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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 3387960" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>1) Forget Titegroup with lead bullets. It'll work with Hi-Tek coated lead but will still smoke. I personally only will load it with plated or JHP bullets with a fully jacketed base. It just burns too hot but is great with fully jacketed. Some people say they've melted their fibre optic sites with it. I haven't seen anyone do that, but if taking classes with long strings or drills reholstering after can be more comfortable with basically any other powder. It will heat up your gun faster and noticeably more than any other powder I've ever used. It has some good attributes too. Cheap to buy, low charge weight, it's usually available about anywhere that sells powder, it's not position sensitive and it behaves predictably. WST, N320 and Sport Pistol are good with lead or coated lead.</p><p></p><p>2) All auto pistol cartridges require a taper crimp. They headspace on the shoulder. All you really want to do is push the lip of the brass "back down to the bullet". Crimping won't hold the bullet in place, case tension does that. If you are crimping the case to bite into the bullet you're doing it wrong. Lee factory crimp dies are the universal favorite but I have several including Hornady and Redding. A taper is a taper.</p><p></p><p>3) Plated bullets are a craps game in my experience (you usually lose). Most guns will shoot them good enough at 7 yards but if you shoot groups at 25 you will see why they are never used in Bullseye competitions. Coated lead is usually cheaper and much, much, much easier to find an accurate load with and with plated you may never get there at all. Precision Delta, Montana Gold or RMR are the places to buy CMJ JHP bullets from in bulk. If you do run a plated ALWAYS get them sized .001' (or even .002") above groove diameter and try to get the "thick plated" variety. Those will probably shoot but if I opt for thick plate it's about the same price for a real jacketed. I'm a cheapazz, so I go with coated lead most of the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 3387960, member: 3099"] 1) Forget Titegroup with lead bullets. It'll work with Hi-Tek coated lead but will still smoke. I personally only will load it with plated or JHP bullets with a fully jacketed base. It just burns too hot but is great with fully jacketed. Some people say they've melted their fibre optic sites with it. I haven't seen anyone do that, but if taking classes with long strings or drills reholstering after can be more comfortable with basically any other powder. It will heat up your gun faster and noticeably more than any other powder I've ever used. It has some good attributes too. Cheap to buy, low charge weight, it's usually available about anywhere that sells powder, it's not position sensitive and it behaves predictably. WST, N320 and Sport Pistol are good with lead or coated lead. 2) All auto pistol cartridges require a taper crimp. They headspace on the shoulder. All you really want to do is push the lip of the brass "back down to the bullet". Crimping won't hold the bullet in place, case tension does that. If you are crimping the case to bite into the bullet you're doing it wrong. Lee factory crimp dies are the universal favorite but I have several including Hornady and Redding. A taper is a taper. 3) Plated bullets are a craps game in my experience (you usually lose). Most guns will shoot them good enough at 7 yards but if you shoot groups at 25 you will see why they are never used in Bullseye competitions. Coated lead is usually cheaper and much, much, much easier to find an accurate load with and with plated you may never get there at all. Precision Delta, Montana Gold or RMR are the places to buy CMJ JHP bullets from in bulk. If you do run a plated ALWAYS get them sized .001' (or even .002") above groove diameter and try to get the "thick plated" variety. Those will probably shoot but if I opt for thick plate it's about the same price for a real jacketed. I'm a cheapazz, so I go with coated lead most of the time. [/QUOTE]
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