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I was recently on the hunt for 45 cal handgun bullets Jacketed Flat Point. After reading a few places about how "incredible" Montana Gold bullets were I decided to give them a try. One guy claimed to shoot 10s of thousands of them and always hit COAL at reloading bench accurately and diameters Mic'd out perfect all the time....I thought this was little exaggerated but liked to read the good reviews.

My order came in a timely manner and well packed.

I just loaded some up and I'm kind of shocked. The bullets are beautiful. The COAL averaged +/- 0.001" on most of what I loaded and I saw +/-0.002" here or there. I only loaded up 25 but these are CONSISTENT.

I'm not gonna bash other companies, but I have NEVER seen this high of quality with any other bullets I have used. I only have experience with cheap, middle of road, and top brand hunting/target grade bullets. I have NOT used precision brands for high precision shooting.

Just figured I would share my experience.

Will report back with more info once I use em'
 
I used Montana Gold jacketed bullets (FMJ/JHP) in 9mm/40S&W/45ACP exclusively when I shot USPSA matches in the 90s due to consistent weight variance of 1.0 gr and OAL/COL. MG bullets were more consistent than many commercial bullets I tested.

Since RMR started manufacturing their own in-house jacketed bullets, I found them to be even more consistent weight-wise (Less than 1.0 gr variance) and produced .001" OAL variance with pre-resized mixed range brass and .002"-.003" variance with unresized mixed range brass (Which is on par/better than what I have seen with other bulk/premium bullets to include Speer TMJ/Gold Dot, Golden Saber, Hornady HAP, Sierra, Winchester and Zero) - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...progressive-press.833604/page-2#post-10779806

But since RMR currently only produces their in-house jacketed bullets in 9mm, I would gladly recommend MG bullets in 45ACP for match grade consistency but 230 gr FMJ RMR is selling looks awfully like Montana Gold bullets to me (Note the distinct brass colored jacket instead of copper colored jacket ;)) for only $129.99/1000 with free shipping (And you get 5% THR discount with thehighroad5 code and THR ID in the order comment box which brings the price down to $123.50/1000 shipped) - https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/bul...-gr-full-metal-jacket-round-nose-bullets-new/

Look forward to your range report.
 
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Mowgli Terry said:
Should I need jacked bullets MG would be choice #1.
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Well ... for 9mm, my choice would still be RMR as they have outperformed Hornady HAP and Zero bullets for me.

BTW, anticipate a "life changing" announcement in about a week for RMR that will change the world of match shooting - Yes, it's going to be BIG, like in world-wide big. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
bds said:
Well ... for 9mm, my choice would still be RMR as they have outperformed Hornady HAP and Zero bullets for me.
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MG bullets worked very well for me as an average shooter, No doubt had I been in competition it would have been more scientific. In the day MG sold a long shanked 9mm bullet the worked very well in 9mm and 357 SIG. That was a plus. If I came across as arguing with anybody's choice it was unintentional. Maybe, if in the need for jacketed bullets more research would be a good idea.
 
I used MG for years. I've ordered them sometimes months apart, but they always arrive exactly the same size and weight as any of my previous orders. They are very accurate for my uses. Plus I've never had any problems with them.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Mowgli Terry said:
MG bullets worked very well for me as an average shooter, No doubt had I been in competition it would have been more scientific.

... if in the need for jacketed bullets more research would be a good idea.
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In the 90s when I shot USPSA matches, Montana Gold jacketed bullets were "hands down" THE match bullets to use for consistency and cost (especially if you bought case quantities).

But over the decades, bullet technology improved.

And in 2019, bullet manufacturers have gone beyond just making jacketed bullets over lead cores. Federal and other companies have gone to shallow and deep hollow base FMJ to increase bullet base/bearing surface length to improve accuracy to companies like RMR which increased greater "fold over" of FMJ base to increase bullet consistent and accuracy.

RMR 124 gr FP Match Winner: Older production on the left with ~.064" copper fold over lead base (Which is still more than most FMJ) and newer production on the right with ~.074" copper fold over lead base.

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CMV said:
bds said:
BTW, anticipate a "life changing" announcement in about a week for RMR that will change the world of match shooting - Yes, it's going to be BIG, like in world-wide big. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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spill!
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I can't.

Jake made me promise to wait until a certain "global" event took place and we can let the cat out of the bag.

I tell you, it is going to be life changing for the world of match shooting.

I promise.

Update: Just PMed Jake as looks like we are day(s) away from letting the cat out of the bag.
 
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BDS, you may be getting these guys a little too excited over something that's more just exciting to you and I. On a different note, I just bought tooling lines to make .40 and .45 on our machines. Now I just need to save up some money to get the lead core machine it will need and then spend the money and time to do the conversions. It's a ways off, but the major hurdle has been jumped.
 
Actually, this could be even bigger ... for real. No joke.

longdayjake said:
BDS, you may be getting these guys a little too excited over something that's more just exciting to you and I
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You are seriously humbling yourself. I will let THR members be the judge but this will be big news for sure.

I have a feeling a bunch more people will be excited to hear the news, which COULD have global implications. I could easily see 2-3, maybe 4 dedicated specialized forums lighting up with this news.

longdayjake said:
On a different note, I just bought tooling lines to make .40 and .45 on our machines. Now I just need to save up some money to get the lead core machine it will need and then spend the money and time to do the conversions. It's a ways off, but the major hurdle has been jumped.
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Nice!
 
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Well, we know BDS is excited to the point of Peeing himself.
Maybe I've have had to many Hornady earth shattering events that didn't amount to much, to get very excited.
I hope your right BDS, you have our attention.
What did Jake do, design his own long range rifle bullet or design his own cartridge?
 
longdayjake said:
BDS, you may be getting these guys a little too excited over something that's more just exciting to you and I. On a different note, I just bought tooling lines to make .40 and .45 on our machines. Now I just need to save up some money to get the lead core machine it will need and then spend the money and time to do the conversions. It's a ways off, but the major hurdle has been jumped.
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Oh good! I've been waiting for when you might get a 45 line of your own. 40s I don't shoot that often. Only when I'm playing with a new, to me, bullet. (And shooting my chronograph.) But I'm sure I'll try those out too. :)
 
bds said:
I can't.

Jake made me promise to wait until a certain "global" event took place and we can let the cat out of the bag.

I tell you, it is going to be life changing for the world of match shooting.

I promise.

Update: Just PMed Jake as looks like we are day(s) away from letting the cat out of the bag.
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DEPLETED URANIUM 200 grain 9mm JHP FILLED WITH GELIGNITE?!?!
 
I'm serious about this, if he did do something really cool like come out with his own caliber I would be very interested in it. He knows how to design pistol bullets and has be quite successful with it. Why not something like that? It could be the next logical step.
I could be way off too, I'm not holding my breath.
I have to wait like everyone else does to find out what he did.
My anticipation is growing.
 
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