Treat plated same as FMJ?

[ZardozCZ]

Noob alert! Gotta learn somewhere somehow. I can't find (nosler, Lyman, hornady) reference to plated bullets and how they might differ from jacketed for reloading concerns. What I did find would indicate that jacketed formula should be close. I just want to check here to be sure.

I received plated X-Treme from TJConevera recently, 115gr 9m RN, and 180gr HP 40S&W

I've got Universal and Clays, WSP and CCI 500 primers with once fired brass of my own shooting (mostly).

I made up some 40 using 5.2 gr of Universal to 1.130". I'm looking at using 3.2 gr of Clays for the 9 mm at 1.1" col.

These seem to be good for jacketed, ok for plated?

Thanks in advance!

[gun_fan111]

I do not know much about reloading, but there are a lot of threads on here addressing the same question. Just search for plated bullets

[Shipyard]

generally treat plated as same as lead. the "jacket" on plated is super thin and does not behave same as a jacketed bullet. i have always used lead load data and keept them under 1200 fps. i have never had any issues. i run berry's plated almost exclusively through my 9's and 45's. i even load some 44 mag and 10mm plated for plinking mid-range loads.

look at the website/supplier recommendation of your plated bullets for proper load information.

[LarryFlew]

Use the lead data unless you particular brand of plated says differently (not likely except for some heavy plated). IE HBRN Berry's is a heavy plate that can be pushed close to FMJ velocities.

[arizona98tj]

Use the lead data unless you particular brand of plated says differently (not likely except for some heavy plated). IE HBRN Berry's is a heavy plate that can be pushed close to FMJ velocities.

If you read Berry's FAQ, you wouldn't be pushing them any more than than half of a max jacketed load....that is what they recommend.

[OldmanFCSA]

Pure lead bullets oxidize fast and look terrible if it contains no tin or antimony. A flash coating of copper makes them look nice longer, but is structurally not thick enough to affect performance in a positive manner. Use data for cast bullets, please.

[Seismic Sam]

Noob alert! Gotta learn somewhere somehow. I can't find (nosler, Lyman, hornady) reference to plated bullets and how they might differ from jacketed for reloading concerns. What I did find would indicate that jacketed formula should be close. I just want to check here to be sure.

I received plated X-Treme from TJConevera recently, 115gr 9m RN, and 180gr HP 40S&W

I've got Universal and Clays, WSP and CCI 500 primers with once fired brass of my own shooting (mostly).

I made up some 40 using 5.2 gr of Universal to 1.130". I'm looking at using 3.2 gr of Clays for the 9 mm at 1.1" col.

These seem to be good for jacketed, ok for plated?

Thanks in advance!

N00b Suggestion #1: Learn to use the search function!! That question is answered WEEKLY in this forum for many months now...

[LarryFlew]

124 HBRN load data goes to 1500 fps which is below most std 124 jacketed loads.

[dleong]

My standard 9mm recipe calls for either a Rainier or Berry's (whichever was on sale) 115 gr. TCJ-RN projectile atop 4.6 gr. of Universal at an OAL of 1.150" for an average MV of 1020 fps out of a CZ 75B. When those became nigh-impossible to procure, I substituted then with the X-Treme 9mm RN 115 gr. ones, using the same recipe. The only difference noted was a slight decrease in the MV to about 1015 fps; accuracy was virtually identical.

[tator2k]

I've used the Rainier 240 gr HP in my SBH and never had a problem, and those have been way faster than 1200 fps.