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I just picked up some campro bullets on trade from another member. I normally reload using berry bullets so im not to sure how to load these.

From there website, it says 2% antimony and 98% lead. So my question is, should I be loading these as lead, plated or FMJ?

On hand I have Win 231 and Unique.

I will be firing out of my M&P 9mm.
 
The cam-pro bullets have a pretty thick plating and load closer to jacketed than plated in my experiance.
the 124 grn 9mm with about 4.2 of 231 is a nice load.
 
stevebc said:
I found the Campro and Berry's are interchangeable. The Berry's are cheaper though.
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What kind of prices are you finding the Berry's for?
I can find Cam-Pro on special for around $89.00 for 9mm 124gr and $119 for .451" 230gr.
I even got 2 boxes of 9mm 147gr for $79 on a blowout sale.
 
thump_rrr said:
What kind of prices are you finding the Berry's for?
I can find Cam-Pro on special for around $89.00 for 9mm 124gr and $119 for .451" 230gr.
I even got 2 boxes of 9mm 147gr for $79 on a blowout sale.
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Custom Reloading Service in Maple Ridge BC sells them for $79.00/1000 regular price. I just picked up 2000 in person and saved about $35 in shipping from there to the interior of BC. See the "Business and Industry members forums", then click Reloading Supplies. Or go to http://customreloadingservice.com/index.html
 
I use Campro also.
Their website says you can load them balls out as jacketed.

I load full power loads for my 44 magnum Marlin 1894, they work great. No signs of copper in my barrel, so they are def' taking the heat.
IN fact, in my 1894 with micro groove, they are a gem as that gun doesn't work well with normal sized cast bullets, but loves the Campros.

I just bought some in 9mm, loaded, but have not shot yet for my pistol.
 
thump_rrr said:
Cam-Pro bullets are swaged not cast so they are harder than cast bullets.
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That doesn't make sense. Swaged bullets are usually as soft as can be, to ease the manufacture. Cast bullets are routinely cast hard. It is possible that Cam-Pro's swaged is harder than some cast, but that would be an exception, not a rule.
 
BattleRife said:
That doesn't make sense. Swaged bullets are usually as soft as can be, to ease the manufacture. Cast bullets are routinely cast hard. It is possible that Cam-Pro's swaged is harder than some cast, but that would be an exception, not a rule.
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Was thinking the same thing. Pretty hard on swaging machines to be forming with hardened lead.
 
We use lead with 2.5 % of antimony to avoid the deformations at the beginning of the plating process. For cast bullets it usually uses a mixture containing some antimony(2%) and some tin(6%), this one is used as a releasing agent but also contributes to harden the mixture
 
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