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Peter M. Eick · September 9, 2000, 04:18 PM

I have two lines of reasoning on this topic. On my old Diamondback revolver (38 spec) I have never fired a jacketed bullet out of (over the last 20 years) because for the bulk of the time I owned it I could not afford jacketed.

Now (except for the Diamondback) I am mostly to exclusively shooting jacketed bullets because I get very little time to shoot, so the cost differential is small (effectively) and I do not like the lead around the kids. Lately I have been shooting FMJ's or TMJ's in most of my guns except for XTP's for my 357 sig (very accurate bullet).

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P229 Sport and 357 SIG, H&K P7PSP and 9MM, Dual Perfection!!

September 9, 2000, 04:18 PM	#16
Peter M. Eick Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,991	I have two lines of reasoning on this topic. On my old Diamondback revolver (38 spec) I have never fired a jacketed bullet out of (over the last 20 years) because for the bulk of the time I owned it I could not afford jacketed. Now (except for the Diamondback) I am mostly to exclusively shooting jacketed bullets because I get very little time to shoot, so the cost differential is small (effectively) and I do not like the lead around the kids. Lately I have been shooting FMJ's or TMJ's in most of my guns except for XTP's for my 357 sig (very accurate bullet). ------------------ P229 Sport and 357 SIG, H&K P7PSP and 9MM, Dual Perfection!!