Alternatives to Berry's Bullets?

[Flymph]

If you don't know what HSM is, you might as well take up sewing or golf.

That's pretty harsh for a boy scout...

 

[bbbass]

I like Xtreme 230 gr Plated round nose, find them of consistent high quality. For lead, Lasercast 230 gr lrn have proven to be very accurate for me...

^^^ THIS ^^^

No need to look further unless you want to try Xtreme 185gr.

 

[Benchrest]

Kinda spendy - $23.00 for a 100 plated 158 gr .357s.
$29.99 gets ya 250 HSM. (in store at Sportsman's)

Yeah, but you get 1,000 for $105

Their 124gr .355 TCs are about the best deal going at $82 / 1K delivered (I think only Precision Bullets is cheaper).

 

[RVTECH]

Yeah, but you get 1,000 for $105

I missed that part - now it IS a deal!

 

[po18guy]

Rainier Ballistics in Fife (Tacoma area), WA.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

RMR, xtreme, everglades

 

[Toddsthoughts]

Hi Gang. I am curious to tap into the group's experiences here. For the last several years I have been exclusively using Berry's plated bullets- .45acp 230gr .452 dia fmj - for my reloading. Curious if anyone has had success with other brands of bullets? I am only reloading for my range ammo. I buy all my specialty ammo. Thanks in advance for your input.

i have been happy buying bullets from evergladesammo.com they are out of Florida.
as with most things the higher quantity bought the better deal.

 

[JuglansRegia]

For 45 ACP reloads, I mostly shoot the Bear Creek 200gr Hollow Base Round Nose, they are very accurate, they aren't plated but rather moly coated.

 

[Rudedog]

I have been shooting the Berry's 125 grain in my .38 Special. They have been fine. I just picked up a Sig P220 .45 ACP. So I am going to start loading for it. I see pricing is about 12 cents each when purchased in 500 round boxes. I will start out with Berry's.

 

[thorborg]

I'm finishing up a 500 box of Zero JHP 230gr 451 from a sale PV had a while back and found them plenty uniform with consistent diameter and consistent weight, albeit I've only used them for paper punching, mainly 50 yards and under. I pushed a lot of .452 lead in 45 long colt from laser cast but prefer jacketed for ACP so cant speak for Zero cast bullets.
As an aside; I didn't buy them for the JHP but jacketed and for the great sale price.
But any fodder that keeps me shooting, is good fodder....

 

[Rudedog]

I loaded up a box of Sierra Tournament Masters a while ago and am looking forward to testing them in my "new" P220. I want to develop a trend first with my practice rounds. In the past I have had lead round nose produce fine groups out of 1911's.