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Old 11-19-2019, 02:36 AM
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They used to do a run if you'd buy 100k. But then they stopped making jackets for a lot of stuff and that option went away completely.

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Old 11-19-2019, 03:38 AM
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I would buy 100k and sell them in Canada if they would make them.
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Old 11-19-2019, 07:59 PM
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If they were reliable supplying jackets I'd have George make me a set of dies and I would make them for you. Problem is it's not worth the financial risk without a more reliable source of jackets. I've considered making them.
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Old 11-20-2019, 11:18 PM
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Can someone explain what makes Berger jackets so great?, And why can't someone replicate them?
Shoot Nagel's fantastic bullets but have always wondered what makes the j-4 jacket so admirable?
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Old 11-21-2019, 02:53 AM
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Why are 17 caliber jackets hard to find? Berger/J-4 pretty much controls the 17 caliber jacket market and requires a purchase of 48K at one time. Since 17 caliber is a niche market, that's a big investment for most small producers.

https://bergerbullets.com/products/j...ision-jackets/

I'm not sure where Chan is getting his jackets these days, but it took him roughly 2 years to find a source for whatever jacket he is currently using after the J-4's dried up at his house.

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Old 11-21-2019, 03:00 AM
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The short answer is wall thickness uniformity. I have records of J4 jacket wall thickness measurements of many lots dating back to the mid 1970's and they have always been .0003 or less, some far less. There are other sources of jackets but they are either not acceptable wall runout or the source makes all they can produce of the more mainstream 6mm and .22 jackets. The very same reason Berger stopped production.
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Old 11-21-2019, 10:49 AM
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It's been a couple years since I talked to him but Chan was making his own jackets last I knew.

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Old 11-22-2019, 07:20 PM
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The jacket Berger lists is too short for a 30gr hpbt bullet. IIRC it needs to be .630" to make a 30gr.


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Old 11-22-2019, 10:11 PM
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https://bergerbullets.com/discontinued-bullets/


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Old 11-23-2019, 09:12 PM
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For all the Berger experts on here I have a quick question. I have a few boxes of 17 cal 25 gr but they don’t specify part # or if they are match or Varmint. I suspect they are the match. Would that be true?
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