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**Mal H** · February 6, 2000, 11:49 AM

sensop - Huh?

Rainiers are electro-plated lead and are loaded more towards the lead loads than copper jacketed loads. Is that not true?

It's a matter of velocity. I think that if you load them as if they were jacketed their velocity would suffer. They won't lead a barrel like unplated lead, so you can load them to the vel. of jacketed bullets but it'll take a little more powder.

[This message has been edited by Mal H (edited February 06, 2000).]

February 6, 2000, 11:49 AM	#5
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	sensop - Huh? Rainiers are electro-plated lead and are loaded more towards the lead loads than copper jacketed loads. Is that not true? It's a matter of velocity. I think that if you load them as if they were jacketed their velocity would suffer. They won't lead a barrel like unplated lead, so you can load them to the vel. of jacketed bullets but it'll take a little more powder. [This message has been edited by Mal H (edited February 06, 2000).]