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Plated or coated for pistol bullets

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I have shot both but not reloaded either. It seems both are fine per se but there are concerns with breaking the coating/plating when crimping.

Thoughts or preferences?
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You can coat her own cast bullets, either powder or hi tek.

You have to buy plated
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I haven't really noticed. Since it's lead underneath I don't worry either...
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Combat Controller wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:47 pm I haven't really noticed. Since it's lead underneath I don't worry either...
I do not mold my own and normally only reload with jacketed, but those are not very available nowadays....
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Vonz90 wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:52 pm
Combat Controller wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:47 pm I haven't really noticed. Since it's lead underneath I don't worry either...
I do not mold my own and normally only reload with jacketed, but those are not very available nowadays....
Plated aren't exactly plentiful these days either.
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HTRN wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:57 pm
Vonz90 wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:52 pm
Combat Controller wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:47 pm I haven't really noticed. Since it's lead underneath I don't worry either...
I do not mold my own and normally only reload with jacketed, but those are not very available nowadays....
Plated aren't exactly plentiful these days either.
There are some of both I have found, thus the question...
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Heard for both that a light taper crimp or Lee collet crimp is ok; no roll crimp or too much taper as that will cut the coating/plating

I've used plated pistol bullets a fair amount; the docs that came with them tend to recommend using cast lead bullet loads, not heavier ones for actual jacketed bullets, so you tend to get lower velocities.
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So I ordered 500 of the Blue Bullets .400 165 grain coated bullets. We will see how that goes.

Also picked up 100 Hornaday 155 grain JHP - at the local merchant of death (all they had) but I think can order some more.

Should be enough to work up some loads and have some on hand for practice / emergency self defense reserve.

Update, Midway had them so I ordered another 200 of the 155 gr JHPs too.
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Vonz90 wrote: Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:43 am So I ordered 500 of the Blue Bullets .400 165 grain coated bullets. We will see how that goes.

Also picked up 100 Hornaday 155 grain JHP - at the local merchant of death (all they had) but I think can order some more.

Should be enough to work up some loads and have some on hand for practice / emergency self defense reserve.

Update, Midway had them so I ordered another 200 of the 155 gr JHPs too.
10mm or .40 loads?
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Combat Controller wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:08 pm
Vonz90 wrote: Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:43 am So I ordered 500 of the Blue Bullets .400 165 grain coated bullets. We will see how that goes.

Also picked up 100 Hornaday 155 grain JHP - at the local merchant of death (all they had) but I think can order some more.

Should be enough to work up some loads and have some on hand for practice / emergency self defense reserve.

Update, Midway had them so I ordered another 200 of the 155 gr JHPs too.
10mm or .40 loads?
I guess I do not understand the question, I will be loading 40 SW to 40 SW specs if that is what you mean.
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