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Is the trophy bonded tip available as a component bullet?

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There are some on www.gunbroker.com for sale under Reloading-Supplies.

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I'm looking for the 200gr .338". The trophy bonded tip looks like a great bulled design and I would like to give them a try but it looks like there not available. At least I can't find them.

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I've been looking for them for years. Finally said to hell with them and went Barnes.


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Seems Federal made the decision to not offer bullets as components.

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The Trophy bonded bear claw Federal use to load has to be one of the better performing bullets in my opinion!

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Originally Posted by prm
Seems Federal made the decision to not offer bullets as components.


Someone up there likes go tease us. There were reports all over about these being released as components. They did something similar with 6.8 SPC. I still have a copy of that one somewhere. Never happened, though I hear that's changing.


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The Trophy Bonded Tips were even listed on the Federal Premium website with part numbers for a time. That was about two years ago, give or take.

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I just got this reply from federal. "Currently there are no plans on offering that bullet as a reloading component." So much for that idea.

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Is anyone concerned about running a harder nickel plated projectile down the bore? They look like great bullets aside from the plating.

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Surely someone has an opinion about nickel plated bullets....

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Originally Posted by Horseman
Surely someone has an opinion about nickel plated bullets....


Too shiny for me. grin

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I'd buy some as components if for no other reason than to try them out but I'm not going to cough up the change to try them in loaded ammo.


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Originally Posted by navlav8r
I'd buy some as components if for no other reason than to try them out but I'm not going to cough up the change to try them in loaded ammo.


+1 They are screwing themselves by thinking lots of handloaders will want to buy factory loads to try TBTs.
I sure won't.
Offer them as components, for crying out loud. You're missing the boat.

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Agreed. I don't think components take away from factory ammo sales. Two relatively independant markets. A handloader is going to handload. Not selling components is a lost opportunity.

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Originally Posted by WYcoyote
Originally Posted by navlav8r
I'd buy some as components if for no other reason than to try them out but I'm not going to cough up the change to try them in loaded ammo.


+1 They are screwing themselves by thinking lots of handloaders will want to buy factory loads to try TBTs.
I sure won't.
Offer them as components, for crying out loud. You're missing the boat.


+1 Same here. I aint buying factory ammo to try a bullet.


Some people are educated beyond their intelligence.

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