coated bullets

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

thinking of ordering some 45 acp coated bullets from Missouri bullets , any one have any experience with coated bullets?

 

[epags]

You will love them...no more leading. I load mine at about 75-80% of max load, using 231, for target practice.

 

[Rule3]

thinking of ordering some 45 acp coated bullets from Missouri bullets , any one have any experience with coated bullets?

Lots and lots of people and lots of experience. Where ya been?

 

[Blue68f100]

You will like them, I've shot 1000's of them. I use 4.1gr WST for both 185gr and 200gr SWC. ~750fps out of my 1911's. I seat the bullet so there is only a thumb nail of the bullet above the mouth of the case. AOL is around 1.25", never worried about the OAL as long as the feed.

 

[mdi]

I start out each PCed bullet load work up treating them the same way I treat nekkid lead bullets. Same load data, same methods, same dimensions. If I feel it necessary I'll work up velocities and/or tweek for accuracy/function. Sometimes I get lazy and purchase PCed/coated bullets but I have PCed most of the bullet types I cast; revolver, semi-auto, rifle and even PCed a few 12 ga slugs. Yes, clean handling, clean shooting, same or slightly better velocities and on par with nekkid cast accuracy...

 

[Steve51]

I have used the Hi-Tek Coated bullets from MBC for a while. I use them in my handguns (.38 Spl, .357 Magnum, .44 Spl. & .44 Magnum). I don't use them in my rifles, except for my .45-70. I stay with mid-range magnum loads using coated bullets in the magnum revolvers. If I want to shoot hot magnum loads, I will use jacketed bullets.

 

[derek45]

DO IT

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

am thinking getting for 45 acp, 45 colt, (some of ya'll call long colt... my grandparents were old time Oklahoma lawmen, and always called em 45 colt) and 38 special

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

they preached to us grandkids, was no such thing as long colt

 

[Soonerpesek]

they preached to us grandkids, was no such thing as long colt

Didn't need to differentiate.........there wasn't a .45 SHORT Colt.............................that's the way it was 'spained to me..




..................and................I use mostly coated bullets with good results.....

 

[fxvr5]

I like them. Cleaner to use and shoot. There's an article on the web about them . . . . I found it:

https://www.ssusa.org/articles/2017/3/7/coated-bullets-the-future-of-lead-bullets-for-handloaders/

 

[Seedy Character]

90+% of my shooting is with PC boolits

Have loaded rifles up to 2500 fps, with no problems

Cleaner to load and shoot

 

[Jim Watson]

Didn't need to differentiate.........there wasn't a .45 SHORT Colt.............................that's the way it was 'spained to me..
.

All I have to do to shut off debate is to say I loaded my .45 Long Colt with a clip and everybody's brain turns off.

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

my old granddads in Oklahoma as town marshalls and deputy sherrifs, said there was a 45 colt and a 45 schofield, no short colt

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

oklahoma was as wild and wooly as anywhere, did not become a state till 1907

 

[Jim Watson]

There is no such thing as a .32 Smith and Wesson Short, either, but the internet doesn't seem to care about THAT one.

Oh, by the way, I am loading mostly coated pistol bullets, I ran off the last of my plated .45s last month and reordered coated. Cheaper and easier to load.

I don't see home coating as a hobby, though.

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

and when they did law enforcement they had to contend with Ma barker and her gang, Bonnie and Clyde, and a bunch of others

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

just cause is on the internet don't make it true

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

when my granddads did city marshall three most popular pistols was 45 colt, 44-40, and 44 special, followed by either of the 1917's colt or smith and wesson 45 acp revolvers

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

38, 32-20, and the rest wasn't even in the running, although 38-40 was used as a backup

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

and the most popular long gun was either a winchester or marlin in 44-40

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

and i see some of the most popular lever guns by uberti are the 44-40s, 38-40s, and 45 colts,

 

[the Black Spot]

PCed

 

[EricBu]

thinking of ordering some 45 acp coated bullets from Missouri bullets , any one have any experience with coated bullets?

I've run thousands of their "softball" load through dozens of different 1911s and dozens of other 45's. Never had a problem with any of them. IIRC, I loaded them shorter than the usual FMJ I load, I want to say like 1.21, but don't take that as gospel.

 

[rtufixer]

Love my coated bullets. Sorry boolits