Rummaging and found Nyclads....

[transit]

You're probably right, makes sense to me

I agree that nylon is the NY in NYCLAD, but you're right, they were for sure chosen in NYC to offer some protection to range personnel from airborne lead.

 

[Tex1001]

At the time, there was a bit of controversy with this round, as it was claimed to be a "cop killer bullet"

My wife has carried Nyclads in her 38SPL PDW for decades.
The "cop killer bullet" rep started because the original nylon coating was black. The Teflon bullets were also black. Federal changed to a blue coating to distance them from the rumor mill. I still have a pair of boxes of "Blacks" in my Nyclad stash.

 

[Green Frog]

Back in the Spring of 1979 I was enrolled in a graduate class at William and Mary. As luck would have it, one of the few other "real people" (as opposed to dewy eyed liberals) in the class was an FBI agent about my own age. At the end of a field trip where we had been discussing interesting things like guns and ballistics while everybody else talked about parties and who was dating whom, he motioned me over to his vehicle. He pulled a new box of 158 gr Nyclad +Ps, took out six rounds to "get home" with his duty weapon, and gifted me the rest. Over the years some of those have been shot up but my stash has been replenished a few rounds at a time... I tried them successfully in my Model 66 ND 4", my Model 60-4, and even one cylinder full through my Baby Chief. Now I keep the half box or so I have left for "serious use" but would gladly pay a premium to pick up another box or two. I didn't know about the 125 gr version for Chiefs Special, but would dearly love to have a box for Baby.

Froggie

PS Were all of the cases nickel plated? All I have observed have been.

 

[ContinentalOp]

Were all of the cases nickel plated? All I have observed have been.

The Nyclads I've had, including the 9mm and .38 Special ones from the 90s (at least that I can remember) and the recent run (see the photo in my earlier post, #8) have had nickel-plated cases. Don't know about the earlier generations.

 

[beaverislander]

Years ago a forum member had a karma drawing and I got lucky. They sit in the safe, not sure why but if I ever run out I'll shoot em up.

 

[Pig Hunter]

In the mid 80's I got a box for my CZ-75. They were supposed to be the best carry ammo at the time. Every time I unloaded it the chambered round had been pushed back into the case. Anyone shooting the revolver rounds have any pull forward out of the crimp? I never got any more 9mm as I'm sure pressures were way to high with the slug pushed back on top of the powder. Switched to Federal 115 gr JHP.

 

[Rubone]

This box came with my 3" 36 when I bought it. It was purchased with the 36 and is listed on that receipt, apparently not tried if the revolver was ever even shot after that sale.

 

[Dump1567]

I did a 36 round qual. course with Nyclad rounds out of my 5 shot 36 back in 1990 or 91. All I really remember was the blue coating flaking off and getting stuck under my ejector star. This prevented me from closing the cylinder. Not sure if this was a common problem, or I just had a bad batch of ammo.

 

[Rule3]

I do not think there has ever been a bullet or cartridge that has had more discussion and mystery/mystic about it.Its magical, wonderful state of the art!
Its a coated lead bullet!
But then there are the Teflon coated BLACK TALON strikes fear across the USA!

 

[max]

Several years ago Cabela's had some Herter's brand 9mm that was aluminum cased and total nylon covered 115 gr ammo. I bought at least one case and maybe more because it was cheap. I still have a partial case left. It was obviously CCI/Federal in origin.