duckhammer Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Anybody know the thickness from the different companies? Berry's, X-Treme, Rainier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Heavy plate from all three seem to be around .004". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 8 hours ago, duckhammer said: Anybody know the thickness from the different companies? Berry's, X-Treme, Rainier. Common plated plinking bullets are .003 - .005 for your lighter pistol calibers, and thicker for magnum and rifle bullets, etc.. Plated heavy duty service bullets like Speer Gold Dots are considerably thicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckhammer Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 The plated bullet web sites seem to keep it a big secret. I'm just trying the best product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 The three you mentioned each tell you how thick the plating is. Of the three mentioned, Rainier has always given me the best accuracy. X-Treme is next, only because I don't use Berry's. Berry's are oversized, so they get swaged down in the Lee CFCD. That affects accuracy. Berry's and X-Treme both make heavier plate bullets for velocities up to 1500FPS. Berry's calls theirs Thick Plate. X-Treme calls theirs HPCB for Heavy Plate Conical Base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balakay Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Does it really matter?? Have we not established in multiple other threads that plated bullets are not less expensive than jacketed bullets and typically provide inferior accuracy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 30 minutes ago, Balakay said: Does it really matter?? Have we not established in multiple other threads that plated bullets are not less expensive than jacketed bullets and typically provide inferior accuracy? Maybe some like paying the same price for a product that has less performance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balakay Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, GrumpyOne said: Maybe some like paying the same price for a product that has less performance... Sounds reasonable. Carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityShooter Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 As it turns out, a lot of what are advertised as "FMJ" bullets are really plated. CCI Blaze Brass and Independence Aluminum Case ammo (also made by CCI), both stated as FMJ on their boxes, are plated, not really jacketed. This was confirmed by a CCI tech service rep when I called to ask why both ammo boxes state; "Do not use in firearms with ported barrels ported recoil compensators." The CCI tech told me the plating is thin and may be cut through by the rifling leading to fragments of the plating being spit sideways from the ports or compensator vents. Great. So now I have about 2000 9 mm 115 gr factory rounds I can't use in my PCC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevrofreak Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 On 12/27/2018 at 2:35 PM, GrumpyOne said: Maybe some like paying the same price for a product that has less performance... I shoot 147gr plated bullets through my suppressed 9mm's to eliminate leading concerns. It is cheaper than JHP's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 52 minutes ago, chevrofreak said: I shoot 147gr plated bullets through my suppressed 9mm's to eliminate leading concerns. It is cheaper than JHP's. Please share what 147gr plated bullets you are getting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevrofreak Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 19 hours ago, IDescribe said: Please share what 147gr plated bullets you are getting? I stocked up on the now discontinued RMR hardcore match 147 plated RN. I have about 4k of them saved up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Common plated (top) VS PD FMJ (bottom). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckhammer Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Nice picture. I wonder, has anybody shot plated bullets into ballistic gel. HP or FMJ just to see how tuff they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityShooter Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 14 hours ago, Ssanders224 said: Common plated (top) VS PD FMJ (bottom). Notice the true FMJ is open at the base so the hot powder gasses contact the lead core. That's one reason why most major load shooters prefer JHP bullets since the jacket covers the base. Montana Gold does sell a fully enclosed jacketed round nose by adding a disk of jacket material that covers the base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 hour ago, SteelCityShooter said: Notice the true FMJ is open at the base so the hot powder gasses contact the lead core. That's one reason why most major load shooters prefer JHP bullets since the jacket covers the base. Montana Gold does sell a fully enclosed jacketed round nose by adding a disk of jacket material that covers the base Exposed lead bases are a non-issue unless being used in a compensated (Open) gun. Major PF in Limited guns or other non-comped pistols is fine. Im not a fan of two part jackets. JHPs can be had cheaper, and are usually more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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