Great Steel Plate Challenge / Dual bullets
These run well and consistent with 4.4gr of Tite Group.
Berry's 45acp bullets
I reload 45acp using Berry's 185 gr. HBRN and 230 gr. RN almost exclusively. Both bullets are .452" dia. and are considered plated not full metal jacket which are typically .451" dia. I reload using Lee carbide dies and have never experienced any issues / problems. I do lightly crimp using a Lee taper crimp die just to squeeze the case mouth against the bullet. Occasionally I have to run some cases thru my Lee "Bulge Buster" die because I reloaded with range brass. Works like a charm for those cases from Glocks and other firearms with less chamber / case support. For target practice I find the Berry's plated bullets work very well and are still more economically priced compared to other bullet brands.
I'm very pleased with these
I bought these for practice/target shooting. They seem very uniform and work well in my Dillon loader. I'm not pushing them velocity wise. They come in a nice plastic box and they are all bright and shiny. They are just as advertised.
Great plinking ammo!
I picked these up for my son to reload for us and they did not disappoint! Very accurate and in my opinion +P velocity (950fps range) at standard powder range (do not know what he used but it was not in +P range). My glock 21 with 460 Rowland threaded barrel (5.13") held very tight groups!
Excellent Bullets
Good quality bullets. Used the 45 230 round nose at single stack and revolver Nationals last year. Good accuracy, very consistent.
only bullet I use
I have been loading for 30 years, shoot IDPA and load with a progressive press. I shoot in excess of 5000 rounds a year and have had zero problems with these bullets. I have tried other brands and had issues with a couple other plated bullets and always go back to the berry brand.
Had no problem with Berrys bullets
So sorry that G Man had a problem with Berrys bullets. I have purchased thousands of different bullets from them and so far, have had no problems. Based on the condition of the bullets he reports will make me be vigilant for any similarities.
Berry's 185gr HBRN
I picked up 250 of these to try out on my M&P .45 handloads. Performance so far has been great, 5.2gr charge of Tite-group, COL of 1.230 has given me great groupings so far, fouling has been almost non-existent in my application. Won't hesitate to buy more, but by all means - don't buy them, you'll cut into my supply. If I find a downside to using these, I'll update my comments.
Bullets ok but....
I tried these as my first attempt at 45 and had problems with the nose of the bullet flattening or the die imparting a ring on the bullets. I have successfully reloaded over 1000 9mm and 22 tcm. I used Hornaday 45 dies. Given all the good reviews, my guess is the bullets are ok but hard for a beginner? I did see another review which stated the bullets were too big (I didn't check, as crazy as that sounds).
Regretfully unacceptable!
The diameter of the lot of Berry Bullets I got were in excess of maximum. Regretfully I loaded them without checking and put them away. A couple of months later when I tried to chamber them in a Springfield 1911, the slide wouldn't close. When I opened the slide the chamber captured the bullet and I had powder everywhere. This happened twice. I tried crimping the bullet down with the same results. I tried a Springfield XD-M with the same results. I now have two hundred rounds I have to take apart.
