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I LOVE the price on these...I load for a 45 ACP and a 9mm....any thing wrong with em?

THANKS,

Shane

The only thing "wrong" with Rainier bullets is the 1200 FPS limit on the velocity because of the thin coating. This applies to all plated bullets not just Rainier. I shoot a lot of plated bullets in 9mm 40 and .45 and have had no problems. Precision Bullets are also an excellent less expensive option to FMJ.

I used to use them for .45ACP with no problem, but I've had dozens of them tumble and/or fracture in flight using them in 9mm or 40 S&W.

Chas.

I use Berry's plated for light load .38 spcl. with no problems. (they are normally cheaper)

Precision black bullets for .45, and I have friends using the black bullets for 9mm and .40

I have been told that even Berry's plated has a problem at higher velocities, so like Charles I would think in a light load .45 should be ok.

I've had no problems with the 230 gr in .45 (tried a couple thousand, but generally cast my own bullets).

Got a good friend who swears by Berry's bullets, and has shot over 20,000 of them in the last two years in about 4 different calibers.

Both Berry's and Ranier say to use lead bullet load data. One caution I would offer is these plated bullets still have more resistance going down the barrel than a lead bullet. Don't load minimum or low range powder charges using lead data or you can risk sticking a bullet in the barrel (which is not a good thing!). Load to the high end of the load data range.