cannelure??

toad67

Been playing around with a 257 Wby, and it seems to like the Nosler partitions in front of 69 grains of RL25. I only had 1 package of 115 partitiions on hand, and they had a cannelure on them. If I decide to stay with them, do I need to get more bullets with a cannelure, or does it matter? It seems to me that after they get hit with 50K plus psi, and are pushed down the rifling, not much would be left of a cannelure anyway. Thanks.

Hawk Carse

Was that an old box of bullets?  Nosler hasn't put the relief band over the partition in some time.  I don't think you have a choice.

MIKE WISKEY

the only thing a crimp &  cannelure is for on a rifle like that is to hold the bullet against recoil. I'll guess you don't crip the case into the cannelure anyway, so no, you don't need it.

toad67

Hawk Carse said:

Was that an old box of bullets?  Nosler hasn't put the relief band over the partition in some time.  I don't think you have a choice.

It was an older bag that I had laying around...