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I just got off the phone with the owner of West Coast Bullets. I was asking him about urban legends and information circulating about plated bullets.
Legend #1: if you push the bullet to magnum velocities you'll strip the copper plating and leave it in the barrel. Answer: false. He assured me (and Ranier's website bears this out: http://www.rainierballistics.com/loaddataMW.htm )
that magnum velocities are not detrimental. "In fact," he said, "if you strip one because of the velocity, I want to see it."
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While the information provided by West Coast Bullets may be accurate, I am not inclined to believe the guy is telling the whole truth. The source is dubious as WCB can't say much in the way of negative information given that negative information would negatively impact their sales. I would have a lot more faith in the accuracy of the statement if it was made by a 3rd party not engaged in bullet sales. I would also be more impressed if there was more than one impartial source that supported the claim.