Eman Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Hey guys, I wanted to give an update on these new flat point 147gr’ers from Eggleston Munitions. I just got about 1,500 of them from my local reloading shop (Kentuckiana Reloading). I just loaded up a 100 of them to try, but haven’t had a chance to shoot them yet. They look great, and the finish on them is really nice! Load is: 147gr flat point 3.0gr Hodgdon Titegroup 1.120 OAL Gun: Glock 34 gen 3 Factory Polygonal barrel If any of you have tried them already, I would like to hear your experience. I’ll update when I shoot them. 1.120 OAL may be just a tad too long for my Glock mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 1.120 shouldn’t be a length problem in a Glock mag; you shouldn’t run into issues until around 1.160ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbeck Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Haven’t run 147’s but the 115’s (really 112-124’s) are accurate and run great for open shooters. The coating makes them feed better than jacketed for me and groups open up about 2” at 25 yards. This may not be acceptable for majors but for practice and locals they are awesome and cheap. theyre worth a try for any caliber from my experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Eman said: .1.120 OAL may be just a tad too long for my Glock mags. That is not a problem for any 9mm mag. It might be a problem for a chamber of certain 9mm pistols, but not likely a Glock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevrofreak Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 How does the base look on them? I bought a bunch of their 115gr cone shaped bullets several years ago and some of the bases were very rough and jagged. It made them difficult to seat without overbelling the case mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eman Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 2 hours ago, chevrofreak said: How does the base look on them? I bought a bunch of their 115gr cone shaped bullets several years ago and some of the bases were very rough and jagged. It made them difficult to seat without overbelling the case mouth. The base is smooth. I have shot their 115,124, and 147gr’ers and they all had that rough spot under the bullet from the mold. One of the reasons I posted this is because they recently got a new machine that makes the 147gr flat points. the base is smooth and rounded, and the finish is much better than previously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eman Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 https://www.egglestonmunitions.com/shop.html#!/9mm-147gr-Flat-Point-500-Count/p/121781018/category=10873433 this is what I bought. The finish is really shiny and smooth, and it looks great. Really durable. From my previous experience with them, they don’t have that smell that the blue bullets did with certain powder after shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Eggleston uses the HiTek that almost everyone else uses. Blue Bullets has their own proprietary coating. All will smell of not properly chued or if the coating is cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevrofreak Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, IDescribe said: Eggleston uses the HiTek that almost everyone else uses. Blue Bullets has their own proprietary coating. All will smell of not properly chued or if the coating is cut. Eggleston claims it is not HiTek, and I am inclined to agree. I do not get leading with Eggleston like I do with SNS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 You dont get leading from the type of coating. You get leading from poor bullet to barrel fit. Some SNS come in sized like Blues at .3555, which is why I dont buy them. Too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevrofreak Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 30 minutes ago, IDescribe said: You dont get leading from the type of coating. You get leading from poor bullet to barrel fit. Some SNS come in sized like Blues at .3555, which is why I dont buy them. Too small. I don't mean the typical leading inside the barrel, I was seeing starburst shaped streaks of lead on the muzzle of my pistols, deposits sprayed on the bezel of my weapon light and lead on the baffles of my compensators. I got that with SNS bullets using even slow burning powders. I dont get that with Blue's or Egglestons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eman Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Range update: I went and shot this bullet with titegroup, n320, and sport pistol. They all grouped decent at 10yrds. I realized the sweet spot with a g34 factory barrel for titegroup is in the 3.1-3.2gr range, and the sweet spot with sport pistol is 3.2gr. N320 was 3.1gr I think but it may be too close to sub minor. all were at 1.125 OAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bench Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Eman said: Range update: I went and shot this bullet with titegroup, n320, and sport pistol. They all grouped decent at 10yrds. I realized the sweet spot with a g34 factory barrel for titegroup is in the 3.1-3.2gr range, and the sweet spot with sport pistol is 3.2gr. N320 was 3.1gr I think but it may be too close to sub minor. all were at 1.125 OAL Just wondering, for you what defines the "sweet spot"? Grouping, recoil or? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eman Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 59 minutes ago, Bench said: Just wondering, for you what defines the "sweet spot"? Grouping, recoil or? Thanks. I would say it is the accuracy and feel that creates the sweet spot for me. when I can get a 147gr bullet to be soft and shoot good groups, it is a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Eman said: They all grouped decent at 10yrds. I would not consider a 10 yard test to be adequate, for my guns and situation. I would feel that at least 15 yards, and probably more like 20 yards, is the minimum distance I would "test the accuracy" of a load. I've had some pretty poor ammo "group decently at 10 yards, but fall apart at 20 yards. Even my Kel-Tec P-11 groups well at 10 yard, but NOT at 20 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Correct. I have two loads where Load A grouped better at 15 than Load B, but Load B grouped better at 25 because Load A was falling apart at 25 yards. You want to start accuracy testing close enough that your eyes aren't mucking up the test, but far enough away that you can truly see the diff between loads. BUT you want to finish accuracy testinf at the max distance you will shoot the load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eman Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 8:15 PM, Hi-Power Jack said: I would not consider a 10 yard test to be adequate, for my guns and situation. I would feel that at least 15 yards, and probably more like 20 yards, is the minimum distance I would "test the accuracy" of a load. I've had some pretty poor ammo "group decently at 10 yards, but fall apart at 20 yards. Even my Kel-Tec P-11 groups well at 10 yard, but NOT at 20 yards. I understand. The reason I shoot 10 yards is because my rear sight is wide and at 25yrds my grouping wouldn’t be a good representation of the load. Too much human error at 25yrds for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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