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Old 05-22-2018, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by rwsmith View Post

Are you sure you want to shoot targets with slow moving XTPs? If you are rolling in dough, go ahead, but for plinking and target I use much less expensive bullets than defense style.

Plated bullets are ok to about 1200 fps. Heavy plated plated bullets are almost like jacketed

For the best accuracy I use .38 HBSWC swaged bullets. Grease in groove lube for harder bullets is ok.

I mostly shoot polymer coated bullets, mostly Hi-Tek coated that cost about 8 cents each.
The XTPs were mentioned just as a datapoint for 158grain projectiles. My Lee manual or die set sheets don't have a close analog in 158 grn FPs in lead or plated. Those are expensive pills for target shooting absolutely.

I was able to get my Berry's 158 grn plated at about 7 cents ea with some clever use of coupons and promotions.
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