After casting and shooting coated lead bullets the last few years I decided to step back into FMJ land when I took a look at Jake's FMJ's that he's producing in-house. I normally shoot 147gr bullets in my 9mm's, but I will deviate from my norm to try these new bullets along with BE-86. Based on the threads here it looks like this should be a great combination.
I decided to take the time to get a few measurements before I started loading. Based on these numbers I'm quite impressed with the consistency of these bullets. I pulled a random sample of 10 bullets from the box and took a few measurements. The bullets were weighed with an RCBS Range Master 750 that was allowed to warm up and tested with check weights prior to use. When measuring bullet length I used Mitutoyo digital calipers and diameter was taken using a stand mounted micrometer. Definitely not the most precise tools but it's what I have in the loading room and good enough to get some baseline numbers.
Here are my numbers...and it looks like we have a winner. The only thing that raised an eyebrow was the bullet diameter averaging out to .3554 instead of .3555. .0001 inches of difference could certainly be my made in China micrometer or operator error..who knows.
I will continue to update this thread as I develop loads.
I decided to take the time to get a few measurements before I started loading. Based on these numbers I'm quite impressed with the consistency of these bullets. I pulled a random sample of 10 bullets from the box and took a few measurements. The bullets were weighed with an RCBS Range Master 750 that was allowed to warm up and tested with check weights prior to use. When measuring bullet length I used Mitutoyo digital calipers and diameter was taken using a stand mounted micrometer. Definitely not the most precise tools but it's what I have in the loading room and good enough to get some baseline numbers.
Here are my numbers...and it looks like we have a winner. The only thing that raised an eyebrow was the bullet diameter averaging out to .3554 instead of .3555. .0001 inches of difference could certainly be my made in China micrometer or operator error..who knows.
I will continue to update this thread as I develop loads.
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