Some of you may recall a thread I started recently about whether or not reloading would be a good thing to start today.
Thanks to all of your replies I’ve decided I will be starting to reload. Now I have plenty of questions, and I’m sure more will follow.
Something I wanted to ask was in regards to the TSX bullets. I see them for sale in boxes of 50 going for about $27 - $30. This is the 50 gr bullet.
I also see some places that have packs of 500 for about $87 - $90. These are out of stock, but after I read the description I saw these were “pulled”.
Are pulled bullets generally this much cheaper? Or is the $30 per 50 a result of recent price spikes?
Are pulled bullets that much worse than never loaded bullets?
I also recall a thread I dug up from a few years ago about TSX bullets sold as components were not made to the same specs as the TSX used in factory loads like Black Hills. Is this still true today?
One more thing: is there any advantage to a Boat-tailed bullet vs a Flat-bottom bullet?
Pulled bullets are cheaper,ive never used the tsx bullet though.
The boat tail vs flat base is a personal preference to me,i have friends that swear by one or the other.
3.pulled bullets are fine to me as long as there pulled properly IE no pull marks etc. especially for the savings. You could order them for tuning purposes. Your gona break some eggs starting to reload so there no sense in breaking expensive ones. Once you get want you want figured out,then go to the non pulled or more expensive stuff.
You need to inspect every component new or used or pulled etc. And make sure everythings good before or while loading. Now your in charge of QC.
$30 for 50 TSX projectiles is about normal price. Yes pulls are considerably less than factory new.
BTs are supposed to be better with drag. Personally I don’t shoot for a range or accuracy to notice. I do know that I find them easier to seat when loading.
TSX in factory loads is the same TSX in your reloading shop. I think what you found was the difference between TSX/TTSX and the TAC-X projectiles. TAC-X are held to different QC standards from my understanding.
I wouldn’t buy TSX pulls. I use that projectile for hunting and want it to be right. Being all copper, its not as hard as the gilding metal that’s used for most jacketed projectiles. I might use 55/62/tracer pulls, but not TSX.
Boat tail bullets are definitely easier to seat. They have a higher BC than flat bottoms of the same type, but unless you really shoot for accuracy at distance, you probably won’t notice it.
.46, from the threads I’ve read: apparently the TSX component bullets are not as durable as what is used in the factory loads.
From the TSX opens up as petals upon impact of a barrier, but the petals on the component version break off easier.
Such being the case, is there a comparable but better alternative to the TSX bullets as a component? This would be for barrels of 11.5" to 14.5". I would like to replicate a good defensive round. I understand there will be trial and error working up the right recipe, and seeing what performs better out of the individual rifles.
Is there maybe a concentrated list of .223 defensive bullet components that are ideal for Defense use in a barrel of 11.5" to 16"?
Is it common for bullets sold as components to be different from bullets of the same name used in factory loadings? As in the case of the TSX?