Plated bullets?

[gh0stface]

I'm pretty new to reloading and decide to save some money by buying plated bullets for my 10mm. I can't find any specific reload info on the HSM .40 165 grain rnfp bullets. I'm using Power Pistol Powder and have made and used Sierra 165 grain jhp with PP. Since the bullets are similar in weight and shape(other than the hp), will the same recipe be fine for a plated bullet?

[iareConfusE]

As long as your velocity is under 1200 FPS, you should be fine using the same load data for plated bullets.

[gh0stface]

As long as your velocity is under 1200 FPS, you should be fine using the same load data for plated bullets.

Thanks for the info. What happens if the plated bullets exceed 1200 FPS?

[pisarski]

they may come apart

[NotEnufGarage]

Or you could just go here and get 165gr or 180gr real FMJ's and then load them as hot as you want... Same bullets for .40S&W and 10MM.

http://precisiondelta.com/product.php?cindx=14

[XDRoX]

Yep, you're not likely saving any money going with plated, they are very expensive. Like said above check out PD.

Plated data actually falls between jacketed and lead. Slightly closer to jacketed. So I would not use the same data for plated as jacketed. I would drop it by at least 5% and work your way back up.

[bill_k_lopez]

Check the manufacturers website. I use Berry's Bullets and the website say load as lead.

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Berry's plated is load as lead while xtreme bullets is load as FMJ on the lower velocity side. I shoot my plated xtreme in my .44mag pretty fast with no plating separation that I can tell.
I will have to try precision delta though.

[NotEnufGarage]

Berry's plated is load as lead while xtreme bullets is load as FMJ on the lower velocity side. I shoot my plated xtreme in my .44mag pretty fast with no plating separation that I can tell.
I will have to try precision delta though.

Just be careful with them.. I see copper foil laying on the ground about 20 ft ahead of the firing line all the time. Probably people who load plated using FMJ data.

[TMC]

they may come apart

Was this from actual experience or what you've heard? What brand? How did you know they were coming apart?

I've shot thousands of plated 9mm at almost 1,400 spf and they make nice round holes, no sign of them "coming apart". These were West Coast (now Extreme) and Rainiers.

[mark2203]

Was this from actual experience or what you've heard? What brand? How did you know they were coming apart?

I've shot thousands of plated 9mm at almost 1,400 spf and they make nice round holes, no sign of them "coming apart". These were West Coast (now Extreme) and Rainiers.

I had this happen with Berry's loaded in 10mm. I realized they were coming apart when I saw 2 target impacts.

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http://xtremebullets.com/better.htm

Second paragraph in says xtreme has a thicker playing which makes it able to handle the velocity.

[bubbapug1]

Was this from actual experience or what you've heard? What brand? How did you know they were coming apart?

I've shot thousands of plated 9mm at almost 1,400 spf and they make nice round holes, no sign of them "coming apart". These were West Coast (now Extreme) and Rainiers.

Me too...all the talk about plated failing is fud in my opinion and experiance with over 12,000 rounds of 9mm major

[iareConfusE]

The 1200 FPS rule of thumb is just a precaution. I'm sure the bullets can travel much faster without breaking apart, the companies just want to make sure they cover all their bases and not make any guarantees that can't be kept.

[gh0stface]

I'm curious; if a bullet comes apart, is there danger of the pistol exploding, or fouling the barrel, or is that you have no control of the fragments? I'm kind of scared now; I loaded the bullets 3% down from the low-end of the fmj because the fmj reload data shows its velocity right around the magic number of 1200 fps.