Berry's Plated?

[skipper90]

Has anyone worked up a load for a 9MM 115 grain Berry's Plated bullet with Bullseye; or a 40 S&W with a 165 gr Berry's and Bullseye?

[OldmanFCSA]

Yes.

[Seismic Sam]

[dleong]

Has anyone worked up a load for a 9MM 115 grain Berry's Plated bullet with Bullseye; or a 40 S&W with a 165 gr Berry's and Bullseye?

For Berry's .40 S&W 165 gr. with Bullseye, no.

For their 9mm 115 gr. TCJ-RN projectile with Bullseye, my notes show that I had, in the previous decade, worked up a load for my CZ 75B that comprised said projectile over 4.2 gr. of Bullseye at an OAL of 1.150" with a light crimp; primer was Winchester WSP and the brass mixed. This recipe yielded an average MV of 1047 fps out of the 75B, with a SD of 16 fps. My notes also indicate that I subsequently abandoned this recipe as I was able to obtain better accuracy with the same projectile utilizing Universal Clays instead.

[liferefugee]

I have a recipe for that bullet, but with titegroup, though soon to add clays (not universal because I bought the wrong one).

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[OldmanFCSA]

Has anyone worked up a load for a 9MM 115 grain Berry's Plated bullet with Bullseye; or a 40 S&W with a 165 gr Berry's and Bullseye?

Be careful how you ask a question, the answer you receive may be entirely truthful and to the point.

However as an answer to your PM, I will post that answer here too:

This is a subject that has be covered many times before on the Forum.
Learn to use the Search Function.

Use a quality Reloading manual like Hornady's 8th or 9th edition.
Standard practice on plated bullets is to use START loadings and not increase, or if you have access to a Lyman Cast Bullet reloading manual, use that data.

Plated bullets are just that, plated just enough to cover lead and to make them look pretty.
Try finding some of your fired projectiles and look to see if lead has been exposed. If yes, it will lead-up your rifling increasing pressures to possible dangerous levels if not cleaned properly.

As a NewBee, learn by reading your manuals. The RTFM acronym was created for beginners who load without doing their homework first. Remember, we are working with explosives with high burn rates. Your safety and others near you, is entirely your responsibility.

And we are all NewBees - we all can learn from each other - even I have learned a new trick lately.

[OldmanFCSA]

:rotf:

Glad you enjoyed it Sam.

He asked = I answered. People need to learn HOW to ask questions properly, or they are open to all kinds of responses: short sweet, & truthful

Yes.

[Seismic Sam]

Okay, Oldman you are NOT going to believe this!!



Re: Berry's Plated?

Sent at: Sat May 18, 2013 8:00 pm
From: skipper90
To: Seismic Sam

Subject: Berry's Plated?
Sorry, but I don't understand your post. Are you asking something?


Seismic Sam wrote::rotf:
skipper90 Posts: 5

[Rodentman]

Someone once asked my how my gun worked. I told him there was a spring, a hammer, and a firing pin, etc.