Hoot wrote:That is definitely a first. Not that the FTX series separate but a 250 FTX with a cannelure!!! Finally!!!
Hoot
in a past discussion with hornady about a different projectile i didnt expect a cannelure on (loaded ammo) i was told that much of their
ammo will have a cannelure bullet in it, especially the stuff most likely to be fired in a semi-auto rifle. match ammo is often the primary exception. its placed there to allow for proper crimping to prevent bullet movement under recoil/cycling. however for some reason if they attempt to sell them with a cannelure as a reloading component, reloaders lose their collective minds and abandon them (for the most part). apparently if there are two of the same on the shelf, side by side, with and without the cannelure, the non-cannelure model will sell out repeatedly before their ringed brethren move to get dusted.
apparently there is a misconception lingering for years in the shooting hobby (shocker i know, those never happens!) that cannelures effect accuracy and that all cannelures except on hunting bullets for purposes of an interlock ring, seem to scare reloaders away in droves.
so i wouldnt hold your breath on those becoming available as a regular component, unless we find them as a batch of blems