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Old 03-15-2009, 07:15 PM
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What bullet does BB use to load their .44 Special JHP offering? Is it 180 or 185 grains?
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What bullet does BB use to load their .44 Special JHP offering? Is it 180 or 185 grains?
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It's a 180. Here is a link to their new web site- http://www.buffalobore.com/
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What brand JHP are they using for this load?
Nosler, Sierra, Speer...?
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Speer Gold Dot according to their site.
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Old 03-16-2009, 02:58 PM
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From the picture on the website, it is definitely NOT a Gold Dot, but what appears to be a conventional JHP.
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I'm totally confused. No surprise there!

Their website says it's a 185 at 1150 and the pic is definintely NOT a Gold Dot but some semi-jacket hollow point. Looks like the old PMC loads I used to shoot.

Gold Dot would be much better. Barnes X would be best.
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It doesn't look like Gold Dot to me either, but that's what it says. I know they have enough buying power that it's possible they had a special run made to their specifications. A call to Tim Sundles, would be in order here it seems .
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Guess you would have to call them to get a more accurate answer.
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