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7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:59 pm
by Trent
Just got this email from Midsouth. Looks like Hornady 139gr Interbond bullets. At $5.99 per one hundred bullets it's pretty tough to pass up on. Generally the blem bullets from Hornady are very nice. I am imagining that the one in the photo is about as bad as it gets.
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/i ... 528209B100
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:08 pm
by Bob259
4:08PM and aleready showing 'sold out'. What did you do Trent buy them all so the Guru couldn't get any, or just to tease him ;)
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:24 pm
by Trent
WOW! That is crazy. I only bought 10 boxes ($60), maybe I should have bought more! I was actually wondering if they might sell out before I got my order completed. Their website was sloooowww. Maybe bogged down with people buying them! If they are Interbonds that is about an 87.5% discount!
Anybody else from SC get some? I hope they aren't completely thrashed. Generally the Hornady ballistic tip blems are still good. The Sierra ballistic tip blems on the other hand are pretty beat up. I won't buy those.
I'll post up some photos of the good bad and ugly when they get here.
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:40 am
by shakes
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:53 pm
by Trent
And I need all the things that I can find to blame my crappy shooting on!!
I should have the bullets delivered in the next hour or two. Nice thing about ordering from MidSouth and living in the South. I get next day shipping. I'll post up photos soon.
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:36 pm
by Jason
I tried ordering some of those as soon as I checked my email and they were already sold out. I don't compete with a 7mm but I know lots of people, including some relatives, with various 7mm hunting rifles. Those were going to make excellent presents....

Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:46 pm
by Trent
I wonder how many they had. I was tempted to buy a lot more. I am sure others did.
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:27 pm
by Jerry G
That's a good one shakes. You can never have enough excuses.

Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:24 pm
by Trent
Well, didn't receive them today. My FedEx delivery date of 1-13-12 disappeared and now there is no delivery date listed. Maybe the truck they were on blew a tire.

So I wonder if FedEx will deliver it to me tomorrow on Saturday since they missed their expected delivery date.

Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:48 pm
by kevinbear
McAlice probably snagged the entire lot! Hope he did anyway, as many as he shoots they wouldn't collect dust at his place.
Kev
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:18 pm
by Bob Mc Alice
Nope...wasn't me. I don't want to shoot ugly bullets. I much prefer the full out REJECTS. Hornady automatically culls a percentage of the beginning and end of a given run of bullets. These are bagged and boxed up in 100 count amounts and then offered to the employees at a much reduced cost. Any left overs go up to the front desk at the main entrance and are sold to the public as cash and carry only. Expect to pay only $10-$12 per box. They will not ship them. They are of best quality from all of what I have bought in the past. Driving the 600 miles to Grand Island, NE to pick them up is always our problem. No one wants to do it. We try and catch some one who will be near by on their way back to CO to stop in and pick them up. One of our guys brought back a bunch of them last Jan. I ended up with 22 boxes of 7mm 139 SST, 154 Interlocks and 175 Interlocks. I have two boxes of 175's left. All the rest have been shot up. I had to load the 600 rounds I fired in December with.....Match Kings. But good news. We have 50 or so boxes bought and paid for being picked up soon to split up among the group.

Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:57 pm
by Trent
Bob, you are a shoot'n mofo!!
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:08 pm
by Trent
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:11 pm
by Trent
These are the weights of the 25 random samples.
138.8
138.9
139.4
139.2
139.3
138.8
139.1
139.1
138.9
138.8
138.7
138.8
139.1
138.8
139.0
138.8
139.0
138.7
138.7
139.3
138.8
139.2
138.8
139.2
138.6
Avg = 139.0gr
STD Deviation = 0.2gr
Re: 7mm "Blem" bullets at Midsouth for $5.99 per 100
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:18 pm
by Trent
These are the lengths of those same 25 bullets. From the base to the ogive using a Hornady digital caliper and a Hornady bullet gauge. I honestly wouldn't have a single issue with using these bullets for silhouette matches. At $5.99 per 100 it was a super good deal. Wish I had bought more.
0.6535"
0.6535"
0.6455''
0.6470"
0.6440"
0.6540"
0.6445"
0.6465"
0.6520"
0.6440"
0.6525"
0.6435''
0.6450"
0.6520"
0.6525"
0.6440"
0.6440"
0.6440"
0.6450"
0.6440"
0.6525"
0.6440"
0.6445"
0.6440"
0.6435"
Avg = 0.6472"
STD Dev = 0.0040"