which berrys 9mm bullets to use?

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i would like to know which berrys plated bullets you guys prefer? also if 124 or 147 grain bullets are better for target ad general plinking in a 3.75" bbl?\

also, maybe some input on ther customer service and quality, as i already have a 124g bullet mold but like the look of copper jacket/plating
 
I have been shooting 115 Gr Raniers for years (I buy Berrys now), but recently tried some 125 gr plated bullets in my AR and it gets back on target a bit quicker with those. I think I'll go 124 Gr when I need some more. One of these days I'll try some 147 Gr.

N320 and 115 Gr plated bullets are great combination for a light load.
 
how about loads for 124TL cast bullets....i have titegroup and universal and would like to keep less than 10 bucks/100 at current prices.....i cast at about 1 cent per bullet
 
I don't use either of those in 9MM, and I don't care for Titegroup at all. Of those, I would use Universal.

W-231 would be one of the very first ones I would try with lead in 9MM.
 
I use TG for lead bullets (we're talking about traditional lead with wax lube in the groove) and it works well. It's more important to work up an accurate load for your pistol. All guns shoot differently. Only your barrel will tell you if it likes a certain powder and a certain bullet.

TG is rather fast burning. Universal is much slower, I bet you get some unburnt powder if you use it in a 3.75 inch barrel. The N320 mentioned by Walkalong is halfway between TG and Universal.

147g bullets in 9mm is a wonderful thing to try in your pistol. Some pistols love it, my Glock 19 does. I have a 5" Colt Series 70 in 9mm that shoots 147 grain like it was made especially for it. Try it and see.
 
WSF is very lead friendly. My 9mm is a H&K P7 so I limit my lead shooting to testing for my ammo line shooting maybe 25rd lead loads then cleaning thoroughly.

I have used 115gr Berry RN with good results. I want to try some 124gr next.
 
which berrys 9mm bullets to use?

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i would like to know which berrys plated bullets you guys prefer? also if 124 or 147 grain bullets are better for target ad general plinking in a 3.75" bbl?\

also, maybe some input on ther customer service and quality, as i already have a 124g bullet mold but like the look of copper jacket/plating
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Depends on what you like. I've shot more 115's than anything else simply because, they're a bit cheaper. They are a little "snappier" than the heavier bullets when loaded to the same PF though and for soft shooting, the 147's are the way to go. Of late I've been experimenting with 147 grainers and to be honest, were the price the same it's all I would shoot. I have a couple of very accurate loads that shoot so soft it's like cheating.
 
Berry's 124 grain hollowpoints will not feed in my BHP no matter what I set for the OAL. I've read of other ppl having this problem too.

I shoot Magnus 135 grain cast bullets with a heavy charge of Bullseye. (very snappy load)
 
I shoot Berry's 115gr flat points over 4.0gr of Titegroup, economical, accurate and produce a nice punched hole in the paper.
 
I'd have to second the 115 gr Berry' s and N320.

I haven't been the same since I discovered it.

LGB
 
We have tried both the Berry's 124 gr bullet and the 147. My current competition load is a Berry's 147gr bullet using W231. When loading to make power factor (bullet weight x muzzle velocity)/1000, there are many that believe that a heavier bullet is the way to go for steel, and from a physics standpoint (kinetic engergy) there is an advantage to using a heavier bullet in that formula.

If we weren't shooting competitively, we probably would just shoot the cheap 115 grainers. There is a school of thought that prescribes to the "heavy bullet, fast powder" theory, and due to that I am going to try a faster powder shortly.
 
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