Cheesewhiz
Hunter
I've played around with plated bullets for some time now. I always found, maybe more thought, them to be inferior to FMJ, especially in semi-auto pistols.
I still worked with them because it was fun to do and they normally are a bit cheaper in smaller portions. I already had experience with lead boolits so the plated didn't scare me much. I came up with some fun plinking rounds with first Rainer's and later Berry's but I didn't take them very serious for target work.
Around Thanksgiving I ordered some of the newer Berry's 9mm 124 gr HBRN plated bullets, I've been playing with loads for these since then. There isn't much load data out there for any Berry's, Accurate has some listed, Hogdon/Winchester has one bullet listed.
...but none has the 124gr HBRN listed that I know of.
I ended up working with four different powders and mulitple loads. The length was set the same (1.160") for most loads.
The last few days I think I settled it for this bullet in my guns. I ended up with 231/HP-38 as the powder of choice and found it needed to be a bit closer to the high end on the load.
I shot this target, two hand hold, standing, at 50', five rounds, ten seconds, kinda slow for me.
...and this was thirty rounds, three mags, 10 rounds each at fifty feet. in less than 30 seconds total.
I'm impressed with this bullet, it's a surprise for sure but a good one.
I still worked with them because it was fun to do and they normally are a bit cheaper in smaller portions. I already had experience with lead boolits so the plated didn't scare me much. I came up with some fun plinking rounds with first Rainer's and later Berry's but I didn't take them very serious for target work.
Around Thanksgiving I ordered some of the newer Berry's 9mm 124 gr HBRN plated bullets, I've been playing with loads for these since then. There isn't much load data out there for any Berry's, Accurate has some listed, Hogdon/Winchester has one bullet listed.
...but none has the 124gr HBRN listed that I know of.
I ended up working with four different powders and mulitple loads. The length was set the same (1.160") for most loads.
The last few days I think I settled it for this bullet in my guns. I ended up with 231/HP-38 as the powder of choice and found it needed to be a bit closer to the high end on the load.
I shot this target, two hand hold, standing, at 50', five rounds, ten seconds, kinda slow for me.
...and this was thirty rounds, three mags, 10 rounds each at fifty feet. in less than 30 seconds total.
I'm impressed with this bullet, it's a surprise for sure but a good one.
