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9mm bullets ???

375H&H375H&H Member Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 2007 in Ask the Experts
Was wondering if anyone ever used Berrys bullets .
I need to pick up 1000 bullets , I can get 124gr FMJ Berrys for $53 delivered . Are they the same as any other FMJ bullet from other bullet makers like Speer or Hornady ? I can get the same bullet made by Win. , but the cost delivered is $64 . I'm only using the ammo for plinking , but don't want to shoot lead bullets .
I'm not sure what they mean by " Swaged " then plated ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=140076856521&rd=1&rd=1
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    berry's are plated not jacketed, it is a much thinner plating, but work fine
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  • p3skykingp3skyking Member Posts: 23,916 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You are foolish to turn your nose up at lead bullets. They will never wear out a barrel and hard lead never leads a barrel up if velocity is kept under 1200 fps or so, faster with plated or semi-jacketed.

    Swaged means that it has been pushed through a sizer or formed by a sizer before the plating was applied.
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I purchased some Bullets represented as jacketed on Flea bay a long time ago. They are 44 mag 240 HP's.

    They are the most IN-ACCURATE Junk I have ever shot. At 200 yards some bullets will hit TEN FEET from the last point of impact. They are out of round vary in length and are not worth the troube to scrap.

    A plated bullet is JUNK IMHO.

    A jacketed bullet is GOOD! Make sure they are jacketed not plated.
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  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've had great luck with Berrys bullets in my 40. Decent accuracy, good for plinking or just building your reserve. I am going to try my luck with lead bullets the next time I buy some.
    Half of the lives they tell about me aren't true.
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  • 375H&H375H&H Member Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks a bunch fellas , for all the input [8)]
    I think I'm going to spend the few extra dollars and go with the winchester bullets , and I'm also going to try a few lead bullets from this guy
    http://blackjackhill.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_36_25&zenid=9c70a5538b6394869636c31921586fc7
    I bought from him before , shooting his 44 mag 250gr lead bullets with gas checks
    http://blackjackhill.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_36_28&products_id=92
    Great guy to deal with , and good prices .
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    call these guys, ask for steve, tell him "master dan" sent ya, they are really good people

    http://www.iidbs.com/hitech.zkb
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  • goldeneagle76goldeneagle76 Member Posts: 4,359
    edited November -1
    How about Rainier bullets, very accurate, plated and I have yet to hear any negative comments about them anywhere. You can get 1000 for about $50-$60 depending on the grain you want. I load them in 45ACP and love them.
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  • Old FoolOld Fool Member Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Plated bullets are useful in situations where pressure is a concern. I use them in my old Colt and S&W revolvers pushed by Trail Boss. Very low pressures with no leading. In a modern firearm I see no need nor use for them.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Accuracy with cast bullets depends largely on how defect free the bases are.
    If they are swaged after casting or swaged from lead wire they will be as good as you can get a plain lead bullet. If they are plated after swaging, even better and if they are sized after plating; better yet.
    Two hundred yard pistol shooting should involve controls on other handloading variables in addition to perfect bullets.
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  • sig232sig232 Member Posts: 8,018
    edited November -1
    You do have to be carefull of the great deals you see on e-bay sometimes. I have a box from a mfg that I can't remember the name of and the individual weights are not even close. they must have had a machine malfunction or something. I started weighing each finished bullet and noticed a large variance, I thought it was my powder or the brass but found it was the bullets.

    I get a machine gun pattern on the target. Get what you pay for I guess. Stick with a respected source. IMHO
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