Berry Plated Handgun Bullets

[Ishooter]

I reload with Berry plated handgun bullets, and I get my fingers dirty black from touching the bullets. From what I read, the bullets are lead and plated with a thin copper layer. Is that black residue lead or something? Should I wash then dry the bullets before loading them?

[Rwnielsen]

I think its machine tool oil residue. I just load and shoot.

[M1NM]

I think its machine tool oil residue. I just load and shoot.

Wouldn't be left over oil. They have to be clean before the plating will stick. Could be the plating is a little pourus and you're getting some lead. I think that plated is just hype. You still get leading if you drive them very fast. Might as well use plain lead.

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Just load them and shoot em, you'll be fine!

[kcstott]

I reload with Berry plated handgun bullets, and I get my fingers dirty black from touching the bullets. From what I read, the bullets are lead and plated with a thin copper layer. Is that black residue lead or something? Should I wash then dry the bullets before loading them?

Wash then dry the bullets?? REALLY

[rdfact]

Wear rubber gloves when reloading just in case.

[chevy95]

How 'bout gloves?

I wear latex gloves when I load...keeps my hands clean and my sweat off of components. I normally have some dark residue on the outside when I'm done. Re-use them and then toss! That's with Berry's 230 gr .45's!

[jonzer77]

Wear rubber gloves when reloading just in case.

Yup. I get 400 of them for $19 at Costco and use them whenever I am reloading.


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[BillyGoatCrawler]

I wear nitrile gloves when reloading. Keeps the lead off my hands, but also keeps the salts from skin/oil/sweat from corroding my equipment, cases, and bullets.

[the86d]

Less lead on my paws when at the range loading mags is why I use plated, and less when reloading too.

I have never noticed plating come off, even pushing past "recommended" for testing, Berry's, X-Treme, or gun show plated 9mm... I did shave some REAL thin plating on some surplus from RMR that had lipped bottom bases though, when reloading. The RMR 115&115gr plated "mixed" was the thinnest plating I had ever seen.

[Pablo5959]

Just lick your fingers clean.
This will keep you from cross contaminating the children.

[Ishooter]

Just lick your fingers clean.
This will keep you from cross contaminating the children.

Do you do that?

The reason I ask is not during reloading, I clean my hands after reloading, but it's for during shooting time. I eat and drink during shooting, and I shoot hundreds of rounds everytime. It's kind of a burden to clean hands before handling foods. I don't care much about dirt, but lead or whatever chemical is my concern.

[edgerly779]

^^^Don't worry when your dik falls off from lead poisining the EPA will tell you why. (LOL) I have been loading for 50 years and my hair is falling out and my teeth and I have the shakes. Must be because of my ex wives.

[JohnCCW]

Ask Berry?

[krwada]

400 for $19

Yup. I get 400 of them for $19 at Costco and use them whenever I am reloading.


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... oh you are talking about gloves.

I wish I could get 400 Berry's bullets for only $19!