anybody using frangible bullets

[hairtumor]

looking at these today, concerned about all the lead exposure with standard loads. Load data is a little hard to find on frangible bullets. They look interesting, thinking of giving them a try.

[ireload]

Though I've never loaded them before, you can go with plated bullets like Berry's or Rainer. But there are other brands too that are plated. Yeah frangible is not as popular like jacketed, lead (cast or cold formed), or plated hence the less info on load recipe. You can check the recipe for "all copper bullets". You may be able to cross reference with the bullet weight but your normal loading precautions still applies. A while back I believe Midway sold frangible bullets for 9mm for a good price. Keep in mind too about applying crimp, it should be light. Too much can score it or cut into the bullet itself.

[J-cat]

What lead exposure?

How many rounds do you consume?

[Bumslie]

Wear gloves and don't lick your fingers and you should be fine with whatever bullet you're loading.

[M27]

Yah I load frangible 9mm.
Not my favorite load to shoot but its fun to shoot steel from 5ft.
As far as load data it is a simple conversion.

90gn frangable uses 115fmj data
100gn frangable uses 135gn data

Though I have found useing 124gn fmj data is fine for 100gn frang as long as you start low.

The only other thing is to be careful of your crimp.

[hairtumor]

[50BMGBOB]

A while ago, a calguuner hooked me up with thousands of them in 30 cal for my 1919. I haven't loaded them yet, but they are in my stock pile.

[NotEnufGarage]

I load 'em for 9MM. Fine for paper. I didn't get them because I worried about lead exposure. I got them because they were dirt cheap when Midway closed the out.

Gotta be careful how you set your crimp die or you'll break 'em before you can shoot 'em.

[stilly]

looking at these today, concerned about all the lead exposure with standard loads. Load data is a little hard to find on frangible bullets. They look interesting, thinking of giving them a try.

LoL. Thought this was gonna be a SWAGE lead shot to make... Anyways.

Yeah, I want to swage lead shot to make my own .44 or .40 or .45 rounds and see how they perform.

As far as what I know about frangible crap, if you crimp too hard they crack and they are worthless at that point.

ONLY load frangible for home defense or close steel shooting. It IS fun to be able to shoot a steel target about a foot or two away.

For what you want, I would suggest looking for PLATED bullets.

They are completely plated (covered) in copper plating and that seals them up from lead dust and all. I prefer Xtreme bullets, some prefer Berry's or Powerbond and others prefer Rainier.

Plated is hard to beat for plinking ammo that you just wanna go and shoot, BUT, I will say, the 240gr 44 mag HAVE mushroomed NICELY out of my deagle...

[Wrangler John]

There is still lead being discharged from the primers. Priming compound is lead styphnate and vaporizes with every shot. In fact the barium nitrate, copper and zinc compounds of the primer cup are all toxic compounds. That primer residue is loaded with lead. Just wash your hands after loading.

There were lead free primers available for reloaders in the past, but these carried some other problems as the explosive mix was more brisant. The primers would back out before the case moved back causing riveted cups. This is one reason the manufacturers went to a small pistol primer in the .45 ACP, it solved the backing out problem.

Not too worry I have been shooting and reloading for 50 years, worked at a firing range, and have no lead poisoning problems.