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First off, I know this is kinda a dumb question. I have been reloading for a year now and had some issues with my first batch of 100 reloads. I learned to never reload that many without doing some testing right off the bat. Anyways, I bought some 124gr. Rainer plated bullets and some Unique powder when I first started. I thought the whole time reloading these bullets that they were 115gr. (I don't assume anymore either). I found a load in my Speer manual for 5.5gr of Unique for 124gr. FMJ. So I loaded these up with 5.5gr Unique under what actually turned out to be a 124gr. Plated Bullet. Now after checking my Hornady manual they list 5.0gr. of Unique to be max for 124gr FMJ but the Speer lists a charge of 5.2gr-5.8gr. for FMJ. Now being that these are plated, are these loads considered safe to shoot in a Springfield XD9? If they are safe, is it hard on the barrel or other parts of the gun? I learned quit a few lessons from my first session of loading but have these bullets sitting around going unused. Should I pawn them off on someone else...just kiddin. Don't hate on the question too bad.