I did a bulk buy to relieve a local shop of their remaining supply of component slugs & primers that were originally purchased not for sale, but specifically to be loaded for a full auto subgun shoot. I got a decent deal, but not an out-right "steal" but the bottom line is that I'm now working with a bullet new to my bench and I've really never seen or heard of these things.
"Aim Projectiles" is the manufacturer and I'm using their 9mm 124 grain plated Round Nose.
There's a number of things that occur to me right away. First is the shape. I've used plenty of jacketed from Winchester, Remington, Magtech & Hornady, as I'm sure many of us have. Their 115 or 124 grain "RN" all have roughly the same shape. As do any of the Berry's 115/124 RN's, the Xtreme, the Frontier, and Ranier. Precision Delta and Montana Gold, too, all use roughly the same "shape."
These from Aim are not the same shape. These are straight walled for a bit, then a sharper cone. I haven't gotten any to the range yet, but they seem to hand-feed through my pistols without issue thus far. But the shape is goofy.
Next thing that is right in your face is the finishing -- these look extremely cheap. I've gotten thousands and thousands of "seconds" from Berry's that Beery's do not deem finished well enough to sell at retail and I've never found any of even the rejected Berry's slugs that are as cheesy looking as these Aim Projectiles appear to be. And Xtreme slugs are probably the FINEST looking plated product I've ever laid eyes on. Ranier often looks kinda cheap, but these Aim are the bottom of the group.
Here are a couple links that I found -- I'm not all too skilled at web searching.
First is from Aim, and it's just a one page thing and doesn't offer much:
http://aimprojectiles.com/
What I get from that page is that they are Canadian and under new ownership. Little else.
Here's an interesting link from a seller:
https://www.gunsupplies.co.nz/reloading-components/aim-projectiles/aim-projectiles-124gr-rn-85
Here we have some meat and claims for discussion. First off, this seller is in New Zealand. I know we have some Kiwis that pop in here from time to time, maybe we can get a hands on review!
But that link also makes some claims about their physical make-up that makes them different from other plated bullets and some wild claims about their accuracy.
I hope to run a bunch of these through a small handful of different guns and report back. I'll be completely honest, I'm not quite so optimistic that I'll be wildly impressed. The bullet shape, the quality of the finish and the fact that I can visibly see what appears to be two-halves of the plating process lengthwise on each bullet is just not inspiring confidence.
My experience is quite wide with plated handgun bullets. More than any, I use Berry's and am never disappointed. And though I've only had the pleasure of a few thousand Xtreme bullets, you simply HAVE to open a box of those things some time, but don't do it in the direct sun, or you'll be blinded.
Anyone else ever used Aim Projectiles?
Or even heard of them?
Anyone else with some google-fu to bring ANY kind of reviews to the table?
I appreciate all input!
"Aim Projectiles" is the manufacturer and I'm using their 9mm 124 grain plated Round Nose.
There's a number of things that occur to me right away. First is the shape. I've used plenty of jacketed from Winchester, Remington, Magtech & Hornady, as I'm sure many of us have. Their 115 or 124 grain "RN" all have roughly the same shape. As do any of the Berry's 115/124 RN's, the Xtreme, the Frontier, and Ranier. Precision Delta and Montana Gold, too, all use roughly the same "shape."
These from Aim are not the same shape. These are straight walled for a bit, then a sharper cone. I haven't gotten any to the range yet, but they seem to hand-feed through my pistols without issue thus far. But the shape is goofy.
Next thing that is right in your face is the finishing -- these look extremely cheap. I've gotten thousands and thousands of "seconds" from Berry's that Beery's do not deem finished well enough to sell at retail and I've never found any of even the rejected Berry's slugs that are as cheesy looking as these Aim Projectiles appear to be. And Xtreme slugs are probably the FINEST looking plated product I've ever laid eyes on. Ranier often looks kinda cheap, but these Aim are the bottom of the group.
Here are a couple links that I found -- I'm not all too skilled at web searching.
First is from Aim, and it's just a one page thing and doesn't offer much:
http://aimprojectiles.com/
What I get from that page is that they are Canadian and under new ownership. Little else.
Here's an interesting link from a seller:
https://www.gunsupplies.co.nz/reloading-components/aim-projectiles/aim-projectiles-124gr-rn-85
Here we have some meat and claims for discussion. First off, this seller is in New Zealand. I know we have some Kiwis that pop in here from time to time, maybe we can get a hands on review!
But that link also makes some claims about their physical make-up that makes them different from other plated bullets and some wild claims about their accuracy.
I hope to run a bunch of these through a small handful of different guns and report back. I'll be completely honest, I'm not quite so optimistic that I'll be wildly impressed. The bullet shape, the quality of the finish and the fact that I can visibly see what appears to be two-halves of the plating process lengthwise on each bullet is just not inspiring confidence.
My experience is quite wide with plated handgun bullets. More than any, I use Berry's and am never disappointed. And though I've only had the pleasure of a few thousand Xtreme bullets, you simply HAVE to open a box of those things some time, but don't do it in the direct sun, or you'll be blinded.
Anyone else ever used Aim Projectiles?
Or even heard of them?
Anyone else with some google-fu to bring ANY kind of reviews to the table?
I appreciate all input!