Practical differences between plated/coated/FMJ

[Dudedog]

Frogfurr
If you interested PM me and if it is legal for you to receive bullets in the mail in Ohio and I will send you some Rocky Mountain Reloading
124gr 9mm MPRs to try less money than the bullets you showed above and very good bullets IMO.
They shot well for me in all my 9s and others here have had good luck with them as well.
RMR is great to do business with, and they care about their customers.
The owner LongdayJake is a member here and gives THR member the 5% discount.

https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/rmr...hollow-point-multi-purpose-round-bullets-new/
$99 -5% THR discount =$95 free shipping


ochsen,
If it is legal for you to receive bullets where you are PM me if your interested and I will send you a sample of the RMR 124 MPRs to try out.
DD

 

[nettlle]

Frogfurr
If you interested PM me and if it is legal for you to receive bullets in the mail in Ohio and I will send you some Rocky Mountain Reloading
124gr 9mm MPRs to try less money than the bullets you showed above and very good bullets IMO.
They shot well for me in all my 9s and other here have had good luck with them as well.
RMR is great to do business with, and they care about their customers.
The owner LongdayJake is a member here and gives THR member the 5% discount.

https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/rmr...hollow-point-multi-purpose-round-bullets-new/
$99 -5% THR discount =$95 free shipping


schsen,
If it is legal for you to receive bullets where you are PM me if your interested and I will send you a sample of the RMR 124 MPRs to try out.
DD

PM sent.

 

[Walkalong]

Much the same as CoalTrain49. I have been using Missouri Bullets Hi-Tek coated which are excellent bullets but am going to FMJ after that. I have been considering these bullets but have not tried them yet. I have read some good reviews on them:

http://www.rozedist.com/mm5/merchan...RZD&Product_Code=R162-A&Category_Code=ZBJ-9MM

Good bullets, but I stopped buying separate Zeros (.355 9MM & .356 .38 Super) and would buy only the .356 ".38 Super" R-161 bullet and use it in everything.

As posted, the RMR bullets are also very good, buy by price.

 

[nettlle]

Placed an order (back ordered) for some RMR 9mm 124gr JHP tonight. We'll see how well they work out.

 

[lordpaxman]

Outside of cost, any other practical differences between the three?

You've gotten some great advice from everyone, as usual, and I have some other observations.
I've found to achieve an equivalent PF for the same weight bullet, less powder charge is required for coated and most powder charge is required for jacketed, with plated falling in the middle. It may be the case you need to choose one to achieve a PF and remain within published load data specifications.
I find loading coated requires a bit more bell on the case mouth to prevent shaving, or alternatively, if you don't want to worry about shavings, load jacketed or plated.
The crimp step, just to remove the bell, for coated is a bit more finicky, since you don't want to swage the softer bullet and potentially decrease neck tension. And there can be a difference in neck thickness of the case so once again, jacketed is easier to crimp in my opinion. Plated crimp can be finicky as well but for me it hasn't been as difficult to get right as coated.
I use Bayou bullets, no particular reason, but they will resize their coated to your specifications at no extra charge, if you're in to that.
Given the cost differential between any of these is less and less, I'm moving gradually over to jacketed for 9mm. I'm also a fan of RMR's line, I just wish they'd stop sending those teaser emails when they have specials...

 

[PO2Hammer]

Like lead, coated bullets are a better choice for the lightest loads.