Lets look at the facts about premium priced ML bullets. I know, those pesky facts sometimes get in the way of other agendas or newly found loyalties.

Parker BE $21.99/12 with sabots
Parker Match Hunter $117.50/50 without sabots

Barnes Expander MZ $16.95-$19.95/15 with sabots
Barnes TMZ $15.95-$17.95/15 with sabots
Barnes T-EZ $17.95/15 with sabots
Barnes Spitfire MZ $15.95-$19.95/15 with sabots

Precision Rifle Dead Center $11.95-$16.50/12 with sabots
Precision Rifle QT $13.50-$15.50/12 with sabots

T/C Bonded Shockwave $15.95/15 with sabots

Hornady Monoflex $22.00/20 with sabots

PowerBelt Aerolite $24.00-26.00/15 no sabot needed
PowerBelt Platinum $24.00/15 no sabot needed

Thor conical $26.00/15 no sabot needed
Federal BOR-Lock $24.00/15 no sabot needed

Lehigh Controlled Fracturing $23.00-25.00/25 without sabots
Lehigh Xtreme Penetrator $22.25-23.50/25 without sabots

Knight Bloodline $19.59-$24.99/20 with sabots

NOTE: Parker, Lehigh and Bloodline pricing is full MSRP directly for their websites. All others were from common online retailers which are less than full MSRP. In some cases those prices were sale prices. PR bullet pricing was from muzzleloadingbullets.com and EABCO which is slightly less than full MSRP.

Considering all Lehighs and Bloodlines are machined and not swaged by a press. Cost to manufacture is higher but so are tolerances.

Lately Barnes has put out no less than one batch of very poorly made 40cal 195s. The base of the bullet is causing blown sabots and accuracy issues. They have still not corrected this issue but will refund your money.

While i still shoot mostly Parker BE's because they are wonderfully accurate, i will be the first to tell you they can be a bit fragile at high speeds and high shoulder shots.

I like the PR bullets but lets face it. They are a swaged lead bullet with a tip added. Quality control is excellent but calling them a premium bullet is a bit of a stretch. Their one saving grace are the heavy 40cal offerings. No one sells a 40cal ML sabot compatible bullet in that weight range besides PR.

After looking at the facts, i cant say the data supports that Lehighs or Bloodlines are overpriced. They appear to work as advertised for the most part. They are in a similar price range as the other premium offerings. Cheaper than many of them even if you include the cost of buying sabots.

Sincerely
Another 5%er