WHAT IS THE CHEAPEST 45ACP 185GRN COATED BULLET

[Prebanpaul]

WHAT IS THE CHEAPEST 45ACP 185GRN COATED BULLET.I AM LOOKING FOR ONE OF THE COPPER WASHED BULLETS. I WILL BE RELOADING THIS WINTER IN THE NEIGHBOR HOOD OF ABOUT 15,000 ROUNDS THRU NOW AND MID DECEMBER. IS THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE OTHER THAN REINER AND BERRY WHO DOES THIS.  WHO IS THE CHEAPEST TO GET THEM FROM.

THANKS

[Questor]

The option I prefer is to not use the copper washed bullets. They deliver no value over cast bullets.

[Prebanpaul]

THEY DO WHEN YOU SHOOT AS MUCH AS I DO IN DOORS. THE LEAD VAPOR IS HORRIABLE.  THANKS FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION. THAT WAS HELP FULLLLL.

[trotterlg]

Most likely the plated bullets from Midway, you may try direct from the maker for 15,000.  Larry

[Questor]

I think the problem here is poor ventilation. If you're having "horrible" lead vapor, then you're not getting rid of it by switching to washed bullets unless you use lead-free primers. And you're not eliminating other harmful vapors unless you have good ventilation. I recommend that you stop shooting until you get the results of a lead test from your physician, and then decide whether you want to keep shooting at that range.

[Questor]

We had some guys start using the washed bullets in my bullseye league a couple of years ago when washed bullets became a brief fad. They have all switched back, saying that that it was a waste of money.

[llanero]

Hello, folks--nice forum you all have here.

I would agree that a properly functioning ventilation system is vital to an indoor range.
Even if you shoot lead-free bullets, you still have to deal with the significant amount of lead vapor released by the exploding primers.

Regards,

LLanero

[Prebanpaul]

QUESTOR LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION DO YOU OWN A INDOOR GUN RANGE, I DO AND THE $50,000 I HAVE INVESTED IN MY VENTILATION SYSTEM IS BEYOND ADEQUATE. ALSO MY LEAD LEVELS ARE TESTED EVERY TIME THAT I GIVE BLOOD AND THERE FINE.  I SHOOT A LOT MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE DO. ALOT SO I WANT TO GET RID OF IT ( LEAD VAPOR) AS MUCH AS POSSIABLE. I SIMPLY ASKED FOR A PLACE TO BUY CHEAP BULLETS. THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE OF PROPERLY RESPONDED. I APPRECIATE IT VERY VERY MUCH. QUESTOR I HAVE READ MULTIPLE RESPONSES THAT YOU POST AND HAVE YET TO SEE A POSTIVE POST OR ONE THAT ACTUALLY PERTAINS TO THE POST WHATS UP MAN, SOME ON MAKE YOU MAD AT THE WORLD.

[Questor]

Prebanpaul:

Sorry to ruffle your feathers. There have been some posts from people who tried to shoot firearms in their unventilated basements and out buildings. If you shoot that much, my recommendation is to contact a manufacturer and work out a wholesale deal that can arrange favorably priced transporation. Either that or find someone locally that will sell you large amounts of washed bullets. I do essentially that with my bullets and it works out very well. I go through a guy who makes them about 90 miles away and I pick up a two year supply when I know I'll be driving past his place.  That way, I get a big break in the price and I don't pay transportation. Another thing you might try is to try the PMC lead-free primers: http://www.pmcammo.com/primers.php which at target pistol velocities will do more to reduce lead in the air.

What kind of ventilation system do you have? That must be for a very large or specialized facility. The range I frequent has 12 25 yard bays and the ventilation system cost about one fifth of that and it's excellent, and complies with all the pollution statutes in a statute-happy state. It includes air conditioning and heating.

[kyote]

prebanpaul
http://www.montanagoldbullet.com/
give these folks a call they make a completly encapselated bullet.I can not say that they are cheaper then what you have been buying,as I don't know what you are paying for bullets.But I can say these folks make some of the best handgun bullets I have shot.I just ordered and recieved 20,000 plus in 9mm,40sw and .45.and have been cranking my dillions up.and heading to the range every other afternoon to practice.hope this helps..

[Prebanpaul]

THANK YOU FOR THE THREAD, I AM GETTING 1000    185GRN FMJ FROM CABELLAS FOR ABOUT $73.  I THINK I JUST FOUND THEM AT MIDWAY FOR $62 BUT I HAVE TO PAY DELIVERY ON THOSE SO THE CABELLAS MY STILL BE CHEAPER.  I HAVE A CABELLAS CLOSE TO ME AND THE NICE THING IS THAT IT IS WERE THERE EASTERN DISTRUBTION CENTER IS.  I USUALLY GO IN AND THEY HAVE TWO BOXES OF 250 BULLETS THEN I GO ACROSS THE STREET AND PICK UP 20-30 BOXES.

[kyote]

8 case's they pay shipping.each case is 66 pounds.how many bullets in case depends on weight of bullet.if you have FFl is even cheaper.if they send by usps price drops again.

[Prebanpaul]

KYOTE

THANK YOU I AM AN FFL I WILL HAVE TO GET AHOLD OF THEM THEN

[haterock]

I dont know if they are the cheapest, but I.M.H.O Haendler & Natermann makes the best plated bullets on the market. They are distributed in U.S by  rocosystem.com.

Regards

[BD]

I'm using the Berry's 185 gr. Double Struck HBRN bullets in .45 as the indoor range where I shoot most often allows only jacketed bullets.  These are $75.00/1000 delivered to my door from Graf & Sons.  They feel reliably and the double struck variety are quite accurate.  I do not particularly like shooting indoors, and I don't like having to pay for coated bullets, but that's were I live right now.
The HEPA filters on a modern indoor range system are very expensive to replace and lube smoke clogs them up much faster than jacketd loads.  I'm not certain that any real reduction in lead exposutre results simply from switching to jacketed bullets, but having the HEPA system with clean filters does reduce your exposure to the lead styphanate from the primers as the air handlers keep the air flow going downrange continuously.
BD