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You could also use 4895 and use the 60% rule listed by Hodgdon for reduced loads. That should work good for a plated bullet

I am enjoying so far. I have all episodes DVR'd.

American Select is very clean and close in speed to N320.

being that I own both of these pistols I am qualified to answer this. The answer is no. They both function 100 percent with all the mags I have tried with a diet of my reloads using multiple styles of my owncastbullets and factory ammo. I have done much load development using multiple powders and the accuracy is about the same. The best I got was 1/2 inch at 25 yds with the Springfield. The DW it was 3/4 inch. Now considering that I have the same grips, SVI trigger ans magwell on both of them, the DW just feels better in my hands. Yes, the DW is tighter, but when looking at function and accuracy they are the same.

You should also look at the Bushnell TRS25 micro red dot. I have it on my JR carbine 45 ACP and it works great. Also lots of good reviews on the net and for $85 and free shipping from Midway, a good price to boot. The $30 Tascos, and BSA's also work very well for 22 cal guns. I have them on my 22 rifle and Ruger pistol and have not had any problems.

The open shooters in NZ have no problem using bullets with the HITek (aka Bayou, SNS) coating on them in their open guns.

The coated bullets from Bayou, SNS and Gateway all are the same coating and leave my guns just as if I were using FMJs.

The good thing about reloading 9mm and 45 ACP is that you can use just about any powder faster than 296. Use a chrono and work your way up. I use what ever I can find for cheap.

With all the different coating discussions going on in the other forums I have not seen any definite answer to the OP's questions. If I see something I will let you know.

When I tried to worked up loads with this combination in my CZ 75 the only thing consistant I found was how inconsistent and inaccurate in my gun. Silhoutte on the other was a shining star.

I say cheaper because it takes so little to coat the bullets. With powder coat, and the HITEK, heat treating in necessary.

for every batch you do, if you take 1 or 2 bullets, and do the hammer smash test on them, it will tell you if you have good adhesion and cure of the powder coat or the HITEK coating. I can tell you that in the long run the HITEK coating from Bayou Bullets is cheaper. I did 1000 bullets today and used maybe 3 oz of mixed product (Acetone, coating, catalyst)

The power coating should work if it passes the smash test.

I am using the HITEK bullet coating on my own cast bullets. On the castboolit.com forum the maker of the coating is in Australia and has said that Australian shooters have been using this coating for about 20yrs. Another user from Australia has said that they use the coating on 38 Super in open guns without any problems.

This is basically how I did mine except I used the red copper coating. I sized mine after 2 coatings of HiTek. This is not me but my process is the same I use an Oster table top convection oven for mine