Handgun Re-loading....plated vs FMJ vs lead bullets.....

[theshootist]

Any reason to not just tumble lube the cast boolits rather than lube sizing?

 

[Mark-II]

Any reason to not just tumble lube the cast boolits rather than lube sizing?

Depends. I'm happy with them as cast and lubed in 45 but the 9mm ones were awful. Still, sizing an undersized bullet wasn't going to help. My god you should have seen the leading....

If you're going to size, I see no point in a tumble lube bullet design, and if I have to size bullets for an auto loader I'd rather just buy the things.

 

[stevebc]

What brands of plated bullet do you recommend that we can purchase here in Canada.

Berry's or Campro.

 

[lyle1]

Berry's or Campro.

Thank you for your advice Steve. I am going to give the Berry's a try. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

 

[Razorsythe]

I have only made about 800 rnds so far, but Aim projects and Caliber 9mm seem to shoot well*. At least for my unskilled shooting.

 

[theshootist]

Depends. I'm happy with them as cast and lubed in 45 but the 9mm ones were awful. Still, sizing an undersized bullet wasn't going to help. My god you should have seen the leading....

If you're going to size, I see no point in a tumble lube bullet design, and if I have to size bullets for an auto loader I'd rather just buy the things.

I totally agree about running the lubrisizer step. All my pistol molds are designed for being tumble lubed. I was curious if others found the tumble lubed variety to be substandard.

 

[Rod B]

I shoot almost exclusively cast WW boolits in my 45ACP and have never sorted any brass, not once lol. I do lubesize them though, this is a must for most autoloaders. Casting from free wheel weights is the best decision I ever made in regards to handloading, I'm sitting at $65/1000 rounds out the door for 45ACP not factoring in my time.

I have fired thousands of cast bullets both lube sized & tumble lubed out of various hand guns without encountering a problem.

 

[stevebc]

Thank you for your advice Steve. I am going to give the Berry's a try. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Very kind of you- best to you and yours as well.

fwiw, I buy mine from Custom Reloading Services in Maple Ridge BC. Very nice folks.

 

[Mickey849]

Berry's or Campro.

Ditto for Campro Bullets. I run 'em in .45 ACP and fairly warm loads in .44 Magnum with excellent results.