jleadbetter Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Greetings, First post, 550 from Brian on it's way...be gentle. Looked and couldn't find anything in the forums other than "Montana Gold" relating to my question. I purchased 1000 9mm FMJ bullets today from a local store. They seem odd in that they are a very shiny gold color, nearly as much as new brass, and not the flat-ish, red-ish color I am used to seeing on the business end of a round. Is this OK? Are they just fresh out of the oven and haven't had enough time to oxidize a bit? Any ideas? Thanks -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) It's possible that you have Montana Gold bullets: They're meant to be gold as the jacket isn't copper (the reddish color), but a brass alloy. IINM, Remington also has some gold bullets available, so it's possible you have those, too. Edited January 24, 2013 by diehli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKT1106 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 First off, welcome. There are no stupid questions for reloading Your safety is number one. It sounds like what you describe are Montana Golds. If that's the case, then, yes, they are good to go. Alot of people use Montana Golds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jleadbetter Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Thank you gentlemen. This is good news. I didn't say earlier, but I just wanted to make sure it wasn't some harder than normal material that would possibly damage the rifling. Sounds like I'm good to go. Thanks again. -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfrog Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 We just got some Montana Gold too. Fine looking bullets. We also have nickel plated brass from Precision Delta. Going to make for some odd looking ammunition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoBolo Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Montana Gold is good. Now I have had a couple of brands of Plated bullets (Frontier if I recall correcctly) come in that color as well and you need to know what you have for sure. If you turn it all around do you see any seams? If there is no seam of any kind then you might just have a plated bullet. Nikel brass is designed for extended fashion ware for peacful communities, as the Brass starts to corrode when worn on a belt for extened pierods of time. I also found that Nikel cannot be reloaded as many times as regular brass. Another tip, check all 9 mm brass with a magnet some of it is an imposter actually steel with thin coating of brass, and avoid WCC and GEKO brass, they have crimped primer pockets. Edited January 26, 2013 by CocoBolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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