Sierra bullets

[RMiller]

I saw this on another forum and shared it here because it includes .264.


Sierra has announced the discontinuation of several bullets. As soon as they are gone from the manufacturer they are gone.
All moly bullets are being discontinued.
In addition, the below bullets are also being discontinued.
.224 50 gr SMP, 55 gr SMP
.243 90 gr FMJBT
.257 75 gr HP, 100 gr SPT, 117 gr SPT, 120 gr HPBT
.264 85 gr HP
.277 90 gr HP, 110 gr SPT
.284 130 gr HPBT Match
.308 110 FMJ, 135 gr HPBT Match, 180 gr SPT, 180 gr HPBT Match, 240 gr HPBT Match
.357 110 gr JHP Blitz, 170 gr FMJ Match
.400 135 gr JHP
.4295 220 gr FPJ Match
.4515 185 gr FPJ Match
In addition, many of their pistol bullets are having a price increase in excess of 20%.

[cwlongshot]

Well that kinda stinks!!

SPEER is a REAL bad one for disco bullets that I like... SO much so I swore off them ten+ years ago for it!!

Guess I'll need to place a order soon!!

Merry Christmas,
CW

[hill37]

The company has gone from a proud private company to a division of a international one. The customer only matters when it affects the bottom line.

[LR1955]

Guys:

Do you think Sierra would be discontinuing these bullets if they were selling?

LR55

[towerofpower93]

Was going to say, the ones they list which I recognize or have experience with in .308 are really dated and unlikely to be selling well with their own TMK line now available as well as a slew of updated offerings from other companies.

Same same for the 55gr offerings.

Nobody is paying Sierra prices for obsolete products when there are far cheaper/better options available.

[RMiller]

I recently went back to Speer now that a store in town sells them. They are half the price of the Sierras. I am sweet on the .308 165 HPBT Gameking though.

[rickOshay]

The 85gr Varminter will be missed (by me).

[Texas]

I'll start stocking up on the 85 gr varminter, thanks for the heads up!

[Randy99CL]

#1 The Speer TNT 90 grain bullets have gotten rave reviews on this forum forever. Deadly on hogs (some use them on deer) and anything smaller.
#2 At Midway the 85g Sierra cost 29c each while the Speer 90g TNT is 19 cents. I doubt that the Sierra performs better than the Speer but costs 50% more. I bought 500 of the Speer TNT when they were on sale for 16c each.

https://www.midwayusa.com/s?targetLocation=%2F_%2FN-19785%2B4294944070%2B4294918509%2B4294918234%3FNp%3D2%26Nr%3DAND%2528p_visible%253A1%252Ccustomertypeid%253A1%2529%26Nrpp%3D24%26Ns%3Dp_metric_sales_velocity%257C1%26Ntpc%3D1%26Ntpr%3D1&userItemsPerPage=48&persistedItemsPerPage=0

The Sierra is discontinued because they're not selling. Understandable.

[SightedIn]

I must be livin under a rock cause i didnt even know they had a .264 85g....been shooting 90g TNTs for a while though😎

[LR1955]

I must be livin under a rock cause i didnt even know they had a .264 85g....been shooting 90g TNTs for a while though😎

SI:

Yes, they have them. I think I have a hundred or so. I used to shoot them at 200 for the standing and seated stage of the Regional Match Course. They didn't shoot as well as a longer bullet so I used them for practice. They are so short that you have a gigantic amount of jump to the lands. Nothing spectacular about their performance but nothing horrible either. Never shot anything but paper with them but when I went to the 100 grain model, things worked better. However, if you are going to shoot a 100 grain flat base bullet competitively, might as well shoot a better 108 grain bullet. Recoil is why we would shoot light bullets standing and seated but with the Grendel the recoil is pretty light with anything so it didn't matter other than cost.

LR55

[SightedIn]

SI:

Yes, they have them. I think I have a hundred or so. I used to shoot them at 200 for the standing and seated stage of the Regional Match Course. They didn't shoot as well as a longer bullet so I used them for practice. They are so short that you have a gigantic amount of jump to the lands. Nothing spectacular about their performance but nothing horrible either. Never shot anything but paper with them but when I went to the 100 grain model, things worked better. However, if you are going to shoot a 100 grain flat base bullet competitively, might as well shoot a better 108 grain bullet. Recoil is why we would shoot light bullets standing and seated but with the Grendel the recoil is pretty light with anything so it didn't matter other than cost.

LR55

Yep same reason i like the 90 TNTs, super low recoil. Same reason i like the 107SMKs actually. Through a scope, i can see hits perfectly with the 90s, very good with the 107s, but barely with anything over 120. 140s I cant see them at all.

[1Shot]

I just wish Sierra would make some 120 Pro Hunter bullets. I have not seen any for over a year anyplace.

[snell]

I just wish Sierra would make some 120 Pro Hunter bullets. I have not seen any for over a year anyplace.

quick, get some!

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/17560

[FW Conch]

^ Thanks for the heads up ^ I got mine ! ;-))

Edit: Midway has them also ... free shipping over $49