Copper plated or FMJ?

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I just picked up some bullets from Wild West in Edmonton. I was in a rush so I didn't do much of an inspection, but they lady said they were 124 gn FMJ. Looking at the bag, I'm almost certain though that they're copper plated.

Being from Calgary (where not a single place has any 9mm), I just bought them - but does anyone know how I can tell?
 
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Are they No Names or what? Usually you'll know by the brand. If you don't know what brand they are, there are some visual clues. Frontier or Berry's CMJ bullets, for example, you can see the irregular surface of the lead bullet under the jacket, ie the jacket isn't perfectly smooth and uniform. Double-dipped CMJ bullets like Cam-Pro are harder to differentiate from true FMJs though.
 
I think you're mistaken notsorichguy. I've bought plenty of FMJ bullets that didn't have exposed lead.

Right in front of me I have Hornady 115gr FMJ-RN that are fully enclosed.

OP's talking about the difference between higher-grade, thick-jacketed bullets and thin-jacketed CMJ bullets (Frontier, Berry's etc.)
 
The lady said it was a company operating from Vancouver; I think she said the brand was Cam-Pro, but I had an insistent wife, eager to see the mall - so I don't quite recall. Quality seems substandard to some other brands I've bought in the past; but there's a bullet drought in Calgary so I'll take what I can get - I've loaded and shot worse through my G17 (Excel Premium cast lead *shudder* supposidly 124 gn).

Bullets are fully enclosed (at bottom too), but there's dimples in a few bullets, the bottoms on some are uneven, etc.

Using either Ac#2 or Win231 does anyone know if there's a big difference between starting loads for FMJ or Copper plated? I don't have my reloading guide handy.
 
I'd run a couple dozen over a scale to see how much the weight varies, and maybe check 'em with a caliper; if they spec close together, just run 'em.

If not, discount sale on the EE.
 
harbl_the_cat said:
...I think she said the brand was Cam-Pro...
Bullets are fully enclosed (at bottom too), but there's dimples in a few bullets, the bottoms on some are uneven, etc.
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Those sound like Cam-Pro alright. Despite the "drip" at the base, I found them to be high-quality bullets. By the way, Cam-Pro are in Quebec City.
 
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