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I'm still fairly new to reloading, doing 9mm, 32acp, 7.62x25 and 45acp for pistol calibers so far. My local store only carry's berry's but looking online it appears that campro's are a little cheaper overall, canadian made, and have a thicker copper plating. sounds like a win win to me but I'm wondering if there is a quality issue with the campro's, or if they're less consistent in some way? I also reload 30-06, and soon .223, How are the Campro FMJ rifle bullets for quality?

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I've gotten about 1MOA accuracy from Campro in my 308 and 223 rifles. Not bad for bulk plinking pills.

I've had nothing but good results from Campro pistol bullets as well. Cheap and more accurate than the powder coated X-Metal stuff.
 
Bullets are like optics: you get what you pay for, within reason. CamPro are fine bullets for pistol ranges. At 100m you'll see a noticeable difference compared to, say, Hornady XTP. :)
 
I tried loading Speer Gold Dots as my IPSC 9mm match ammo and gave up and went back Campro 147s.
I got just as good a group and they were no-where near as finicky about loading.
(Sometimes the Speers would go crooked - never had that issue with a campro)

Campro FMJ Rifle Bullets are real copper jackets - not plated.
They don't make them in house; they get them from a local supplier in Quebec.
Damn good bullets for the money.
 
I used to go out of my way to get Berry's bullets, then I tried Campro because they were easier to source and a little cheaper. I actually have better results with the campro and will be sticking with them. This is using 124gr in 9mm.
 
I found both Berry's and Campro equal in function and accuracy when loading pistol rounds. Only difference is the price. So Campro wins out.
 
switched from berrys & went campro in 357 & 44 mag & 45acp, found NO difference. Both shoot very good. Buy Campro, same result......cheaper.!!
 
I use campro for everything pistol, except .50, but only because they don't make .50. I've tried them both, and I can't see a difference between the 2 of them. I'm gonna send them an email to campro and ask them to make .50 bullets for 50AE/500SW and 50Beowulf.

I also use their 308 147grn for my 300wsm for plinking rounds. They cost about 1/3 the price of hunting bullets (Barnes, Speer, etc.). Not as good but pretty close.

Overall campros are the best quality/price ratio of any bullets. Unless you're doing benchrest you probably won't see the difference.
 
Campro 44 mag is rated for magnum velocity per its website. Campro has load data for the classic 23-24 grain load of H110 at 1413-1522 FPS. Berry's site recommends a maximum of 1250 FPS for its 44 bullet. If you shoot magnum pistol, it's a no brainer, go Campro. If you shoot a Desert Eagle, its probably a necessity.

Now over to the guys who say "Well I shoot Berry's at 1500 FPS and........" It's the same guys who will say "Well I smoke 3 packs of cigarettes a day and......"
 
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I have tried both campro and berrys in 9mm 124 to 147 grain.

Most suppliers around me carry Campro. There's a reason for this, it's because they are more popular. And it's pretty simple as to why they are so popular, they're better bullets.
I use the 9mm 147s, 357 158's, 223 55's and used to use 45 230's. All put a hole in the paper where I want them to be if I do my part.
 
AB.boy said:
I used to go out of my way to get Berry's bullets, then I tried Campro because they were easier to source and a little cheaper. I actually have better results with the campro and will be sticking with them. This is using 124gr in 9mm.
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Same here

I use them in 9mm, 357, 44mag, and 223
 
Freedom Ventures said:
I tried loading Speer Gold Dots as my IPSC 9mm match ammo and gave up and went back Campro 147s.
I got just as good a group and they were no-where near as finicky about loading.
(Sometimes the Speers would go crooked - never had that issue with a campro)
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I use a Lyman type "M" expander die for all my handgun rounds and some rifle rounds, it helps to keep the bullet straight in the case, with no tilting and reduces runout.

I do not have a good pistol M die photo but below is a .223 M die, as you can see it creates a step at the case mouth, Then you can start the bullets straight by hand before using the seater die.

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NOTE, Lymans patent expired and I have Redding .40 S&W and .44 Magnum dies with the type M expanders.
 
I have had excellent results with Campro in .308 (147 grain), .223 (55 grain) and with their .45 230 grain ball bullets. Usually a little cheaper than other stuff and that is good enough for me.
 
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