aceinyerface Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I have been using .356 coated, but I found a good deal on .355 coated and I am wondering what affect this kind of change might have on my load, which is avg 133 PF currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) If you haven' you might want to slug your barrel and measure. Or, maybe you can get a hundred or so to try. A good deal is only a good deal if they work for you. If the the diameter is too small you may get tumbling and possibly barrel leading issues. I have a 9mm tanfo (not a stock II, but a longslide conversion top) and it wants to see .356 or larger bullets otherwise I get lead buildup and lousy accuracy. Edited July 9, 2015 by Bamboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yagi Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 just watch your oal since some coated bullets are way oversize... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWfront Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Anyone have experience comparing Blue bullets at .355 against one of the more common HiTek coated offerings in .356? I have had good results using Xtreme plated .355 since new but am now interested in the benefits of coated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 My Stock III polygonal barrel ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himurax13 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 16 hours ago, NWfront said: Anyone have experience comparing Blue bullets at .355 against one of the more common HiTek coated offerings in .356? I have had good results using Xtreme plated .355 since new but am now interested in the benefits of coated. The last time I loaded up 124g Blue Bullets, I measured them to be .357 and worked just fine with all of my 9mm when loaded short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantom919 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Anyone else able to measure blue bullets? Was thinking of trying them and moving from Bayou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWfront Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 30 minutes ago, Fantom919 said: Anyone else able to measure blue bullets? Was thinking of trying them and moving from Bayou. I just received some sample packs in 125RN (.595 X .355) & 135TC (.650 X .355). The diameter looks to be consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mitch Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 7/8/2015 at 7:38 PM, aceinyerface said: I have been using .356 coated, but I found a good deal on .355 coated and I am wondering what affect this kind of change might have on my load, which is avg 133 PF currently. Buy them. It doesn't matter. 43 minutes ago, Fantom919 said: Anyone else able to measure blue bullets? Was thinking of trying them and moving from Bayou. Blue bullets are awesome. Everyone knows that. Buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himurax13 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 On 4/22/2017 at 9:01 PM, NWfront said: I just received some sample packs in 125RN (.595 X .355) & 135TC (.650 X .355). The diameter looks to be consistent. So you measured them to be .355? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWfront Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 6 minutes ago, himurax13 said: So you measured them to be .355? Yes. The lengths varied slightly but the diameter was consistent among the dozen or so I took measurements of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) If you're using a digital caliper, the cheap ones (sub $50) often are barely accurate to .001" ... so keep that in mind. Unless you're measuring with a micrometer, you don't have the accuracy to distinguish .3555" from .3560". We're working at the very limit of our China Depot measuring implements. Edited May 2, 2017 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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