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February 1, 2016
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Got some 158g 357 Berry's bullets from Midway a while back and used most. I found their site online and got some more
the other day w/some 240g .429 also. Free shipping w/$100.00 order. The 357s worked great.
The 44s say 1250fps max MV ?? This is fine for smaller loads, but if I go over that, what's going to happen ??
Is the bullet going to come apart ? I used Nosler in 445s already and got these for Henry 44 Mag.
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September 15, 2016
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My experience using Rainer Plated, which are pretty much the same as the Berry's (same max warning) is that they come apart more like a frangible with very little penetration at velocities over 1250. In my case, they were 10mm loads clocked at 1325fps. The lead under the plating is not a very hard blend, close to pure lead but not completely. Against paper, there were no problems, but I had a round hit a pig in the shoulder. Another person in the group hit the pig with their .357, and when we went to check it over, we could see the damage to the flesh where my 10mm hit in the shoulder. Extremely shallow strike and the lead just seemed to have exploded on impact. Thankfully it was still early in the morning and I had another box of reloads with Hornady XTP's loaded up, so I just swapped those out. We ended up with about 10 pigs that day, all taken with handguns.
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November 21, 2009
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The impression I've gained from reading elsewhere is one wants to find a balance between just enough roll crimp to prevent a plated bullet from drifting (due to recoil) in the case within a cylinder on a revolver, while also not creating too much of an indent on the plating, which can encourage stripping of brass in the barrel. From my own experience prior to realizing & adhering to those caveats, I have witnessed particles separating from plated bullets moving downrange.
My solution was to load them over lighter, hence slower charges; your results may vary.
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January 24, 2009
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I've used Berry's bullets for about three years now in .357 & .44, and really like them. The .357's are kinda hard to get the crimp right. I have had to drive out quite a few tight empty cases.
For whatever reason, the .44's give me hardly any grief at all.
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