.455_Hunter
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Greetings,
I have examples of Winchester Silvertip ammo from a few years to over 15 years old with the aluminum alloy jacket in .32 ACP, .38 Special, .45 ACP and .45 Colt. Visiting my gun shop the last week, I looked at all the available Silvertip ammo, and they were loaded with copper jacketed, nickel (?) plated JHPs. Previously, the only load I knew of like this was the 145 gr. .357 magnum load. Have the 115 gr. and 147 gr. 9mm loads always had the non-aluminum jacket?
Why did Winchester change the design? The Silvertip used to be a unique bullet, providing good expansion at low velocity with its soft jacket. Now they are just plated clones of normal JHP loads.
The old .32 ACP 60 gr. Silvertip load is what made the Seecamp and other small pocket autos popular again. I have heard that Seecamp no longer recommends this new load for his gun due to feeding and expansion problems.
What do you folks think?
Hunter
I have examples of Winchester Silvertip ammo from a few years to over 15 years old with the aluminum alloy jacket in .32 ACP, .38 Special, .45 ACP and .45 Colt. Visiting my gun shop the last week, I looked at all the available Silvertip ammo, and they were loaded with copper jacketed, nickel (?) plated JHPs. Previously, the only load I knew of like this was the 145 gr. .357 magnum load. Have the 115 gr. and 147 gr. 9mm loads always had the non-aluminum jacket?
Why did Winchester change the design? The Silvertip used to be a unique bullet, providing good expansion at low velocity with its soft jacket. Now they are just plated clones of normal JHP loads.
The old .32 ACP 60 gr. Silvertip load is what made the Seecamp and other small pocket autos popular again. I have heard that Seecamp no longer recommends this new load for his gun due to feeding and expansion problems.
What do you folks think?
Hunter