I've never tried these and I know some of you guys are using them. My first attempt will be with a 9mm slug, 122gr round nose, and my supplier says:
What I am hoping to see... is that shooting these on an INDOOR range gives an experience that is absolutely nothing whatsoever like shooting cast lead. In my experience, even one single shot of cast/lubed lead or swaged lead bullets indoors makes an absolute cloud with every shot fired.
My secondary hope is to find the kind of target accuracy indoors with my finest 9mm pistols that I cannot seem to do with plated 124's -- as in, the kind of shooting I can do with my finest .45 pistols and plated 200/230 slugs.
Yes, for the record, I am fully aware that true Bullseye-level shooters laugh hysterically at the accuracy level of plated bullets, but my demands are not to the top-notch level of Bullseye shooters... and I can do some fine shooting at 8-12 yards with my .45's, and my 9mm targets just can't hang. I realize that this is DEFINITELY ON -ME-, THE SHOOTER but if I can get an edge with my ammo it will give me a chip of confidence that will also improve my targets... because I know how my mind works. And sure, I could investigate some high quality jacketed slugs and perhaps see an accuracy boost there, and I genuinely intend to do that also, but I am starting this project with coated cast lead.
Please add any thoughts! Who doesn't love a new handloading project?!
I'm curious with the experiences of folks who have shot similarly coated pistol and/or revolver bullets, please share anything relevant.They are sized .356, coated with Hi Tek supercoat. You will notice there is no wax lube in the lube grooves, none is needed. Hi Tek supercoat encapsulates the bullet reducing smoke, leading and lead in the air. I use foundry alloy of 2% tin, 6% antimony and 92% lead
What I am hoping to see... is that shooting these on an INDOOR range gives an experience that is absolutely nothing whatsoever like shooting cast lead. In my experience, even one single shot of cast/lubed lead or swaged lead bullets indoors makes an absolute cloud with every shot fired.
My secondary hope is to find the kind of target accuracy indoors with my finest 9mm pistols that I cannot seem to do with plated 124's -- as in, the kind of shooting I can do with my finest .45 pistols and plated 200/230 slugs.
Yes, for the record, I am fully aware that true Bullseye-level shooters laugh hysterically at the accuracy level of plated bullets, but my demands are not to the top-notch level of Bullseye shooters... and I can do some fine shooting at 8-12 yards with my .45's, and my 9mm targets just can't hang. I realize that this is DEFINITELY ON -ME-, THE SHOOTER but if I can get an edge with my ammo it will give me a chip of confidence that will also improve my targets... because I know how my mind works. And sure, I could investigate some high quality jacketed slugs and perhaps see an accuracy boost there, and I genuinely intend to do that also, but I am starting this project with coated cast lead.
Please add any thoughts! Who doesn't love a new handloading project?!