree of tolerance I could accept.... .264 vs .50 is pushing it

 

[Yorkie]

I think the pic below says it all ..and yes both came out of the TTSX box.

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Hi.
Drop Barnes an email along with the photo. Americans are usually on top of their game when it comes to customer satisfaction. You may be sent a freebie.

 

[Mike1979]

Hi.
Drop Barnes an email along with the photo. Americans are usually on top of their game when it comes to customer satisfaction. You may be sent a freebie.

I've asked the shop where I got the bullets from to contact them...hopefully there will be "a gesture of goodwill" and a nice freebie

 

[Mike1979]

Contacted Barnes and got a pleasant response and then got an e mail from Highland Outdoors who are sorting some replacement bullets.

Certainly cant fault the responsiveness.

 

[Swedish]

I think the pic below says it all ..and yes both came out of the TTSX box.

View attachment 473610

They obviously know you're a CM guy, it's a free butt plug.

 

[Mike1979]

They obviously know you're a CM guy, it's a free butt plug.

As long as its an extra big one I will be more then satisfied

I just got what you meant...not going to touch the sides with a .50 ... need to look more towards tank ammo for that

 

[Liveonce]

you have gone about it all wrong it’s now requires you to buy a new rifle to shoot the large bullet

 

[Mike1979]

you have gone about it all wrong it’s now requires you to buy a new rifle to shoot the large bullet

Not sure my FEO will fully agree but something to think about

 

[Mike1979]

Update - Highland Outdoors sent me a new box with 50 bullets...cracking service

 

[Yorkie]

Update - Highland Outdoors sent me a new box with 50 bullets...cracking service

Whenever i have had an issue with an American company they have been first class. RCBS for instance, have been outstanding.

 

[Chris Richardson]

thats life some are bigger than others ..........

 

[LuckyEddie]

Wow, quality control at its finest..... at least its quite obvious, if it wasn't it could have made for an interesting reload.
We digitally weighed a box of .22lr round by round a while back and found a 6 grain difference from the lowest to the highest.
Always wondered afterwards if those unexpected flyers we sometimes get are due to this discrepancy?

A gent I know was heavily involved with target shooting.
He started weighing the full rounds, to batch them from lightest to heaviest.

For one competition, where the ammo was supplied by the organiser.
He found a few with 1/2 a charge of powder.
More worryingly, 1 or 2 with no charge at all.