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I just got into a new box of 500 168gr SMK's. Checking COAL I was getting a lot more varience than normal. I load on a Dillon 650 and am not trying to make match grade rounds but I have never seen this much of a difference before. I got out the Hornady comparator and am seeing as much as 0.020 difference BTO going through the box. Also seeing larger weight differences between bullets in this batch. Going to see how they shoot but it might be time to try some other manufacturers to see if they are more consistent. I have another box of 500 from the same lot to get through as well. The previous lots I had were far more consistent and I just measured a bunch of finished rounds from the cartridge base to ogive and the biggest difference I saw was 0.005. Not sure what their acceptable range is but it seems like QC has slipped up with bullets like so many other things since Rona struck.