Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Ammo Direct Alpine


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123
Results 31 to 44 of 44
Like Tree40Likes

Thread: Guaging intrest, new source of projectiles

  1. #31
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2020
    Location
    Central North Island
    Posts
    4,999
    I hope you took your headlamp with you! I see blackouts and brownouts are happening most days now...
    outlander likes this.

  2. #32
    Walking my rifle
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Hamilton
    Posts
    1,297
    Quote Originally Posted by XR500 View Post
    I hope you took your headlamp with you! I see blackouts and brownouts are happening most days now...
    Haha Luckily ive been able to avoid most of all that. But yeah its not a great situation
    If you can't kill it with bullets, dont f*ck with it.

  3. #33
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2022
    Location
    Hamilton
    Posts
    125
    would be keen to try out the .223 70grn and .308 165grn

  4. #34
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    NI
    Posts
    12,767
    I admire your initiative. Cup and core bullets will be mainly bought on price point unless they have some other comparative advantage like BC, weight, caliber or whatever.

    But all power to your arm. Choice is good.

    We are very fortunate to have Targex in NZ that really are a premium and value bullet but there are gaps in the line up that can be filled.
    Micky Duck likes this.
    Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing, and right-doing, there is a field. I will meet you there.
    - Rumi

  5. #35
    Walking my rifle
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Hamilton
    Posts
    1,297
    Got word from the factory today that there is a tipped boat tail bullet in the pipeline too but wont be tooled up till end of this year. It may be bonded too, or there may be a bonded & non bonded version


    Also meant to get my shipping rates today i was promised, so hopefully ill have some retail prices for you guys this week
    Micky Duck and dannyb like this.
    If you can't kill it with bullets, dont f*ck with it.

  6. #36
    Unapologetic gun slut dannyb's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    Oxford, North Canterbury
    Posts
    9,212
    Quote Originally Posted by NewbieZAR View Post
    Got word from the factory today that there is a tipped boat tail bullet in the pipeline too but wont be tooled up till end of this year. It may be bonded too, or there may be a bonded & non bonded version


    Also meant to get my shipping rates today i was promised, so hopefully ill have some retail prices for you guys this week

    Now that would peak my interest and I would happily test some of those in 30cal
    NewbieZAR likes this.
    #DANNYCENT

  7. #37
    Walking my rifle
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Hamilton
    Posts
    1,297
    Hey guys, so i got my bits and pieces together price wise and the numbers work. So it looks like retail should be around $85ish for 100x for the larger calbers like 6.5, 308, 312 etc and for the 70gr 224 will be around $75ish



    So now i will start doing the other bits like securing finance/investor and seeking retailers. However i will be retailing myself too.

    If all goes well i will get the 1st shipment into nz before end of year.

    I will also now contact people to NZ test the bullets for me.

    I might put a post on here at some point asking if anyone wants to put in a special order of bulk at a discounted rate for the forum


    Will update more.
    dannyb likes this.
    If you can't kill it with bullets, dont f*ck with it.

  8. #38
    Unapologetic gun slut dannyb's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    Oxford, North Canterbury
    Posts
    9,212
    Quote Originally Posted by NewbieZAR View Post
    Hey guys, so i got my bits and pieces together price wise and the numbers work. So it looks like retail should be around $85ish for 100x for the larger calbers like 6.5, 308, 312 etc and for the 70gr 224 will be around $75ish



    So now i will start doing the other bits like securing finance/investor and seeking retailers. However i will be retailing myself too.

    If all goes well i will get the 1st shipment into nz before end of year.

    I will also now contact people to NZ test the bullets for me.

    I might put a post on here at some point asking if anyone wants to put in a special order of bulk at a discounted rate for the forum


    Will update more.
    let me know if you get any slippery 30 cal stuff...may also be interested in trying 150gn-165gn ish 30cal in my featherweight.
    #DANNYCENT

  9. #39
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2020
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    628
    Dive on in i reckon. All the stores went 'bare cupboards' for years in a row. Very much doubt you'd run out of customers
    (especially if you stock hornady 6.5mm 143gn). The other stores might even buy your stock at some point too

  10. #40
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2022
    Location
    Hamilton
    Posts
    125
    i am keen to try out the 70gr 224

  11. #41
    Member -BW-'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2019
    Location
    Shannon
    Posts
    1,139
    @NewbieZAR, I may have missed it if you said so, but are these bullets SUS-TAC? https://sus-tac.co.za/index.php
    Coincidently, there was mention of these on the discord for Gordons reloading tool, to have the data points added to the GRT database.

    Either way, keen to try out what you're selling in 7mm and .303

  12. #42
    Member Micky Duck's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Geraldine
    Posts
    24,813
    dont think its them...the weights are wrong for calibre...and looking on the list....unless you had a fast twist they would be useless anyway LOL
    75/15/10 black powder matters

  13. #43
    Walking my rifle
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Hamilton
    Posts
    1,297
    Quote Originally Posted by -BW- View Post
    @NewbieZAR, I may have missed it if you said so, but are these bullets SUS-TAC? https://sus-tac.co.za/index.php
    Coincidently, there was mention of these on the discord for Gordons reloading tool, to have the data points added to the GRT database.

    Either way, keen to try out what you're selling in 7mm and .303
    Hi no these are a new line of bullets, they retail in South Africa under the name APM bullets. Ill propably just use the same name in NZ.

    In the past ive found it quite hard to get the copper bullets out of SA for a wholesale price that makes it worth it, last time i tried it it was with one of the other copper brands and once you add the shipping to the wholesale i was already over the NZ retail for Barnes.

    I am going to try get some other manufacturers in though
    If you can't kill it with bullets, dont f*ck with it.

  14. #44
    Walking my rifle
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Hamilton
    Posts
    1,297
    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    dont think its them...the weights are wrong for calibre...and looking on the list....unless you had a fast twist they would be useless anyway LOL
    Yeah the long range/elr market in SA has gotten quite big so a lot of places now make bullets for that market. Thats why there are quite a few solid copper very slippery bullets around.
    If you can't kill it with bullets, dont f*ck with it.

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. just for intrest sake will these two 223 ammos shoot to the same point of impact
    By rambo-6mmrem in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 05-05-2015, 12:58 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!