Generally, plated bullets are the in the middle between cast & FMJ in terms of cost. They make fine "plinking" bullets, and I found very good accuracy out of the 230gr. bullets in my 1911. Here is
Berry Manufacturing's summation of the differences.
They also state the following when loading their plated bullets:
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We recommend using hard cast load data or start with mid-range jacketed data. Make sure data is below 1250fps unless you are using a Thick-Plated bullet that we list a higher max velocity for like the 9mm 124gr HBRN-TP that can be shot to 1500fps in open class guns like a .38 Super.
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