John Nosler

[Medicine Hat]

This is from NSSF site:
A special memorial service will be held at the Riverhouse Convention Center in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, October 23, for John Amos Nosler, 97, who died Sunday evening. Widely regarded as the pioneer in the premium-bullet category, his Nosler Partitions pushed many into handloading, simply because that bullet was not loaded by commercial ammunition makers. "Nosler changed the ammunition business, the way hunters look at ammunition, and our entire lexicon when talking about terminal ballistics for hunting loads," says Tom Gresham, "his bullets created the interest in bullet performance, and 'bullet diggers' resulted..those of us who spent a lot of time and effort to actually find the bullet in the animal to measure and weigh it." Until only a few months ago, Nosler was in his Bend, Oregon office several days each week. Nosler didn't get into the bullet business, per se. When bullets he was using on a 1946 moose hunt failed to bring the animal down, he began thinking of a new design that would both penetrate the target and expand after impact. That design became the Nosler Partition and began an company that is still regarded among the premium bullet makers in the industry. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be directed to The Partners in Care Hospice of Bend, or the NRA Foundation, Inc./John A. Nosler Endowment.

Rest in peace John.

[Baldy]

To the family and friends.

[Bullseye]

We owe a lot to those who improved the shooting sports through innovation. Many of them have left us and precious few are left to take their places.

R,
Bullseye