anyone use silvertips ?

[Cal44]

I have half a box of 44 special Silvertips left from 30 years ago.

I'm keeping them in case we have a vampire problem here in Northern California.

 

[.455_Hunter]

^^^^^^^^^
What he said!

Don't believe it? Scrape the plating off a "Silver Tip" pistol bullet and you will find a normal Copper (Gilding Metal) jacket underneath. This does not include the .25 ACP, .32 ACP .380ACP(?) or .44 Spl. that have Aluminum jackets in the "Silver Tip" line.

True as of about 10 years ago. ALL Silvertip loadings now feature a nickle plated copper jacket- the aluminum "low velocity" jacket is no more.

 

[GB]

I shoot/have shot them in 38 spec., 44 spec., 45 LC, and have seen them in 9mm (just the other day at the local shop) Probably better ammo out there but it ain't bad. But then I am still a Hydo-Shok guy. I didn't buy the 9 because it was a little over a buck a round.

 

[cometpx4]

Silvertips

The only round I use in my 9mm's is the 115 grain Silvertip. If there is a hotter non plus p round on the market I am not aware of it. It is a phenomenally accurate round, and they function flawlessly in my glocks and sigs. They redesigned the bullets several years ago so I am not so sure I agree that there are better "more modern" rounds out there. I am not knocking the other stuff I just don't think the modern Silverton gets the credit it deserves. It is a hot, hard hitting round.

 

[Frank46]

Only Silvertips I still used would be the four boxes of 40S&W by federal and the ones I bought for my 44 revolvers 200 grain bullet brass case. I've never see any of two mentioned at a local gun show. Frank

 

[badge]

Good ammo,....... it does work well but there are more modern load's available but hey, to each there own right?

 

[armenius]

Works good in 4" Model 29 for me.When riding my ATV by. Corn field a doe stood up and was slow to figure out what I was.At about 35 yards the 44 Mag entered the right shoulder and traveled diagonally to end up just under the hide of the left hip laterally.She looked surprised ,made about five steps and collapsed.Expansion was great.Doe weighed about 80 lbs.