rocky3
06-22-2014, 09:46 PM
First a little background. In the early 70's I learned to reload and used all RCBS products. Times were good and I shot a lot so reloading came natural to me. It was a time of such greats as Massad F. Ayoob and Jeff Cooper. As my family grew I gave up shooting and reloading, now I am back to reloading and things have really changed. Primers, gun powder and ammunition are scarce and quite spendy. I cannot believe that $39.00 for CCI 500 small pistols is going rate, if you can find them. Bullets are still fairly cheap and seem quite plentiful.
So this is my question: just what is the difference between Copper Plating and full metal jacket and why? I use the copper plated bullets and find nothing wrong with them, so be it: hollow point, round nose or flat point. When I examine the bullet after hitting a hard target I see nothing but deformed lead, no sign of copper plating. When I shoot full metal jacket bullets at hard target I find crumpled copper and deformed lead bullet. In no way does FMJ make the bullet more lethal. So, is there an advantage to using FMJ that I am missing? When I was reloading 34+ years ago it was FMJ or hard lead bullets being used.
Please, let there be no argumentative replies.....
So this is my question: just what is the difference between Copper Plating and full metal jacket and why? I use the copper plated bullets and find nothing wrong with them, so be it: hollow point, round nose or flat point. When I examine the bullet after hitting a hard target I see nothing but deformed lead, no sign of copper plating. When I shoot full metal jacket bullets at hard target I find crumpled copper and deformed lead bullet. In no way does FMJ make the bullet more lethal. So, is there an advantage to using FMJ that I am missing? When I was reloading 34+ years ago it was FMJ or hard lead bullets being used.
Please, let there be no argumentative replies.....