Hornady bonded bullets for 270

[Sask Farmer]

I purchased a box of 130 grain superformence hornady cartridges for my 270, I normally reload but due to a shortage of time I made the purchase. Although the end of the box states the cartridges are loaded with interbond bullets the back of the box indicates that only sst or gmx bullets are available in superformence. Upon checking the hornady website they indicate the same. The cartridges in question also are loaded with bullets with a cannelure which my hornady interbond bullets for reloading do not have, they look like the sst bullet. To further confuse the situation the sku number on the box matches the the hornady number for a 130 grain superformence interbond bullet. Due to the appearence of the bullet and the confusing info on the box I am not sure if I have interbond bullets or not. Any ideas if they are interbond bullets or sst bullets, I do not want to use sst bullets for moose.

 

[NCsmitty]

It appears that Hornady offers both SST and Interbond bullets as well as the GMX. I would prefer the Interbonds, as it's likely a more reliable expanding bullet than the SST, if it's accurate in your rifle.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/64...-270-winchester-130-grain-interbond-box-of-20

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/86...nition-270-winchester-130-grain-sst-box-of-20


NCsmitty

 

[mshootnit]

Use em. Hornady has a long history of using a cannelure on loaded ammo. My bet is they are interbond with a cannelure

 

[helotaxi]

They use slightly different bullets for their loaded ammo. The cannelure is the difference. Most companies do that. No Nosler bullets sold to reloaders have a cannelure, but all their OEM bullets supplied to the likes of Federal and loaded in their own ammo line do. I've got OEM overruns, pulled and factory loaded ammo all as examples.

It's nothing to worry about. It has zero effect on the reliability of the bullet or its ballistics.

 

[68wj]

No Nosler bullets sold to reloaders have a cannelure, but all their OEM bullets supplied to the likes of Federal and loaded in their own ammo line do.

That is becoming less true, but it probably depends more on the end use. Here is an example: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/65...7-diameter-110-grain-bonded-spitzer-box-of-50

Agreed, cannelure v/s no cannelure, load them the same unless you plan on roll crimping.

 

[helotaxi]

Yep, forgot about the 6.8SPC specific bullets. I have a box of those in the cabinet, in fact.

Looking at the bullet chart, some of the very large caliber bullets that are typically used in dangerous game cartridges and always in heavy recoiling rounds have a crimp groove as do the 60gn .224cal BT Varmint.