Very interesting discussion. couple of questions.
Are Ranier bullets to be treated like lead bullets?
I ask because they are electroplated
I was also looking at the Accurate load data for .40 and for Ranier it shows:
No.7 155 RAN FP 9.3 998 10.3 1,135 34,300 1.125
And for lead bullets is shows:
No.7 155 MCB SWC BB 8.7 1,008 9.7 1,146 34,600 1.130
And Hornady XTP,, which are jacketed show:
No.7 155 HDY XTP 9.0 995 10.0 1,124 34,500 1.125
So just trying to make sense of this. The Raniers do not appear to be treated like Lead Bullets.
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