Copper plated bullets vs. Copper jacketed bullets

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JoBrook firearms announced that they are getting some Berry ‘s bullets in this thread: http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=469598

They are copper plated bullets.

Can someone tell me if there is a difference between reloading plated bullets vs. jacketed bullets?

I'm asking because it looks like I am going to need to buy some bullets and in the past I have used jacketed bullets.

Thank you
 
check with the web site some of them have velocity max published on web site

if you over crimp plating will peel off easy ( a seen a couple of bullets that way)
 
just having some fun said:
check with the web site some of them have velocity max published on web site

if you over crimp plating will peel off easy ( a seen a couple of bullets that way)
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Thank you.

I checked the Berry's website but I didn't see a max velocity for the bullets I was looking at.

I have emailed the company asking for the max velocity and if there is anything else I should be aware of when reloading a copper plated bullet vs. a copper jacketed bullet.
 
Plated bullets have their limitations. Berry's site will also state that they are not intended for use in magnum calibers(heavy crimp required which will cut thru the plating) and suggest velocity be kept below 1100fps. Dandy for autos using taper crimps and Berrys claims theirs are double struck. Thats great as it ensures consistent shape. They do have some interesting bullet profiles.
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"...a difference between..." Yep. Plated bullets are electroplated. The plating isn't as thick as a jacket. They're loaded using cast bullet data.
A jacket is a separate piece of copper, etc. that gets formed and the core is put into it.
 
daBear said:
Plated bullets have their limitations. Berry's site will also state that they are not intended for use in magnum calibers(heavy crimp required which will cut thru the plating) and suggest velocity be kept below 1100fps. Dandy for autos using taper crimps and Berrys claims theirs are double struck. Thats great as it ensures consistent shape. They do have some interesting bullet profiles.
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Some "platers" (notably AIM) are catering to the IPSC crowd with extra hard, extra thick plated bullets that seem to work fine right up to 1400 f/s. I've put a thousand AIM's through my 38 Super loaded to about 1380 f/s and no discernible problems at all. I have excellent groupings with these things and they run very clean over 8.2 gr of Vv N350 with no comp fouling.

I've only used AIM projectiles so don't know about other brands.
 
HK Mark23 - I like your Superlight helmet Avatar, spent many hours in one. Thanks for the plug on the double-struck, we DS 98% of our bullet offerings wether it says DS or not. Just makes everything load easier, we never saw any test data out of a 5" pistol that showed DS was any more accurate than a non-DS bullet.
 
Berry's MFG said:
HK Mark23 - I like your Superlight helmet Avatar, spent many hours in one. Thanks for the plug on the double-struck, we DS 98% of our bullet offerings wether it says DS or not. Just makes everything load easier, we never saw any test data out of a 5" pistol that showed DS was any more accurate than a non-DS bullet.
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Been awhile since I was on the business end of the hose. Didn't mind the hat so much as the bell, mighty cramped after 4 hours. I supervise now.

I should have mentioned in my earlier post that plated bullets are in pretty common use by IPSC shooters in my area, not just me. Reasons being that there's no exposed lead at the base to foul compensators, or the air of indoor ranges. Cost saving is an obvious benefit but wouldn't suffice if the product compromised one's match results or expensive gun.

Technically, you manufacturers know the relative benefits of DS'ing, extra plating, alloys and the results they bring. Importantly for the OP, he shouldn't try to decide about the utility of plated bullets vs jacketed ones without trying them out.

My only complaint is that they don't seem to have helped my horrible shooting ability any :redface:.
 
I miss my diving days, spent my career in Singapore. Never had to break in as a tender that way. Our niche is in-between a cast and jacketed, they are great for target and plinking but were never designed for magnum velocities, hunting or self defense rounds. Not that they won't do a number on soft fleshy parts, but they were never designed with anything more than accuracy in mind.
 
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