Copper plated bullets?

[Rags]

Anybody have any experience with copper plated bullets? I've seen these 9mm copper plated bullets on eBay and wonder if they're worth a damn. They are made by Berrys. I was thinking about trying a thousand rounds.

Thanks

[aubie515]

Rainier and Berry's make some awesome bullets, so buy with confidence.

[Lycanthrope]

I've shot about 15,000 of them in .40. You can't push them to magnum velocity and if you overcrimp them, accuracy can suffer. Beyond that, they run great and I always have a few thousand on hand.

[Rags]

Glad to hear that they get your Seal(s) of Approval. I think I'm going to pick some up. I also saw some of the same for my 380 Auto and now I have another question. The 380 bullets are .356 diameter (like cast bullets). Is this because they ARE basically cast bullets and because the "plating" is much thinner than a copper jacket?

[Lycanthrope]

Correct. Start them out like a lead load. The plating is very, very thin.

[1927A1]

Berry's state that you can push their bullets up to about 1,200 fps without any problems. But start low and work up as with any new combination.

[Rags]

Thanks much for the information, gentlemen.