.454 balls in bulk

[sterno]

Anyone know where I can buy .454 (or .451, .457, etc) balls in bulk? Maybe 500 or 1000 boxes.

[arcticap]

National Bullet Company: See their home page first for shipping offers and special weekend discounts.

http://www.nationalbullet.com/

.454 Balls are listed under Misc. Products in 500 packs:

http://www.nationalbullet.com/index.php?name=Misc_Products

National Bullet Co. Inc. 1585 E. 361 St. Eastlake, Ohio 44095
Phone 440-951-1854 Fax 440-951-7761

[sterno]

is that the only place?

I've been hearing really bad things about NBC. Things like, they'll take your order and never send you anything and give you the runaround when you call them...

[arcticap]

Check out this outfit:

Home:
http://blackjackhill.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index

.454 Balls:
http://blackjackhill.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_5

Shipping Info:
http://blackjackhill.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=shippinginfo

Maybe you can inquire about further volume discounts. :D

[gmatov]

I bought NBC bullets, 500 ball packs, got them in next to no time.

HOWEVER, my .451 balls are the worst cast I have ever seen. At LEAST .015 mismatch on the partings, the split of the moulds. That means if you caliper across the mismatch, it is nearer to .030 clearance.

I should have complained, and I did, here on the forum, but it would have cost more to return than they were worth. Better I just melt and recast. Expensive, yes, like 19 bucks for 5 pounds or so of bad balls. Send 'em back, price goes up. SO, whatya gonna do. Melt them. Eat your loss, try to tell anybody who wants to try them my experience.

OH, and too, they have one HELL of a big sprue flat, about a 1/4 inch flat. You GOTTA make sure the sprue is up when you load.

Cheers,

George