45 ACP Reloads

[ra407]

I am new to reloading and I have some Berrys 200 grain plated FP bullets. I can't seem to find any information about the length after I reload it. Can anyone tell me or show me where to find out. My manual doesn't have this information as far as I know.

Thanks

 

[ForneyRider]

Lee book has plated bullet loading info.

 

[presspuller]

I hardly load any plated bullets but an old timer told me to treat them as jacketed but "not quite as much" meaning that he would drop the powder load by a few tenths of a grain for a plated bullet but would go by the same shape bullet for the OAL.

 

[Steve C]

What works best for me is to seat then so the case mouth is just below the start of the bullets taper as shown in the picture below. Don't need a numerical OAL to figure it out.

 

[cpttango30]

I think right off the top of my head my Rainer 200gr FP are seating at 1.220-1.225" I think that is correct (for mine) right off the top of my head.

 

[Walkalong]

I shot the Berry's 200 Gr TrFP's at 1.185 O.A.L. when I tried them. Seemed to work fine, although I did not fine tune the O.A.L. I switched to the Berry's 200 Gr HP.

 

[brokencowboy]

The 0AL I use for the 200 gr is 1.23 for my full length Daly. Any longer than that & I start to have feeding problems.