Nemesis Lead Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Hi Guys, Is there a particular 147 grain FMJ/plated bullet that works well in AccuShadows? Are there particular 147 grain bullets that I should avoid? One note--my lead levels are getting high and I have loaded/shot lead for years. I am not going to use any lead bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I get great results from Precision Delta 147's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&W686 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I have been using 147 grain bullets from Black Bullets International. They have worked very well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGus Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I've had great results with Hornady 147 fmj and Xtreme 147 plated through my Accu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Lead Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Anyone have experience with Montana Gold 147s? I ask because I have $200 of certificates that I won at matches. I hear the guns don't like certain profiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankYa Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Xtreme 147 and MG 147 RN are both excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gransport Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Anyone have experience with Montana Gold 147s? I ask because I have $200 of certificates that I won at matches. I hear the guns don't like certain profiles. I'm currently working up a MG 147 load. Crono'd last weekend and was a little under Power Factor at 123.5 with 3.8gr of WSF. Added a few grains and will test again in the coming days. Hope to have it worked out and use in a match this Sunday. The group was about 2.5" at 20 yards for 10 shots. We'll see. btw - OAL is at 1.128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W_Buck Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Have you tried any coated lead? They offer the same protection as plated/jacketed but at a much better cost. I currently use Blue Bullets in 125 for my Shadow and 180 for my Tactical Sport. I'm loading with titegroup and have almost no smoke, no grime in the barrel and no lead on my hands. Check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterthefish Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Have you tried any coated lead? They offer the same protection as plated/jacketed but at a much better cost. I currently use Blue Bullets in 125 for my Shadow and 180 for my Tactical Sport. I'm loading with titegroup and have almost no smoke, no grime in the barrel and no lead on my hands. Check them out. I'll second this. I've used Blue Bullets and Bayou. All the best benefits of lead and plated (less powder, no exposed lead, etc...). An added benefit is shipping time. Xtreme (cheapest plated bullets I use regularly) can take 3 weeks to get an order to me, vs 3 days for Bayou or Blue Bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g17drumr Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Have you tried any coated lead? They offer the same protection as plated/jacketed but at a much better cost. I currently use Blue Bullets in 125 for my Shadow and 180 for my Tactical Sport. I'm loading with titegroup and have almost no smoke, no grime in the barrel and no lead on my hands. Check them out. I'll second this. I've used Blue Bullets and Bayou. All the best benefits of lead and plated (less powder, no exposed lead, etc...). An added benefit is shipping time. Xtreme (cheapest plated bullets I use regularly) can take 3 weeks to get an order to me, vs 3 days for Bayou or Blue Bullets. Ive had good results with blue bullets 147 flat point out of my glock 17 and my cz shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elguapo Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Have you tried any coated lead? They offer the same protection as plated/jacketed but at a much better cost. I currently use Blue Bullets in 125 for my Shadow and 180 for my Tactical Sport. I'm loading with titegroup and have almost no smoke, no grime in the barrel and no lead on my hands. Check them out. While that may be true, it is also true that it is a pain in the ass to screw around finding the amount of mouth flare and crimp tension needed to seat the cartridge cleanly in the chamber that also doesn't tear up the coating. I have one more batch of coated bullets on its way. If I can't solve the smoking problem by the time I'm done with them, then I am well and truly done with them and will pay what I must to use plated bullets again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W_Buck Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I never had any trouble getting the press set up for coated bullets. I flare the cases just enough so the bullets will sit on them. I make sure the bullet is straight as it enters the seating die. I crimp just enough to remove the flare. Takes about 10 minutes to set up. Really no more of a pain than setting up the press for any other type of bullet. Once it's set forget about it and crank out the rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elguapo Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Yes, I know how to setup dies. The problem lies in that one has to actually go shoot stuff to make sure the adjustments worked and the smoke/leading went away. At this point I am considering returning the coated bullets I have on order and buying bulletworks plated which will cost me the exact same per thousand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W_Buck Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Sounds like over crimping. You can easily pull a loaded round to see if the coating has been cut. Which coated bullets are you using? The newer poly coated rounds hold up a lot better than the older moly coated stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elguapo Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I'm using new SNS coated. I don't have a 9 mm collet to pull them. I'll reset the die to crimp the bare minimum that will get me to a .380" case mouth after crimp going fwd, but I have 900 loaded rounds already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W_Buck Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Yeah I to do the same thing. I started loading with MG and Xtreme plated. Once I switched to coated I to change over the crimp to avoid cutting the coating. I've been using coated for so long now it is second nature to crimp less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk94 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I use the 165 from extreme over N320 very accurate and soft shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trgt Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) BBI 147 with VV N320 - accurate and clean (The powder/bullet combo does have a unique smell, so I have no idea what is being vaporized, the powder and some of the epoxy like coating?) Oh, and just remembered, compared to RN, the BBI profile fed a little differently in Mr. Bulletfeeder, I had to adjust that a little to keep from getting upside down bullets in the feeder. But an easy adjustment. Edited October 19, 2014 by trgt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trgt Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Nemesis Lead - you are going to have to change your forum name to Nemesis FMJ :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPSS Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Shaving with coated rounds is a sign of loader error and nothing else Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbermurph Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I'm using new SNS coated. I don't have a 9 mm collet to pull them. I'll reset the die to crimp the bare minimum that will get me to a .380" case mouth after crimp going fwd, but I have 900 loaded rounds already.I had the same problem at first with shaving. It takes a very minimal flare, and a little twist of the fingers while placing the bullet so it sits properly. Now that it is solved I can push about 800/hr on a 550 with a case feeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiegunks Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 i am using extreme 147 and berry's 147. both are giving me great results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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