When I was reloading and shooting a lot, I had two guns with gas ports in the barrels, a Glock and lots of other more normal 9mm stuff.
I eventually started loading Berry copper washed (plated) bullets at full standard pressure. The washed bullets never chipped in the big gas port of the Steyr (which FMJ sometimes did), it never leaded any barrel, was accurate at 1100 fps and cheap - almost as cheap as buying LRN. Plus, no exposed lead at all.
I can imagine that you might be able to load .357 up to a velocity where the plating is too thin, but at low super sonic they appeared to be the perfect do-all bullet.
Has anyone had a very different experience?
I eventually started loading Berry copper washed (plated) bullets at full standard pressure. The washed bullets never chipped in the big gas port of the Steyr (which FMJ sometimes did), it never leaded any barrel, was accurate at 1100 fps and cheap - almost as cheap as buying LRN. Plus, no exposed lead at all.
I can imagine that you might be able to load .357 up to a velocity where the plating is too thin, but at low super sonic they appeared to be the perfect do-all bullet.
Has anyone had a very different experience?