They are excellent bullets, and are jacketed. The 25 gr. 9's also expand well when run over 1100 fps. Only problems I've had with them, is getting them. Your LGS should be able to set up an account with Zero, and get deliveries faster than waiting for Rozedist, but even then, my last order took just under a year to arrive. Their 185 gr. .45 hp's are also great bullets, one a target version, the other that expands. Another good source you might check, is RMR, and last time I checked, they actually had 9 hp's in stock.