Lee Watne Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Living a long way from the supply in Alaska, bullet suppliers charge for shipping here. Some local shops sell plated bullets at substantially lower prices than I can get swaged jacket bullets shipped up here. Will I be sacrificing accuracy for a lower price by using the plated bullets? I don't want to use lead cast due to smoke in the indoor ranges. I noticed that a lot of people at the IDPA Nationals were using plated bullets according to the Tactical Journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbrd Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Plated bullets work great in some guns and shoot like a shotgun in others, it just depends on yours. I have a Kimber singlestack 45 that loves them but my 40cal. limited gun shoots JHP's much better. I have also found it takes just a bit less powder to make major with plated vs. jacketed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBF Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 As above, try a small box before you buy a truckload. In my 45 they work very well. They seem to like lower velocities. In my 357s, yecch ! Likewise none of my carbines like them either. You won't push them fast enough in a 45acp to bother them. Travis F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Geek Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 What Travis said. You might also try Precision or Masterblaster bullets. I use Masterblasters. They have a neat 200gn rnswc that feeds great and makes big holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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