Anyone have thoughts on 'blemished' bullets for reloading?

[turd]

Midway has a sale on blemished 9mm FMJ bullets. Does anyone here have experience reloading with blemished bullets? Any thoughts or issues?

 

[Cholo]

I don't see an issue with them if used for general range work. It says mostly discolored bullets. If they're significantly cheaper I'd say--why not?

 

[gunman42782]

I have bought so-called blemished bullets from Midway many times over the years. To tell you the truth, I usually can't even tell the difference between them and those that are not blemished. Usually, if I can find anything, it's like a slight discoloration. Nothing that hurts the bullet in any way.

 

[dannyd]

They work as good as the others for me anyway.

 

[BULL'S-EYE]

The ones I've purchased looked A-OK to me other than other than the discoloration mentioned above.

 

[Chief 101]

I lived near a major bullet manufacturer for some time and used their seconds with no negative issues and lots of success. Shiny and pretty ammo doesn't appeal to me, likely because of that.

 

[RSIno1]

When Sierra was in Whittier CA I'd buy blems by the pound. They were less than 1/2 the price of the "good" ones. If I remember they called them blems if they were discolored or were more than a couple 1/10s off on the weight. Once in awhile there was one that was actually mangled at some step in the process.

 

[epags]

When Sierra was in Whittier CA I'd buy blems by the pound. They were less than 1/2 the price of the "good" ones. If I remember they called them blems if they were discolored or were more than a couple 1/10s off on the weight. Once in awhile there was one that was actually mangled at some step in the process.

Ditto. I still have a small stash of them. I solved any possilbe accuracy issues by weighing them and using the ones that were either way over or under as barrel conditioners and fun shots. The median group shot just fine.

 

[FFguide]

I have purchased lots and lots of blemished bullets from Nosler for hunting in several calibers and never have been disappointed with their performance.

 

[jimbo1096]

I have used blemish bullets, many times, and I will always get them if I can find the right price. Never had a problem. I'll buy them again.

 

[turd]

Thanks, guys.

 

[NikA]

There's no issue using blem or pulled bullets in typical handgun loads; rifle blems can be weight and profile variations as well as appearance, so these should be checked prior to loading for higher accuracy.

That said, almost all bullets I buy are blems or pulled. Properly checked and sorted, they work just as well.

 

[Old and grumpy]

When they are setting the line up for a production run of bullets the blems are the first few thousand they run to see if the machine is set right and they pass inspection. If they fail they get recycled. The blems they sell in bulk to Midway are good. If you want get out the calipers an scale and check them. Should have eyes on the components anyway.

 

[Sam Summey]

I have shot a bunch of blemished bullets. No problems with any of them. The "blemish" is usually cosmetic.

 

[lolbell]

I too have used and still have many blemish ed bullets. The last I looked at buying from MidwayUSA was a few cents off the cost of first run bullets so they are no longer as appealing to me.

 

[GasGuzzler]

Best thing next to casting your own.

 

[gnappi]

I cast and make MANY "blemished" bullets. They all go down range as well as the unblemished samples.

 

[daveag.]

I buy Sierra's blems. And Lake City 5.56's. No problems.