Swc will punch a smaller hole on thinner paper, but will punch a clean .451 hole on cardboard/construction paper.
Pistol shooting much more fun when you can see the holes at 25 yds
andrewP wrote:XTPs are really nice bullets. They produce some of the most accurate loads out there, but they're also typically very expensive. (The price I found on your 185 grain XTPs was ~21.5 cents/bullet, ouch!) You may want to look into some other options when you get close to shooting through those:
smurfman wrote:You might want to try Shooter's Pro Shop (http://www.shootersproshop.com) for "inexpensive" quality bullets. They are the authorized distributor of Nosler overruns, clearance, and/or blemished bullets and pften have them at very good prices, even counting shipping.
hard h2o wrote:For the 185 gr JHP from Montana it is $30.50 per 100. My $22.50 that I walked in and bought off the shelf was a bit cheaper.
andrewP wrote:hard h2o wrote:For the 185 gr JHP from Montana it is $30.50 per 100. My $22.50 that I walked in and bought off the shelf was a bit cheaper.
That's because you're looking at them per 100 bullets, which is the most expensive way to buy them. Take a look at the case quantities. (Edit: $370/2300 bullets = 16.1 cents/bullet.) They're MUCH cheaper per bullet that way. Basically, find a bullet you like and buy a ton at once and you save a lot per bullet. The only problems are that you spend a lot in one financial hit, and that your mail delivery person will hate you for the 70 pound package.
Seismic Sam wrote:Oh - seeing as you are used to reloading rifle brass and NOT pistol brass, I wanted to mention one point that you may not know: With stuff like 9mm, 38,and 45 brass, don't even bother to measure cases or think about trimming. I got some WCC 72 45 ACP headstamp brass I picked up in 1973, and I'm still shooting some of it today, and I think I wasted 10 minutes measuring cases 15 years ago and found it was still shorter than the trim length.
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