Berry's Plated bullets - Page 2

Rig Magician · May 27, 2010, 07:16 PM

Sevens,
Check out TJ Convera, I just ordered 1K of the 100G .380 Xtream plated bullets for 69$ shipped. I have not had a chace to load them yet but I will when i get home in a month if I have my dies by then. I am waiting for them to come in stock right now.
Mark

jeffreybehr · May 27, 2010, 07:28 PM

"Check out TJ Convera, I just ordered 1K of the 100G .380 Xtream plated bullets for 69$ shipped. I have not had a chace to load them yet but I will when i get home in a month if I have my dies by then. I am waiting for them to come in stock right now."

1. 100G = 100 grams. I think you meant 100g. (= 100 grains).
2. Website for TJ Convera? I couldn't find one.

BigJimP · May 27, 2010, 07:46 PM

I've loaded them in 9mm, .40S&W and in .357 mag .......and they were fine.

Like others said - heed the info on their website - keep them below 1200 fps ...

As plated bullets go / I think their coatings are thicker than Rainier Ballistics - and more consistent than Rainier Ballistics. So I like them better than Rainier.

farmerboy · May 27, 2010, 10:10 PM

One other thing to mention is that there are also others that when they do shoot for practice they like to shoot their carry gun, usually use same carry holster, same clothes you normally wear from day to day, run drills that would help hone your shooting skills in real life situations and use same ammo thats hits same instead of carrying hollowpoints and plinking with fmj's. Different people like to practice in different ways and different reasons.

Sevens · May 27, 2010, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Sevens,
Check out TJ Convera, I just ordered 1K of the 100G .380 Xtream plated bullets for 69$ shipped.

Yep, I've ordered from them as well. Their price on Berry's comes in just about exactly the same as Berry's for Berry's bullets. I've ordered from them and from Berry's at the same time, just to compare 'em!

Rig Magician · May 28, 2010, 01:18 AM

Yes I ment small g for grains and not grams. Here is the web site
http://www.tjconevera.com/bullets.html

Mark

FEG · May 28, 2010, 01:28 AM

I showed up a little late for this party, but here goes:

1) I see major copper fouling with Berry's Bullets unless I hold the velocity closer to 1,100 fps. I have no doubt that 1,200 fps is perfectly safe, however.

2) I have had better results overall with Berry's, as opposed to Rainier Ballistics and Montana Gold. FWIW, I haven't bought any of these brands for at least seven years.

3) Use Lee seating dies with plated bullets. I haven't tried every single brand of die with every cartridge, but the Lee seaters definitely work the best with 9mm and .45 ACP.

4) IMI bullets are a better buy than plated bullets. If anyone knows of a contemporary source for IMI bullets, I will be forever in your debt. Widener's hasn't had any for some time.

BigPapa4147 · May 28, 2010, 03:16 AM

I noticed on the tjconevera website that the Berry's 9mm 124g RN are .356 but the ones I got at Cabela's are .355. Are these the same thing or are they different items. Sorry, only been reloading for a month.

May 27, 2010, 07:16 PM	#26
Rig Magician Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: Pineville, La. Posts: 64	TJ Conevera Sevens, Check out TJ Convera, I just ordered 1K of the 100G .380 Xtream plated bullets for 69$ shipped. I have not had a chace to load them yet but I will when i get home in a month if I have my dies by then. I am waiting for them to come in stock right now. Mark

May 27, 2010, 07:28 PM	#27
jeffreybehr Member Join Date: March 3, 2009 Posts: 83	"Check out TJ Convera, I just ordered 1K of the 100G .380 Xtream plated bullets for 69$ shipped. I have not had a chace to load them yet but I will when i get home in a month if I have my dies by then. I am waiting for them to come in stock right now." 1. 100G = 100 grams. I think you meant 100g. (= 100 grains). 2. Website for TJ Convera? I couldn't find one.

May 27, 2010, 07:46 PM	#28
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I've loaded them in 9mm, .40S&W and in .357 mag .......and they were fine. Like others said - heed the info on their website - keep them below 1200 fps ... As plated bullets go / I think their coatings are thicker than Rainier Ballistics - and more consistent than Rainier Ballistics. So I like them better than Rainier.

May 27, 2010, 10:10 PM	#29
farmerboy Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,343	One other thing to mention is that there are also others that when they do shoot for practice they like to shoot their carry gun, usually use same carry holster, same clothes you normally wear from day to day, run drills that would help hone your shooting skills in real life situations and use same ammo thats hits same instead of carrying hollowpoints and plinking with fmj's. Different people like to practice in different ways and different reasons.

May 28, 2010, 01:18 AM	#31
Rig Magician Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: Pineville, La. Posts: 64	Yes I ment small g for grains and not grams. Here is the web site http://www.tjconevera.com/bullets.html Mark

May 28, 2010, 01:28 AM	#32
FEG Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 324	I showed up a little late for this party, but here goes: 1) I see major copper fouling with Berry's Bullets unless I hold the velocity closer to 1,100 fps. I have no doubt that 1,200 fps is perfectly safe, however. 2) I have had better results overall with Berry's, as opposed to Rainier Ballistics and Montana Gold. FWIW, I haven't bought any of these brands for at least seven years. 3) Use Lee seating dies with plated bullets. I haven't tried every single brand of die with every cartridge, but the Lee seaters definitely work the best with 9mm and .45 ACP. 4) IMI bullets are a better buy than plated bullets. If anyone knows of a contemporary source for IMI bullets, I will be forever in your debt. Widener's hasn't had any for some time.

May 28, 2010, 03:16 AM	#33
BigPapa4147 Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2009 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 116	I noticed on the tjconevera website that the Berry's 9mm 124g RN are .356 but the ones I got at Cabela's are .355. Are these the same thing or are they different items. Sorry, only been reloading for a month.