zhunter Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 (edited) A guy I shot with this past weekend was using THESE BULLETS, said he liked them, any have any opinions? They are a complete jacketed bullet, as I am not interested in shooting exposed lead based bullets Edited to try to fix the link, but I think Alan Meek posted it below Edited November 12, 2007 by zhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walangkatapat Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Link wouldn't go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I hate it when someone makes you guess at the subject of the question until you review the thread...and then click a link...and then the link is bad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 (edited) Try this link.... Midway Hornady Bullets I have used the 9mm 124gr Enc FMJ for my 9 Major and I like the way they shoot. I will probably try the 45acp 230gr FMJ Enc for my .45 next year. Alan Edited November 12, 2007 by Alan Meek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 GEEZ!!! You guys are touchy today Midwayusa.com Hornady Bullets 45 Caliber (451 Diameter) 230 Grain Encapsulated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Try this link....Midway Hornady Bullets I have used the 9mm 124gr Enc FMJ for my 9 Major and I like the way they shoot. I will probably try the 45 gr FMJ Enc for my .45 next year. Alan Hey Allen...What does it take (powder) to make major PF with a 45 gr bullet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 Try this link....Midway Hornady Bullets I have used the 9mm 124gr Enc FMJ for my 9 Major and I like the way they shoot. I will probably try the 45 gr FMJ Enc for my .45 next year. Alan Hey Allen...What does it take (powder) to make major PF with a 45 gr bullet? Merlin Stop derailing MY thread But, NOW that the question has been asked, Come on Alan, spill the beans, what happened????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 The original link worked fine for me. At $120/1000 for RN , even today, that is a bit pricey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 The original link worked fine for me.At $120/1000 for RN , even today, that is a bit pricey I don't disagree So, what options are there for a non-exposed lead jacketed bullet? I am ONLY interested in JACKETED bullets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 The original link worked fine for me.At $120/1000 for RN , even today, that is a bit pricey I don't disagree So, what options are there for a non-exposed lead jacketed bullet? I am ONLY interested in JACKETED bullets Zero's , their 230 JHP are $114 (including shipping) from ghostholser.com , and maybe Montana Gold - don't know what they are right now. But for jacketed RN I don't have an option off hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 The original link worked fine for me.At $120/1000 for RN , even today, that is a bit pricey I don't disagree So, what options are there for a non-exposed lead jacketed bullet? I am ONLY interested in JACKETED bullets Zero's , their 230 JHP are $114 (including shipping) from ghostholser.com , and maybe Montana Gold - don't know what they are right now. But for jacketed RN I don't have an option off hand. AH, this is the root of the problem, MG's are $133 per 1000 My gun does not like Zero's Hence, I am looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Try this link....Midway Hornady Bullets I have used the 9mm 124gr Enc FMJ for my 9 Major and I like the way they shoot. I will probably try the 45 gr FMJ Enc for my .45 next year. Alan Hey Allen...What does it take (powder) to make major PF with a 45 gr bullet? Well now that the cat is out of the bag.... It is a special blend known only to those that have the secret squirel handshake and codeword. At 3700fpw is not a load that the faint of heart should try and it is definitely only for the real men that shoot singlestack and women, children and sissies would best be served by something available in the Wally world whitebox genre. Alan ps I fixed the typo, so what is wrong did everyone get too many procedurals at their matches this last weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcCracken Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Cabelas They've got Rainier for $110/1000 and if you use a gift certificate its free shipping. I think this is going to be what I get in the near future. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I don't feel like reading the whole thread & didn't see the brand in the title. What brand again? (I meant Boolits. Guess I should have been clear). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdude Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 i've had some experience with these bullets, and use them with my compensated 45 and in general. they are fine bullets, and provide good accuracy. i tested several 230 FMJ RN bullets (Hormady, Remington, Sierra, Ranier (plated), Montana Gold, Winchester) and 230 FMJ FN (Hornady, Nosler) for accuracy from a 5 inch Kart Barrel in an accurized gun, 10 shot groups via a Ranson Rest, at 25 yards, loaded with 5.2g of Winchester 231, seating depth 1.250 for RN; 1.225 for FN. the results: Remington took the prize with an average of 1.63 inch groups. Sierra placed second with 1.67 inch average group size. Ranier and Winchester tied for last place with 2.08 inch groups. Note that there is a mere 0.45 inch difference between best and worst, which could mean that they can all perform well, or that specific Kart barrel likes them all, or that gunpowder/primer combo works well, etc. Round 2: shootoff between Remington and Sierra. This time Sierra wins the prize with a mean group size of 1.54 inches, Remington had 1.67 inch group average. Conclusion: both bullets shoot consistenly well. okay, that was a bit off track. sorry. The Hornady bullets RN & FN were in the middle of those numbers, not the best, not the worst. I use them exclusively in my comped gun because they are fully encapsulated. that gun likes them too but i haven't tested it for accuracy. hope this was somewhat useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 those have always been very good bullets, although pricey harmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 You can find Rainiers even cheaper than Cabelas. I get mine from Midway, and if you get the 2K box it IS free shipping. I know allot of folks don't like Rainiers because they are only mildly plated, instead of being jacketed like most other bullets .... but their website tells you to use load-book data for lead bullets instead of jacketed because their plating is softer than a traditional jacket. And if you ask around I think you'll find that most people believe that lead SWC are more accurate than any other bullet available, they just dont like handling all that lead. So my choice is clear ..... cheaper than jacketed bullets, and no exposed lead. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I hate it when someone makes you guess at the subject of the question until you review the thread...and then click a link...and then the link is bad.... yeah.... Get him Merlin!! Make him read this from the forum guidelines: Thread TitlesWhen starting a new thread, please use descriptive words in the thread’s Title and Description. For example: Use – "Failure To Extract" (Title) "In .40 cal Single Stack" (Description) Instead of – "Has anyone seen this?" (Title) (though I am impressed when ZH gets the thread started in the right forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 add in right subforum in reloading and it's even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharyn Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Jay, I don't know if you're heck-bent on shooting 230s or if Derek told you to stick with RNs... but... My Les Baer had a terrible time with feeding. I finally got a nice comfortable load with WST powder and 200gr Hornady TMJ/CT bullets. Extremely accurate, reliable and soft shooting (like really soft for a girlie 'n all)... Not sure if you're interested... but here's a link to them. http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/...&t=11082005 In any event... Hornady bullets were great for me. I really liked and would definitely recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 Sharyn I do like the 230 grain bullets. Just the nice soft push makes recoil and splits easiest for me. But..... Nothing is written in stone. My MC .45 seems to feed the Hornady 230's well, now I just need to see if they are accurate this weekend. I will post results on Sunday. Thanks Sharyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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