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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2293788" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>I'm pretty sure that Mitch is selling Extreme plated bullets which are better than Berrys. <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Big +1 to what Dennis said. </p><p></p><p>Plated bullets only have about .006" thick plating. Below that they are pure lead so you still need to use lead bullet data even with plated.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the biggest things are that you need to use a generous bell on your case to keep from stripping the plating off the bullet as you seat it in the case and use an extremely light taper crimp with plated. You really only want to de-bell the round and not have much of an actual crimp at all. It's very easy to push the edge of the case through the plating and when that happens you are likely to have tumbling bullets and extreme leading. This is not a good combo for full house .44 mag loads. Download to .44 Special levels and they will probably work good as long as you load them right. They are so clean it's almost to the point that I won't run lead bullets anymore. Only coated or plated, but I'll never say never in these times...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2293788, member: 3099"] I'm pretty sure that Mitch is selling Extreme plated bullets which are better than Berrys. :D Big +1 to what Dennis said. Plated bullets only have about .006" thick plating. Below that they are pure lead so you still need to use lead bullet data even with plated. Perhaps the biggest things are that you need to use a generous bell on your case to keep from stripping the plating off the bullet as you seat it in the case and use an extremely light taper crimp with plated. You really only want to de-bell the round and not have much of an actual crimp at all. It's very easy to push the edge of the case through the plating and when that happens you are likely to have tumbling bullets and extreme leading. This is not a good combo for full house .44 mag loads. Download to .44 Special levels and they will probably work good as long as you load them right. They are so clean it's almost to the point that I won't run lead bullets anymore. Only coated or plated, but I'll never say never in these times... [/QUOTE]
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