Berrys Bullets

[cdschoonie]

I have noticed these being nearly as cheap as lead bullets, which usually means there’s a reason for that. Are these any good? I’m just looking for the best, but cheap route to amassing 45 acp. Dennis mentions coated bullets being better than plain lead, but I found these and just wonder.

 

[swampratt]

I tried some XTreme plated 45 bullets and I found you should not crimp them or push them really fast as accuracy falls off.
Even pushed slow and just running them through a die to iron out the flare they still did not shoot as well as a Lee 200 gr cast in my guns.
My buddies Kimber did not care for the plated so much either. Could be they were .451" diameter and my guns want larger diameter. .452" or .4525"

They still make holes and go bang though.

 

[Gringobandito]

I have shot 20K+ thousand of Xtreme and Berrys (9mm and 40) and have never had a problem with either if them. Great bullets for the price nd they won't lead your barrel as long as velocity is kept below 1,200 - 1,300. That being said, if you are shooting bullseye or trying for groups at 50 yards, stick with jacketed.

 

[EKing]

They are good bullets. Hodgdon even has load data specific for the Berry's 9mm 124 HBRN TP. For a long time, nobody would publish load data for plated bullets, now Hodgdon has stepped up with some Titegroup data.

 

[cdschoonie]

All good replies! Thank you guys as always!

 

[KurtM]

Untill I got sponsored by Federal, Extreem plated bullets we're all I loaded. I have literally shot 100s of thousands of them in 40 and 45 and never had a problem or accuracy issues.

 

[Dumpstick]

Shot about 1k Berry's in 9mm, no problems. I quit using them when I went to cast.

 

[dennishoddy]

As was said, taper crimp only on plated bullets and keep the loads mild. They run great.

 

[DRC458]

I've only shot 9mm from Berry's, but three different flavors ... 124 grain Flat Point DS and 147 grain RN and HHP. No problems with any of them.

 

[JoeUSooner]

I have noticed these being nearly as cheap as lead bullets, which usually means there’s a reason for that. Are these any good? I’m just looking for the best, but cheap route to amassing 45 acp. Dennis mentions coated bullets being better than plain lead, but I found these and just wonder.

I have reloaded for over four years with thousands of Berry's 115grain 9mm (.356) bullets - when I can get them - and have never had a single problem, including NO increased barrel fouling (4" barrel). I load to an OCL of 1.125" and the bullet, which seats well, is easy to keep within a +/- .004"