[bds]

I used to reload jacketed/plated bullets primarily with small amount of lead bullets for my 1911, but in recent years (especially due to economics and supply issues) have found myself shooting more and more lead bullets.

What are your pistol reloading bullet types and reasons why you use them?

*Update - Sorry that I didn't specify. I was looking for pistol reloading bullet types.

[lgbloader]

All of the above. depends on what kind of shooting. Mrs LGB will shoot only jacketed and plated. Lead is too dirty for her. I don't mind dirty :evil:

LGB

[243winxb]

Lead for Handguns & 30cal. rifle w/GC. Before i started casting my own 40+ years ago, i bought cast or for Bullseye competition, lead swaged in 38 & 45. I use them because my loads can be duplicated over and over again, and my cast is never "out of stock"

[Oyeboten]

Lead...


Mostly Old Guns, and Lead is both friendly to the Barrels, and will do everything I'd ever want for every other aspect of accuracy, SD, and plinking.

[bds]

Mostly Old Guns, and Lead is both friendly to the Barrels, and will do everything I'd ever want for every other aspect of accuracy, SD, and plinking.

I think in the late 1800s and eary 1900s, all they had were lead bullets. Not sure but I don't think people worried about the expansion rate of 45 LC lead bullets and sure killed a lot of "targets" :D

[ReloaderFred]

I load for 31 different calibers, so I load jacketed, plated and lead, depending on the use.

Fred

[FTSESQ]

For pistol, I reload of FMJ. For rifle, its all BTHP's for accurate paper punching.

[Afy]

Mostly Lapua Scenar's in various calibers.

[ScratchnDent]

I have always loaded primarily lead in revolvers, and plated in pistols, along with a few premium JHPs in both. However, I recently began casting my own handgun bullets, and hopefully, that's all I'll shoot from now on.

[mcdonl]

Lead. I cast all of my own loads :)

[Hondo 60]

Due to economics most of what I reload is plated. It's much cheaper than jacketed & much cleaner than lead.

[mcdonl]

I agree yurko... I have no problems with lead in my guns, or causing any cleanup AFTER they are loaded up, but the casting/lubing/loading process is messy. But, when put in the gun they are no dirtier than any other ammo IMO...

But, keep the latex gloves around for lubing and sizing!!

[HOWARD J]

After 20 years I felt that I had soaked up enuf lead--I switched to jacketed for the next 20 years---now: plated & jacketed..................

I do load 30 carbine with some plinking bullets( exposed lead on 1/2 of bullet)

[James2]

Lots of lead. Some plated. Occasionally some jacketed.

[editingfx]

Ditto James.

[highlander 5]

With the exception of my ARs I use a mix of home cast,plated and jacketed.

[FROGO207]

60% lead and 40% plated because the indoor range does not allow jacketed due to penetration of the backstop. Some small amount of jacketed for storage and use when able. As is the case with many the cost is what drives this decision for me.

[wleoff]

I load a lot of lead in 45 Colt for SASS. I have to load 9mm, .40 and 45 ACP in brass to work in my Glocks. For benchrest, it's all brass in 6BR and .223. I load a lot of brass in .270 hunting and for 30-06 for the Garands and Springfields. Most of the 45-70 that I load is lead and so is the 38-55. Also a lot of lead for my 1911s. Sorry, can't answer your poll. Lead is much cheaper but not for velocities above about 1600 fps.

[Redneck with a 40]

For me, its 90% plated, Ranier's have always done well for me. I've got some Hornady XTP's loaded up, 40 cal, so 10% jacketed.:)

[Arkansas Paul]

We load a little bit of everything, but mostly plated. The only reason is we shoot the .40s a lot and they're cheap to load for with Berrys plated stuff.