cone) used to provide hollow point bullets a streamlined shape of boat tail Spitzer bullets. The Nosler Ballistic Tip design has been copied by other manufacturers, such as the V-Max, ELD and A-Tip (aluminum tip) series bullets by Hornady. John Nosler sold the production facilities to his son in 1988, and died at his home in Bend, Oregon on October 10, 2010. Company Information Today, Nosler makes a number of different hunting bullets for rifle, handgun, and muzzle-loaders. They also manufacture brass and sell loaded ammunition, and Nosler Custom has recently begun to sell limited edition and semi-custom hunting rifles. The original Partition design bullet still is the company's flagship product. It has undergone many refinements over the years, but the basic design concept has remained unchanged. Company News Nosler experienced a massive explosion at their plant in Bend, Oregon on June 2, 2010. No one was harmed in the blast. In February 2015, Nosler announced plans to expand their long-standing operations in Bend, Oregon to their neighboring city of Redmond, where the company purchased 60 acres of undeveloped land in December 2014. Construction of a 30,000 sq. ft. building is planned for completion in 2016 and will house Nosler's growing ammunition and cartridge brass operations, including the manufacturing of their SSA by Nosler product line based on the company's acquisition of Silver State Armory in 2013. The expansion is expected to add approximately 20 jobs in Central Oregon and will allow the original Bend plant to focus exclusively on bullet production. Company Developments In 2006 Nosler announced its very first rifle offering, the Model 48 Trophy Grade. Nosler announced the company's first proprietary cartridge, the 26 Nosler, as the world's most powerful 6.5mm cartridge commercially available during SHOT Show in January 2014. In January 2015, Nosler introduced the company's second cartridge, the 28 Nosler, a 7mm rifle cartridge based on the 26 Nosler case. Since their release, the 26 Nosler and 28 Nosler have been known for high muzzle velocities and extremely flat trajectories. The parent case for both cartridges is based on the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum case. In October 2014, Nosler introduced Ballistic Tip Ammunition as the latest product offering in their factory loaded ammunition. The ammunition is loaded exclusively with Nosler's line of Ballistic Tip hunting bullets, a polymer-tipped projectile made popular by the company when introduced in 1984 as a premium choice for hunting medium-sized