rocky mountain reloading and Missouri bullet have interested me.
Suggestions?
Rocky Mountain Reloading manufactures their own jacketed bullets that are used by ELEY so you are buying "ELEY match grade" bullets at bulk pricing -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...or-their-new-line-of-match-ammunition.854750/
They are currently showing 8 weeks backlog and members have been receiving bullets within the time frame. Compared to other jacketed bullets, RMR bullets are very consistent in nose profile/ogive to produce more consistent OAL and have weight variance less than other jacketed bullets. RMR bullets are my current reference bullet of choice for load development and accuracy testing.
Missouri Bullet Company manufactures 12/18 BHN lubed lead and Hi-Tek coated lead bullets and I have been happy with their lead/coated lead bullets. They are currently showing 6-8 weeks backlog and members have been receiving bullets within the time frame.
RMR and MBC are true "mom and pop" operations incubated right here on THR and both have gone national with reputation for great customer service and continue to offer 5% THR discount (PM members for the code).
Been happy with Zcast, both old ownership and current:
https://www.jacobeagle.com/bullets
Z-Cast manufactures 14-16 BHN lubed lead bullets in limited selection but softer alloy allows bullet base deformation/expansion even with lighter target loads to seal with the barrel and I have been happy user of their 9mm/40S&W/45ACP bullets.
If your barrel has shorter leade, their "stepped" 9mm RN is a good choice as many other casters have switched to "non-stepped" RN profile that must be loaded short like around 1.080" to clear the start of rifling. With my 9mm barrel with almost no leade, Z-Cast "stepped" RN loaded to typical 1.125" OAL works fine priced at $29/500 -
https://www.jacobeagle.com/product-page/9mm-124-grain-rn-500-count
For 45ACP, my favorite is 200 gr SWC for $36.50/500 -
https://www.jacobeagle.com/product-page/45-acp-200-grain-swc-500-count
They are currently showing 1-3 weeks backlog.
BTW, here's a listing of various component manufacturers/vendors for reference -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/vendors.868425/