I bought these from Sportsman’s Warehouse on sale when I was going through the Asheville, NC area last year. At $0.06 each for 500 I figured I’d find something to do with them.
These are 125 grain round nose flat point bullets, Hi-tech coated. They have a beveled base and 2 grooves. The color is hard to describe, sort of dark bronze?
I’ve never heard of them before so I checked the web site. They seem reputable and the bullets look to be decent quality. I have not weighed any or measured length though.
They seem to load fine. They stay square when seating. The coating doesn’t chip or flake off. They seem to require a little more flare in the case mount to seat properly but once I found the right amount they seat fine. This is only in comparison to Hornady 38 caliber HBWC as they’re the only two cast bullets I’ve tried in 38/357. If I remember right they are a BHN of 18.
Now for how they shoot. I’ve only tried them in 38 Special. I use a moderate charge of Silhouette powder, on the order of 60% of the charge range from Ramshot. After testing, this charge shot the best out of 6 I tried. For now this is my standard load for 38 Special from my Blackhawk. It shoots better than any of the HBWC loads I tried in 38 cases.
I did just load a test set of these in 357 Magnum over HS-6. The cast bullet manual list this powder for nearly all the cast bullets in 357 Magnum. I’m being cautious as their starting load is the top load for HS-6 under a 125 grain XTP.
These are 125 grain round nose flat point bullets, Hi-tech coated. They have a beveled base and 2 grooves. The color is hard to describe, sort of dark bronze?
I’ve never heard of them before so I checked the web site. They seem reputable and the bullets look to be decent quality. I have not weighed any or measured length though.
They seem to load fine. They stay square when seating. The coating doesn’t chip or flake off. They seem to require a little more flare in the case mount to seat properly but once I found the right amount they seat fine. This is only in comparison to Hornady 38 caliber HBWC as they’re the only two cast bullets I’ve tried in 38/357. If I remember right they are a BHN of 18.
Now for how they shoot. I’ve only tried them in 38 Special. I use a moderate charge of Silhouette powder, on the order of 60% of the charge range from Ramshot. After testing, this charge shot the best out of 6 I tried. For now this is my standard load for 38 Special from my Blackhawk. It shoots better than any of the HBWC loads I tried in 38 cases.
I did just load a test set of these in 357 Magnum over HS-6. The cast bullet manual list this powder for nearly all the cast bullets in 357 Magnum. I’m being cautious as their starting load is the top load for HS-6 under a 125 grain XTP.