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Berrys bullets
jwharding
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Anyone here ever load or shoot any of these Berrys bullets ?
If so how do they compare to a regular jacketed bullet ?
Do they lead the barrel or can you load them just like you would if using a jacketed bullet ? I have a chance to pick some up for in my 9mm ( 124gr hollow point ) What little I read about them says they are " Plated " ???
If so how do they compare to a regular jacketed bullet ?
Do they lead the barrel or can you load them just like you would if using a jacketed bullet ? I have a chance to pick some up for in my 9mm ( 124gr hollow point ) What little I read about them says they are " Plated " ???
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Hornady info is accurate #5. 6.5 to 7.4 coal 1.210
Thanks JW
JW
To your question, plated bullets should be loaded somewhere between cast and jacketed data. Data for jacketed is usually a bit lower due to the added friction of a jacket. So jacketed data is most often fine with plated bullets.
One more thing: The plating on Berry's bullets isn't all that thin. It's almost as thick as a regular jacket, and they even offer some bullets with extra thick plating. I can absolutely vouch for bullets from Berry's or Rainier as being top notch.
DuPont info 5.0 grains 700x (range is 4.8 to 5.2)
I have used many thousands in 9mm,38/357,44, and 45acp. They are great for the range, saves you a bit of cash over the regular jacketed type.
For 45 acp I use 6.5 gr of Unique, a max load and seat at 1.25 col . This col works for me in my gov't and commander Colt's and my Kimber Pro Raptor II.
I get about 840 fps from a 5" barrel .
I keep my plated bullet loads at lead bullet velocities, and I've never had an issue with one of them copper fouling or leading up the bore.
Load it with 6.0 of Unique and smile from ear to ear.
+1 on the above... I seat mine to a OAL of 1.265
I shoot them in a gov-ment model. No problems. I am using about 5 grains of 231 (don't quote me on this charge). The load data is for FMJ. Just don't load them in a Win. Mag.
That's about the same as my cast plinking loads, and what I used on the Berry's HP loads. Just use Jacketed data and smile