vnboileau Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Planning to load 124gr 9mm for a CZ Shadow, and 147gr 9mm for Glock (suppressed and unsuppressed) and 45acp, target and plinking Any specific suggestions to start out with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 What volume are you looking for? Buying large volumes, you can get the price down quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Coated bullets. Definitely the way to go. I prefer Blue Bullets, Bayou, or Black Bullets International. Load them up over WST or Titegroup (pinch smoky but works) or a similar powder, and you’re good to go. Order bullets in 3,000ish unit cases and powder by the 8lb jug (I buy 2-3 at a time actually) and primers by the sleeve of 5,000 (or two) and you have plenty of components onhand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteGuard Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 For coated bullets you have a wide variable of options. I prefer ACME personally, but nothing wrong with the others. There is Blue Bullets, Bayou, Black Bullets International, SNS Casting, Eggleston Munitions, ACME, and a couple others. Blue Bullets, SNS Casting, and Black Bullets International seem the most popular. Coated are the cheapest besides lead. For jacketed bullets, Montana Gold and Zero seem to be the most popular. I think Precision Delta and Xtreme Bullets have this type as well. I like Montana Gold bullets. For plated bullets, Berrys and Xtreme bullets seem to be the most popular. I haven't tried any of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispyrice Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I have been using Precision Delta FMJ and love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synchronicity Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 For .45acp I enjoy Blue Bullets and Bayou Bullets with Bullseye and Unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10X Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I've settled on Xtreme bullets for my 9 mm loads. I use the 147's for GSSF. They run a lot of sales; get on their mailing list, and wait for the bullet you want to come up at a discount. 5% off happens a lot, 10% off a few times a year. They sell 3000 bullet bulk packs, too, which drops cost a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mitch Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Blue Bullets, SNS, BBI, Gallant All coated All support USPSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g mac Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Depends on what your gun like, for reliability and accuracy. Just do the trial and error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier_Gunner Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I like extreme personally , I agree with what is said above buy in bulk and save 3,000 goes quicker than you would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vnboileau Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 I picked up SNS 124gr and 147gr, 500 each. So far, so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doublehelix Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I have standardized on the Rocky Mountain Reloading 124gr. MPR JHPs (MPR = "Multi-Purpose Rounds", they are really just jacketed hollow points). I like them because they are jacketed rather than plated and because RMR is so great to deal with. They always have free shipping, and I usually get my bullets within 2 days after ordering. If you sign up to their mailing list, they usually send out 5 -10% specials all the time. Best customer service from any of the companies I have dealt with. I also use Xtreme plated for a few choices, and I love the Bayou plated SWC's that I have been working with for my .45. Good stuff! I have also used Berry's in the past without issues, but have not ordered from them in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackCage Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Been happy with acme coated in just about every caliber I load. Switched over from xtreme and glad I did. Was starting to see some QC issues in the form of undersized bullets causing tumbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g mac Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 can't go wrong with blue bullets, buy bulk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techj Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 + on the blue bullets - it's all I use in 45 & 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Have a look at Bayou Bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbit99 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I think most of the bullets around have some dedicated followers. I am certain that there are folks here that will support almost all of the bullets at one time or another. My personal preference is for ACME bullets. Good quality bullets. They support the disciplines. They support THIS forum. AND, they offer a discount for forum members. (There is a code for the discount... It gets you an additional 10% off if you are a forum member..). My second choice is probably Blue Bullets. They are close in price to ACME and their bullets look good and shoot good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowb1rd Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Ive been using 124gr 9mm Bayou Bullets over N320 (recommended to me by a stranger lol) and Im digging it. Havent experimented outside of this yet as Im fairly new to reloading. Will probably try 147 in the near future and maybe some other powders like Titegroup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatsme Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I use xtreme 124's and titegroup in my shadow 2.Can get some really great pricing on xtreme through sage's reloading supply.Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koteris Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I'm another 124gr 9mm Bayou Bullets person. I can load them pretty long and the people at Bayou have always been great. I use WSF with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatsme Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 12 hours ago, koteris said: I'm another 124gr 9mm Bayou Bullets person. I can load them pretty long and the people at Bayou have always been great. I use WSF with them. I liked the 135 gr myself when I used Bayou. they are also great and have fast shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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