Reloading 45 ACp with plated bullets....

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I used to reload 45 Auto with Hornady FMJ 230 gr. ball bullets.

I couldn't find them so I got some Frontier plated 230 gr.

Do I reduced the power load for theses ?

I have no experience with plated .

If you are familiar with these Frintier bullets, does the little protuberance at the bullets bottom influence accuracy ?

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For 45 I just use the same loads I use for jacketed. 45 is a big slow bullet, so I wouldn't worry too much
 
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FAQ: How do I load Berry's Preferred Plated Bullets?

Plated bullets occupy a position between cast bullets and jacketed bullets. They are soft lead, but have a hard outer shell on them. When loading plated bullets we have found best results using low- to mid-range jacketed data in the load manual. You must use data for a bullet that has the same weight and profile as the one you are loading. Do not exceed mid-range loads. Do not use magnum loads.


FAQ: How fast can I shoot these bullets?

Velocities depend on the caliber, but as a rule of thumb, we recommend you don't shoot our plated bullets over 1250 feet-per-second. Our 44's actually shoot best around 1150 fps. 45's are generally good at 850-900 fps. Our bullets are not recommended for magnum velocities over 1250fps unless the bullet description denotes a thick plated bullet with a higher listed maximum for velocity.

FAQ: Load Data for Berry's Preferred Plated Bullets

We recommend using hard cast load data or start with mid-range jacketed data. Make sure data is below 1250fps unless you are using a Thick-Plated bullet that we list a higher max velocity for like the 9mm 124gr HBRN-TP that can be shot to 1500fps in open class guns like a .38 Super. Keep in mind that since our plated bullet has the same pressure curve as a hard cast bullet, the published cast data will be very close to what you will get with our plated bullets. If you use Jacketed data with our plated bullets you can get from 5% - 8% increase in velocity using that data.

Other than the data from Western and Accurate for the 9mm, .40S&W and Hodgdon .40S&W there is no printed data available.

Berry's Preferred Plated bullets

http://www.berrysmfg.com/faq-q8-c1-What_is_the_difference_between_PlatedJacketedCast_bullets.aspx
 
When loading plated bullets you need to be a little extra careful when seating the bullet as the copper plating is thin and can scrape off easily on the edge of the brass. The easiest solution I found was a little extra flare on the brass.
 
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