When it comes to reloading ammo , What is the difference between Swaged Lead Bullets , And Jacketed Bullets . I will be reloading 45 ACP . I seen both these bullets on a web page .
When it comes to reloading ammo , What is the difference between Swaged Lead Bullets , And Jacketed Bullets . I will be reloading 45 ACP . I seen both these bullets on a web page .
swaged are soft lead formed into a bullet shape under high pressure.
jacketed is just that lead with a guilding metal [copper and zinc alloy] surrounding it.
and cast is melted lead poured into a mold then sized and lubed.
you also have plated which is either a cast or swaged lead bullet that is plated with copper in a very thin shell.
swaged are very soft and can only be pushed to low velocities 700 or so.
plated is next highest.
then cast and jacketed [in handguns] they are basucally equal.
hardcast [ha] commercial has it's drawbacks such as they have to fit everything but really fit hardly anything.
and jacketed just works because of the properties of the jacket.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |