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Offline vanbuzen9

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« on: May 05, 2005, 03:30:43 PM »
Hi all,

I was wondering if anybody makes full metal jacket bullets for .44 mag/special. It would be nice to load up some low recoil plinkers that won't lead my barrel.

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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2005, 03:09:04 AM »
I don't know if they stiil make them but, I have a box of 240gr FMJ from Hornaday a friend gave me about 10 yrs ago.  I never have shot/reloaded them so can't tell you anymore than that.

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« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2005, 03:55:42 AM »
look up berry's mfg bullets they can help :D
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2005, 05:05:01 AM »
You really shouldn't be getting much leading if your load is OK.  If you've got a little leading, you can most easily remove it by getting a bore brush for a 38 special and wrapping it with bronze wool (available from brownells).  Wrap it until it's snug in the bore. Work it back and forth. It will have the lead out quicker than anything else I know of.  It works best if you clean the powder fouling out of the bore first, then dry the bore. Use the bronze wool swab dry for quickest results.  Bronze wool won't scratch your bore.  Some recommend doing the same with a kitchen cleaning pad called Chore Girl, but I haven't seen that product here. It's available at supermarkets in the same place as steel wool.  I have seen others recommend using fine steel wool for this, but I want a softer metal so I don't get the scratching.

If you're getting a lot of leading, you're probably making loads in what I call "the zone of death". This range of velocities creates the most fouling, and goes from about 950fps to 1100fps with commercial hard cast bullets.  The leading happens because the bullet doesn't seal in the bore and the gas blows by it.  

I suggest working on this problem. It's worth it because it will give you good loads and save you money in the long run.

The Speer FMJs are popular with silhouette shooters because they're great on steel targets, and are very accurate.
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« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2005, 02:29:42 PM »
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Its called chore boy and sold in most grocery stores in the soap section. It works fairly well. I went to the lewis lead out from brownells, as I had some lead from shooting non-gas cupped bullets a little warm.
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« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2005, 02:38:49 PM »
Hornady makes the following:
.430 240 JTC-SIL

Sierra makes:
.430 220 FPJ Match
.430 250 FPJ Match

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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2005, 04:31:00 PM »
the berrys bullets I am talking about were made for indoor ranges they are lead with a thin jacket on them they shoot very well out of my guns 357 45 colt 44mag. and when you load them light there is no smoke like a lead bullet  :D
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2005, 02:37:30 AM »
Quote from: lisa1lacy2
the berrys bullets I am talking about were made for indoor ranges they are lead with a thin jacket on them they shoot very well out of my guns 357 45 colt 44mag. and when you load them light there is no smoke like a lead bullet  :D


Say what?

Berry's bullets are plated, not jacketed.  And since when does the bullet type have anything to do with the "smoke" experienced when fired?

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« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2005, 04:42:54 AM »
well they have a jacket of something on them sorry I am not to technical.
and if you shoot a berry bullet and a cast bullet with the same load say 5gr of titegroup the cast bullet smokes and the berry bullet don't I am not a scientist but I can tell when their is smoke or not :-D [/quote]
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« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2005, 07:34:50 AM »
The smoke probably comes from the lube. You might try some of the moly coated lead bullets instead of jacketed. I've had good luck with them. Remington has a 240 grain half jacketed bullet too.

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« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2005, 01:11:11 PM »
I am not complaning about the smoke I was just stating that the berrys bullets dont smoke like lead bullets and yes I think it is the lube :D
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