Rainier plated bullets

[swap71]

I LOVE the price on these...I load for a 45 ACP and a 9mm....any thing wrong with em?

THANKS,

Shane

[MoJo]

The only thing "wrong" with Rainier bullets is the 1200 FPS limit on the velocity because of the thin coating. This applies to all plated bullets not just Rainier. I shoot a lot of plated bullets in 9mm 40 and .45 and have had no problems. Precision Bullets are also an excellent less expensive option to FMJ.

[Charles L. Cotton]

I used to use them for .45ACP with no problem, but I've had dozens of them tumble and/or fracture in flight using them in 9mm or 40 S&W.

Chas.

[Seabear]

I use Berry's plated for light load .38 spcl. with no problems. (they are normally cheaper)

Precision black bullets for .45, and I have friends using the black bullets for 9mm and .40

I have been told that even Berry's plated has a problem at higher velocities, so like Charles I would think in a light load .45 should be ok.

[Jumping Frog]

I've had no problems with the 230 gr in .45 (tried a couple thousand, but generally cast my own bullets).

Got a good friend who swears by Berry's bullets, and has shot over 20,000 of them in the last two years in about 4 different calibers.

Both Berry's and Ranier say to use lead bullet load data. One caution I would offer is these plated bullets still have more resistance going down the barrel than a lead bullet. Don't load minimum or low range powder charges using lead data or you can risk sticking a bullet in the barrel (which is not a good thing!). Load to the high end of the load data range.