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jtduncan · August 7, 2001, 11:43 PM

According to Hodgdon's, with copper plated bullets treat them like lead. Use lead data.

But I've also heard to add 1 or 2/10ths of a grain onto the lead data. And many people just use the starting load data for FMJ.

It can be developed by just picking the most accurate charge within the specs.

August 7, 2001, 11:43 PM	#12
jtduncan Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 1999 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Posts: 1,686	According to Hodgdon's, with copper plated bullets treat them like lead. Use lead data. But I've also heard to add 1 or 2/10ths of a grain onto the lead data. And many people just use the starting load data for FMJ. It can be developed by just picking the most accurate charge within the specs. __________________ The Seattle SharpShooter Reloaded .223 Rem, 9mm, 40SW, 357 SIG, 10mm, 44 Mag, 45 ACP Today?