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Northfork ? #13810838 05/11/19
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA O Otter6 OP Campfire Regular
OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	How are Northfork bullets for " fussy " ? "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

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Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13810890 05/11/19
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker
Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia	Not fussy at ALL. I shoot em in my 338 (and 270 when I take it) for elk and they perform very well accuracy wise. John Barsness suggested that I do initial load development with a Hornady bullet, see which powder the rifle prefers and only then, refine the load with NF’s. That was great advice, given that NF’s are so $$$$. I found my 338 and 270 liked RL-19 and RL-26 respectively. Both rifles shot between .4” and .5” groups at 100 yards which I considered outstanding. There was nothing fussy or challenging about load workup. Didn’t have to play games with seating depth, etc. Pressures were just fine, I suspect because of the bands cut into the bullets.....never a single instance of pressure signs. Terminal performance on elk was other worldly. It flattened every elk shot...quickly. Recovered bullets are all classic, picture worthy, mushrooms with very high weight retention. Try em. You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13811004 05/11/19
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,614 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana
jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,614 Orange Park, Florida	I will second that non-fussiness. Work great in all the calibers I've tried. A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: Northfork ? Godogs57 #13811682 05/11/19
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OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	Originally Posted by Godogs57 Not fussy at ALL. I shoot em in my 338 (and 270 when I take it) for elk and they perform very well accuracy wise. John Barsness suggested that I do initial load development with a Hornady bullet, see which powder the rifle prefers and only then, refine the load with NF’s. That was great advice, given that NF’s are so $$$$. I found my 338 and 270 liked RL-19 and RL-26 respectively. Both rifles shot between .4” and .5” groups at 100 yards which I considered outstanding. There was nothing fussy or challenging about load workup. Didn’t have to play games with seating depth, etc. Pressures were just fine, I suspect because of the bands cut into the bullets.....never a single instance of pressure signs. Terminal performance on elk was other worldly. It flattened every elk shot...quickly. Recovered bullets are all classic, picture worthy, mushrooms with very high weight retention. Try em. The 270 is what I'm looking at. The 150 grain to be exact. My rifle likes 150s, be it Hornady or Game King. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13814007 05/12/19
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker
Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia	270 150 grain is what I used in that case. You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

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Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13814490 05/12/19
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 39 Pa. H hiamovi Campfire Greenhorn
hiamovi Campfire Greenhorn H Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 39 Pa.	What are you trying to kill?Those bullets seem like a whole lot of nothing.They are a barnes bullet made from lead.

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13814686 05/12/19
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker
Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia	No...nothing like a Barnes. More like the old recipie Trophy Bonded Bear Claws, only better. You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13814782 05/12/19
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OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	I would have to think the Northfork would open to maximum dimension, at lower impact velocities. The Tippped Trophy Bonded was pretty intriguing, but for whatever reason, they consistently grouped to the right for me. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13818225 05/13/19
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,260 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis Campfire Ranger
Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,260 Cheyenne, Wy	Good bullets. They just have to get on board with the BC issue man...... I mean not ELD-X BC but at least Nosler Partition BC or the sort. https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13818809 05/14/19
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OP Otter6 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,315 PA	I hear ya brother. I really like the old Grand Slams. Kinda blunt as well. I'm down to 8 or 10 of each,130 & 150 grain .277s. I've got a bunch of the new generation jobbies. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

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Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13818841 05/14/19
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748 P prm Campfire Outfitter
prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	How do they perform compared to a Woodleigh? Softer, harder? In my informal trials, the Woodleigh opens quite wide. Definitely wider than an Accubond. Last edited by prm; 05/14/19.

Re: Northfork ? Fotis #13818907 05/14/19
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Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia	Originally Posted by Fotis Good bullets. They just have to get on board with the BC issue man...... I mean not ELD-X BC but at least Nosler Partition BC or the sort. The bc issue is not that big of a deal with me. Part of their strong terminal performance is attributed to their less than pointy profile. When I’m getting 0.4” groups out of my Sako 338 (1968 vintage) I give the bullet a break over it’s less than stellar bc. NF doesn’t even bother to compute bc’s for their bullets. I just put in real world range time and chart my drops from 100 to 500 yards on the range and I’m good to go. Using a computer ballistics program I was able to “reverse engineer “ the data and come up with a bc which was a useless endeavor since I’m had already charted the drops. The closest I’ve shot a bull with the NF’s was 110 yards, the furthest was 351 yards. Same results on all shots. Bang, flop. Right there. Recovered bullets all looked the same...nice mushroom. You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: Northfork ? prm #13818990 05/14/19
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,614 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana
jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,614 Orange Park, Florida	Originally Posted by prm How do they perform compared to a Woodleigh? Softer, harder? In my informal trials, the Woodleigh opens quite wide. Definitely wider than an Accubond. Northforks are an order of magnitude better in my opinion. Sort of an improved A Frame. Very accurate bullets with high quality control A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: Northfork ? jorgeI #13819448 05/14/19
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748 P prm Campfire Outfitter
prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	Originally Posted by jorgeI Originally Posted by prm How do they perform compared to a Woodleigh? Softer, harder? In my informal trials, the Woodleigh opens quite wide. Definitely wider than an Accubond. Northforks are an order of magnitude better in my opinion. Sort of an improved A Frame. Very accurate bullets with high quality control A 200gn at 2700 sounds like good elk medicine! Thanks.

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #13821132 05/14/19
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker
Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,421 SW Georgia	My NF’s are 225 grains moving at ~ 2775 FPS. Nasty killers. Last edited by Godogs57; 05/15/19. You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #14472914 01/16/20
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 7 Osby Sweden Europe J Jorgen_Bostrom New Member
Jorgen_Bostrom New Member J Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 7 Osby Sweden Europe	I read in forum North Fork is shutting down. I can say they dont shutting down. I bought all machines and will continue manufacture this great bullets. Agent in US and Canada will be Reloading International. So this bullet will still be available

Re: Northfork ? Otter6 #14473134 01/16/20
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,376 Denver, Colorado S shinbone Campfire Regular
shinbone Campfire Regular S Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,376 Denver, Colorado	Jorgen - that is great news. When will your version of these bullets become available in the U.S. market?

Re: Northfork ? shinbone #14473395 01/16/20
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 7 Osby Sweden Europe J Jorgen_Bostrom New Member
Jorgen_Bostrom New Member J Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 7 Osby Sweden Europe	Originally Posted by shinbone Jorgen - that is great news. When will your version of these bullets become available in the U.S. market? I left around 300 boxes at Mike. http://www.reloadinginternational.com/ He will be the agent for US and Canada market and in some days or weeks he update webpage with what he have home. When machine arrive here i start production so he have what you customer wants.

Re: Northfork ? hiamovi #14482456 01/19/20
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 7 Osby Sweden Europe J Jorgen_Bostrom New Member
Jorgen_Bostrom New Member J Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 7 Osby Sweden Europe	Originally Posted by hiamovi What are you trying to kill?Those bullets seem like a whole lot of nothing.They are a barnes bullet made from lead. Do you know how North Fork bullets are made?

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