.45 acp identification

[2761377]

ol' shooter gave you most of the explanation. there's a construction difference between a plated bullet and a jacketed bullet.

your bullet was cast to form and then chemically/electrically COATED with copper.

the true JHP's you have were formed by swaging a cup of jacket material around a cylindrical core.

the two types use different load data. use data for cast bullets with the plated hollowpoint.

[hermosabeach]

Is there a pin in the center of the hollow point or just an open tip?

[hermosabeach]

Gold dot


Here is the one with the little pin in the center

[Old Flash]

Over 36 lbs of various powders, over 10k assorted primers

Thanks

Woah! Grandmas are the best but grandpas can come in a close second.

[ar15barrels]

This:

It looks like a plated hollow point, so LHP, Lead Hollow Point makes sense.
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Plated bullets typically use lead data, not jacketed date.
That being a plated bullet with the hollowpoint pressed into the bullet after plating, you would treat it as a lead bullet of the same shape for load selection purposes.

[McGuiver]

.45 acp identification

Last I heard, Rainier (bullet company) has closed their doors. I liked their bullets for the 500 S&W.

Not to be confused with this site...

https://www.rainierarms.com

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