Will I have accuracy issues with 168gr SMKs with dented tips?

[veprdude]

Bought 2 boxes of .308 168gr GMMK to test out a Remington 700 LTR I just bought. Boxes were not secured well in the box and the tips of most of the bullets are flattened a little. Some have a bit of a curl I can feel with my fingernail.

How big of a deal is this? I took the best pictures I could. Having a hard time getting the camera to focus on the tips...

 

[tangolima]

The tail of the bullet affects the accuracy more than the tip. Based on what's in the pictures, I wouldn't worry my kind of shooting with expected group size of 1 to 2 moa up to 300yd.

-TL

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[Recycled bullet]

Roll the cartridges across your table and look at the bullet tips for run out wobble. If the cartridges are not bent then I think you will be okay.

 

[Metal god]

Yeah I had some like that once . They shot like a boomerang and took out the RO behind me , JK … oh man I crack my self up !

No should be ok-ish , I wouldn’t use those for the 600yd tournament but inside of 300 , unless you and your rig are top tear you’ll likely never notice.

 

[Dave P]

"All" sierra match bullets are like that, AFAIK. Same with Nosler. It is due to the way they are made.

You could spend more $ and time by using a meplat reformer. Bey you wont see any difference on the target.

 

[gwpercle]

Louisiana Swamp People say ... CHOOT EM'

The tips don't appear to have too much damage ... about what you would expect from loose packaging and shipping and handling .

Base is much more important than tips ... I've seen some test that show the tips can be damaged , by filing with a steel file to produce damage ... and still shoot surprisingly tight groups .
But do some file damage to the base and accuracy went South in a hurry !
Gary