Anyone using Lehigh bullets ?

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Was looking at their Websight and I'm impressed with what their doing. I was thinking of trying the 135gr .45's for my Ruger P345 and 160gr .44's for my 629-6.
Hate to say it this way but, in this day and age with all the mass shootings The bad guys are always wearing flak jackets or some sort of body amour. I feel you could use all the PUNCH you can get. They are some impressive bullets from what I've seen online. 1200fps with a monolithic 135 gr. 45ACP :eek:. 160gr .44 Mag at 1400 + fps :eek: ! coupled with a lighter recoil impulse. What's not to like? other than the price.
 
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In loading for 380acp, 9mm, 357 SIG, 44 Special & 45acp I have had nothing but good experiences...

Cheers!

P.S. Bought almost all of them ON $ALE @ Midway over the years;)
 
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I cast my own bullets for everything I own……..from 22 Hornet to 50 BMG!
 
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A friend of mine helped develop the Lehigh bullets. They Work! Especially for self defense. All of my group use the 118gr 9mm loaded hot. Damage to just about anything is really impressive. Advantage is you don’t have a hollow point that can get clogged by fabric or Sheetrock and fail to expand. The wound cavity in ballistics gel is more violent than hollow points as well.
 
Eddietruett said:
A friend of mine helped develop the Lehigh bullets. They Work! Especially for self defense. All of my group use the 118gr 9mm loaded hot. Damage to just about anything is really impressive. Advantage is you don’t have a hollow point that can get clogged by fabric or Sheetrock and fail to expand. The wound cavity in ballistics gel is more violent than hollow points as well.
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Interesting. I was thinking about going the other way and trying the 90 grainers at hyper velocity for my sons Glock and CZ. 135's for my .45 ACP and 160's for my .44 Mag. If your familiar with these bullets, I'd like to hear more. At the cost, it's good to make an informed decision. All loads will be self-defense and not hunting. So low recoil and easy fallow up shots are important. Especially from my 4" 629 and .45 P345.
 
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Their website has a very extensive LOAD DATA section: be sure to look up the specific bullet weight, design (i.e., XP vs. XD) and caliber application (i.e., 44 Magnum vs. 44 Special) as they can vary.

Cheers!

P.S. Occasionally the load data for certain applications seems to magically disappear...?:eek:
 
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STORMINORMAN said:
Their website has a very extensive LOAD DATA section: be sure to look up the specific bullet weight, design (i.e., XP vs. XD) and caliber application (i.e., 44 Magnum vs. 44 Special) as they can vary.

Cheers!

P.S. Occasionally the load data for certain applications seems to magically disappear...?:eek:
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Yep, been on their sight. Just wondering how much real-world experience people have had with them. They are expensive bullets.
 
I they made the limited run of .510" 650gr BTHP that I have for special circumstances. One of those absolutely fragmented a bowling pin at 200yds from my .50BMG. Very nice bullets that I wish they still made.
 
I was thinking of buying some of the 357 for hunting in California.
I don't think copper bullets will penetrate lvl III+ ceramic plates, which are rated for M855. You can get plates like that for $110.
 
I’ve loaded them for the 380 & 9mm, I like the extra speed. Often normal weighted hollow points don’t seem to expand much with the 380, online reviews.

I did some function checks, not tested on anything live. The 380 needs all the help it can get.
 

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Those Lehigh bullets are no more expensive than the Speer GDHP bullets and only slightly more expensive than the Remington Golden Saber bullets. Only the Hornady XTP bullets seem to be less expensive.

The only thing that bothers me about expensive bullets is working up the loads. I hear the cash register cha-ching every time I pull the trigger lol.
 
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Eddietruett said:
A friend of mine helped develop the Lehigh bullets. They Work! Especially for self defense. All of my group use the 118gr 9mm loaded hot. Damage to just about anything is really impressive. Advantage is you don’t have a hollow point that can get clogged by fabric or Sheetrock and fail to expand. The wound cavity in ballistics gel is more violent than hollow points as well.
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In theory they work well for self defense, but I haven't seen any real world data about them. That would be interesting. No flame intended because I carry Underwood ammo with Lehigh bullets.
 
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