There is a lot of variation in what's available in a plated bullet. I shoot USPSA Open in 9mm Major Power Factor (124 bullet at 1400 fps) Standard plated bullets keyhole and look like I was shooting a shotgun at the target. I used RMR match plated bullets for a long time and then tried some Rainier .38 super match bullets (also plated) and found that they are more accurate out of my gun. Now I use the RMR for my 9 Minor loads and the Rainier for my major loads. I've pushed the 115gr bullets to 1500 fps but didn't like the feel of that load so I went back to 124's. The 1200 fps ceiling on standard plated bullets is accurate and they work well under that speed, but there are other options depending on what you're trying to accomplish.
Last edited by Bkreutz; 01-08-2017 at 12:00 PM.
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