New 10mm Bullet Coming

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What better way to celebrate Tax Day than by bringing out out a new bullet? Well, there are lots of better ways, actually, but this is the only one I could come up with.

This is a 200 grain TCFP in .401 (available in .402 upon request) that is built for absolute functional reliability and decisive terminal ballistics against steel targets. Load them hot in the 10mm and revel in the feeling that you're shooting the early Norma nuclear loads.

Anyhow, up on the website in a week or two for anyone interested.

Brad
 
Sounds good, I need to place an order pretty soon too, so that will work out well.
 
you know, I have 3K of 10mm 200-gr.,--about the earliest 200-gr. LSWC done--and they really are hard to load as they seat so deep--I ought to sell you them as lead and buy some of yours.

The order keeps getting delayed, Brad, but it keeps getting bigger. Now, I just have to pay off the cat's dental surgery first....

Jim H.
 
"...You should inquire about our Cat Lover Discount." ​

Heh. I hope it's more than the so-called relatives' discount I get from my daughter's employer--and to top it off, said daughter is the veterinarian doing the surgery.

Jim H.
 
Brad,
I am going to have to get a sample pack of those for my 40 S&W, if they are available the next time I order.

Bill
 
Good looking bullet! I have really enjoyed Missouri bullets in the past, and plan on ordering some of these for loading in the .40 and 10mm
 
Purchased 500 steelers last week. Loaded with 12.1 grains of #9 in a Glock 20 with Lone Wolf barrel. The
first 10 rounds were crazy accurate at 30 feet. This is when the disappointment set in. The barrel started leading up to the point that new rounds from the mag would not fully chamber. Sad, I had high hopes for this bullet. Looks like I might have to look at Rainier.
 
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The barrel started leading up to the point that new rounds from the mag would not fully chamber.
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Leading? Are these not copper plated?

Ok nevermind - I just googled their website and saw that these are lead.

Admittedly I am a new reloader - only about 250 trouble free rounds into the hobby. Buy why mess with bare lead? Is it just because they are cheaper than plated/jacketed...?
 
Desertgold, its not leading because of the bullet - there are other factors at play. Any lead bullet can cause leading if the "right" circumstances are met.

PowderMonkey, there is nothing wrong with lead. I like MBC because they are cheap, and shoot well. I have to shoot a lot to notice any leading too.
 
desertgold, I think you are pushing the lead bullet too fast using jacketed load data.

Lone Wolf barrels are tight "match grade" barrels. Range test some reduced load batches to see if the leading decreases.
why mess with bare lead? Is it just because they are cheaper than plated/jacketed...?
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Yes, you can often reduce the cost of 40/45 reloads by 30-40% over plated/jacketed.
 
Purchased 500 steelers last week. Loaded with 12.1 grains of #9 in a Glock 20 with Lone Wolf barrel. The
first 10 rounds were crazy accurate at 30 feet. This is when the disappointment set in. The barrel started leading up to the point that new rounds from the mag would not fully chamber. Sad, I had high hopes for this bullet. Looks like I might have to look at Rainier.
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Looks to me like you need to examine your loading practices. According to Accurate Arms:
No.9 200 LC TC 10.6 1,018 11.8 1,157 36,200 1.250

Looks like you are well above max loading for that lead bullet weight. Did you arbitrarily pick a load over max and load it? I would imagine that if you followed the published data for that powder and bullet weight you may see a difference in performance.
 
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Well; I just returned from the range. In response to ljnowell's implications that I am taking a coin flipping technique to come up with my loads, I
set out to test the enlightened ones theory. Although my original loads showed no indications
of overloading, in that there was no primer flattening, cases were landing within 3 feet, no case head issues of any kind, etc, etc,. I was aware of Accurate arms page and the 11.8 grain load. I had
other input and prior experience with proportionately more aggressive loads in my 454
Casull and Laser Cast bullets (no problems)
You know what is funny, is that if I do a search in this forum, other than mine , nobody has posted
any loads for the 10mm. All I got was ljnowell
regurgitating Accurate arms numbers but not one
personal load to provide any real guidance.
OK. I loaded 50 rounds with brand new Starline Brass. I used the Steelers with 11.5 grains of #9
with CCI 300 primers, at 1.25 COAL. Each case individually weighed and verified. The results
were the same accuracy and plenty of leading.
I will be cleaning for a while. I am not putting down MCB and it's bullets, I was just posting an observation. I actually like the quality of the bullet. I was hoping this forum would provide the same type of help that one can find on Glock Talk
with actual input on load data and less on evaluating ones technique.
Good day and happy loading
 
Re: Leading

In the interest of fairness and full disclosure, I wanted to post a followup to my previous post.
When I got the barrel out in the sun light I have to admit that there was a lot less indications of lead
than previously thought. The initial cleaning went well and the gun only failed to chamber one time
as opposed to numerous times previously.
This serves to illustrate my point about providing
actual data to build on and leave the criticisms
out.
 
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