began in 1948
in Bend, Oregon
“Quality First”
- April 4, 1913 John Amos Nosler was born
- 1946 unsuccessful moose hunt inspired Nosler to develop a new bullet design
- Nosler Partition bullets used a specially designed jacket enclosing two separate lead alloy cores
- 1948 Nosler began to sell the partition bullets commercially, forming Nosler Partition Bullet Co in in Ashland, Oregon
- 1958 moved to 6,000 sq. ft. building in Bend, Oregon
- 1963 Norma became Nosler’s first commercial loader.
- 1969 Nosler Partition Bullet Co. became Nosler Bullets, Inc.
- 1974 Federal Cartridge Company commercially loaded Nosler bullets for the first time
- 1976 Reloading Guide #1 was released
- 1981 Reloading Guide #2 was released
- 1982 moved to Bend, Oregon
- 1988 John Nosler sold the production facilities to his son
- 1989 Reloading Guide #3 was released
- 1990 Nosler Bullets, Inc. became Nosler, Inc
- 2002 Reloading Guide #5 was released.
- October 10, 2010 John Nosler died (97)
- 2011 Nosler gains ISO 9001: 2008 certification
- 2012 Bob Nosler elected to NRA Board of Directors
- 2013 Nosler® Defense Ammunition was introduced
- 2014 M48 Patriot and Heritage rifles introduced
- 2020 Nosler Rifles production moves to Redmond, Oregon
Nosler
107 SW Columbia St
Bend, Oregon
1-800-285-3701
nosler.com
About Nosler
Nosler is a family-owned bullet, ammunition, brass and rifle maker headquartered in Bend, Oregon. It traces its origin to a 1946 moose hunt in British Columbia, where John Amos Nosler watched conventional bullets fail to penetrate deeply enough. His answer was the Partition bullet, which uses a jacket with an internal wall separating a front core designed to expand from a rear core designed to hold together and drive deep. Nosler began selling Partition bullets commercially in 1948, and the design became a benchmark for big-game hunting bullets that remains in production today.
For hunters and handloaders, Nosler’s influence goes well beyond one bullet. The polymer-tipped Ballistic Tip, introduced in 1984, helped popularize the tipped hunting bullet, and the company later expanded into loaded ammunition, its own Model 48 rifles beginning in 2006, and a family of proprietary cartridges starting with the 26 Nosler in 2014. John Nosler died at his home in Bend on October 10, 2010, at age 97, having sold the production facilities to his son Bob Nosler in 1988. Bob Nosler is listed as owner, and the company operates bullet production in Bend and expanded rifle and ammunition operations to Redmond, Oregon.
Key Facts
- 1946: A failed moose hunt in British Columbia inspires John Nosler’s Partition bullet design.
- 1948: Nosler begins selling Partition bullets commercially.
- 1984: The polymer-tipped Ballistic Tip bullet is introduced.
- 2006: Nosler offers its first rifle, the Model 48 Trophy Grade.
- October 10, 2010: Founder John Nosler dies in Bend, Oregon, at age 97.
- January 2014: The 26 Nosler cartridge is announced at the SHOT Show, followed by the 28 Nosler in 2015.
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