[actionflies]

Can someone recommend me a load for my 44 mag using berry's plated 220gr. bullet. My hornady and lee book or hodgdon/alliant website does not list any data for 220gr. load.

[243winxb]

Copper Plated Bullet Limits



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What are the platted bullets limits?

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How do I load Berry's Preferred Plated Bullets?
Plated bullets occupy a position between cast bullets and jacketed bullets. They are soft lead, but have a hard outer shell on them. When loading plated bullets we have found best results using low- to mid-range jacketed data in the load manual. You must use data for a bullet that has the same weight and profile as the one you are loading. Do not exceed mid-range loads. Do not use magnum loads.

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We, at Rainier Ballistics, recommend using lead bullet load data when loading our bullets. There is no need for adjustment when using lead bullet load data. Our bullets are jacketed using an electroplating process and are softer than traditionally jacketed bullets; hence the recommendation to use lead bullet load data. If you only have access to traditionally jacketed load data, we recommend reducing maximum charge by 10%. A roll or taper crimp may be used with our bullets; do not over crimp

Info is from Berry's and Rainier websites For 220 gr load data, go to http://stevespages.com/page8a.htm

[Walkalong]

Plated bullets are great for light to midrange loads in .44 Mag, but use lead or jacketed for the max loads. :)

[243winxb]

How fast can I shoot these bullets?
Velocities depend on the caliber, but as a rule of thumb, we recommend you don't shoot our plated bullets over 1200 feet-per-second. Our 44's actually shoot best around 1150 fps. 45's are generally good at 850-900 fps. Our bullets are not recommended for magnum velocities.

http://www.berrysmfg.com/faq.php