Jacketed Bullets (FMJ) compaired to Plated bullets?

[Guzzizzit]

Ok, I find alot of loading data for full metal jackets, and a good bit for cast lead bullets, so how do "coper Plated" bullets compare? Can they be loaded Light like Cast lead? Can they be loaded "hot" like jacketed bullets? Or do they land somewhere in between?

Thanks for anyones input.

 

[The-Fly]

From what I've heard, most people say load them to medium jacketed loads. My experience with them in 9mm is that as long as its not nuclear hot, plated does fine. I push 124gr Berry's out to 1100fps out of my glocks, and no problems at all.

 

[ReloaderFred]

If you'll use cast bullet data for plated bullets, you'll do fine. Keep the velocities for pistol bullets under about 1250 fps and they will shoot very well. If you exceed that velocity by very much, they won't grasp the rifling and will tumble. My Berry's 124 grain bullets in the 357 Sig are very accurate at 1250 fps, but when I drove them to 1400 fps with Power Pistol, they tumbled wildly.

The rifle bullets are plated heavier than the pistol bullets and can be driven to around 1700 fps., according to the manufacturer. My load in the 45-70 with Berry's 350 grain plated bullets is pushing over 1900 fps and is extremely accurate.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Steve in PA]

I've been loading and shooting Rainier plated bullets in my 9mm and .45acp to the same loads as listed in the Hornady manual for normal jacketed bullets and they shoot exactly the same.

7.0gr of HS6 for the 115gr 9mm and 6.0gr of Unique for the 230gr .45acp.

 

[Walkalong]

Anywhere from midrange jacketed data to full load jacketed data depending on the bullet and the barrel. Kind of a test it and see thing.

I shoot Ranier 15 Gr. RN at around 1050 FPS in a 3" barrell EMP, around 1175 with a 5" barrel Bennelli, and around 1400 FPS with a 16" barrell CX-4 Storm with very good accuracy. WSF & AA# 5

I have a couple of .45 loads with some plated bullets that lose accuracy above 800 or so and some that will shoot well at around 900+. It just kinda depends.