Polymer-coated ammo?

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    magnetic1

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    Jun 21, 2013
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    Montgomery County
    I’ve used both TKs 9mm and 40. They’ll even try to load to your specs (ie USPSA Minor/major).

    They’ll also sell you the bullets too if you’re into loading them yourself. I just tried a couple different bullet profiles the other night. Gonna experiment on chrono later this week!
     

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    ap1

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    Stopping power

    Cold Steel said:
    That's the biggest advantage. Someone recently gave me some lead round nose. .38 Spc ammo and I dread shooting it. Cleaning out bores had never been fun, and usually I have to shoot jacketed ammo to clean out the lead.

    I don't know how polymer ammo expands, though. How do the .357 loads do in expansion? Can they really keep their awesome manstopping characteristics?
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    If you google Smith and Wesson forum and Atlanta coroner there is a really good post that was written by a guy who saw terminal ballistics in chest cavities on a daily basis...modern polymer bullets are cast lead...I won't name names publicly but some companies make them too hard..i.e. they are brittle and will shatter...as long as the bullets were not cast from Linotype and have a brinell hardness rating of 12-16 (lots of tin in 12), you will have a very effective bullet..the heavier the better.
     
    K-43

    K-43

    West of Morning Side
    Oct 20, 2010
    1,882
    PG
    I've learned a little more about PC bullets here. Thanks guys.
    I shoot Purple Bullets in my TT33 because Green reminds me of dirty diapers. Haven't tried them in other calibers yet.
     
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    Racinready300ex

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    Jun 3, 2009
    381
    I load with Blue Bullets, coated bullets are the best. Clean, little smoke, less powder, cheap. Make them even cheaper and use the code Ennis to save 5% on your first order. :)
     
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