The Solid base soft points are a much tougher bullet than the Ballistic Tips, nearly as deep penetrating as Partitions. This is probably why Nosler only produces limited runs of Solid base bullets. The recent runs of the Solid Base bullets in .277 and .243 were both excellent bullets. Not to say I don't like BT's as I do but they work differently.
Are you saying that the solid base is still in production on a limited run basis?
Inquiring minds need to know... ;=]
The show up every once in a while, especially 130 gr 277 cal, at Shooter's Pro Shop. I still have a couple hundred 270 cal on the shelf from the last time.
But all the bullets I am interested in have been darned scarce at Shooter's Pro Shop since the last presidential election.
