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m&p45acp10+1 · February 20, 2012, 03:23 PM

As has been said nickle will work just fine for reloading. It may split at the case mouth before a similar brass case would. Shoot, and reload them till they split. Then scrap them, and start over.

Plated bullets work just fine. I have run plated rounds as hard as jacketed in my .41 Mag Ruger Blackhawk with good results. For .38 spcl I have used the Berry's 148 grain HBWC, and 125 grain flat points. They get a light roll crimp. They shoot just fine. Note I have not run them at high velocity. I run a mid range jacketed load with the 125 grainers. They shoot just fine.

February 20, 2012, 03:23 PM	#9
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	As has been said nickle will work just fine for reloading. It may split at the case mouth before a similar brass case would. Shoot, and reload them till they split. Then scrap them, and start over. Plated bullets work just fine. I have run plated rounds as hard as jacketed in my .41 Mag Ruger Blackhawk with good results. For .38 spcl I have used the Berry's 148 grain HBWC, and 125 grain flat points. They get a light roll crimp. They shoot just fine. Note I have not run them at high velocity. I run a mid range jacketed load with the 125 grainers. They shoot just fine. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.