Tonight I had some time and I loaded up a bunch of ammo for my 10mm. I found a great deal on Berry's 180gr JHP bullets so that's what I figured I'd use, at least for this first batch. Normally before buying some new component I look for reviews and on Cabelas website Berry's bullets were 4.5 of 5 so I figured that couldn't be bad. So while I'm loading up some rounds I drop one on the concrete floor, and it's a lot more dented than normal bullets would be after similar treatment. I also start to notice that before the bullet goes into the seating die it was a fairly flat shape, but after the seating die the bullet has a more rounded tip. It's as if the seating die is reshaping the bullets just a little. I'm using Lee dies in a Dillon 550B. I also loaded some Hornady xtp/hp 180gr bullets and they didn't loose their original shape after the sizing die.
Now keep in mind these bullets are made for a 40, and I'm going to run them at 10mm level. I don't doubt that it'll be safe to shoot these rounds, I'm jsut curious about what such soft bullets could be good for. With these being so soft I think about all they'd be good for is practice at the range, but I don't know. I don't think I'd want to hunt with these.
Now keep in mind these bullets are made for a 40, and I'm going to run them at 10mm level. I don't doubt that it'll be safe to shoot these rounds, I'm jsut curious about what such soft bullets could be good for. With these being so soft I think about all they'd be good for is practice at the range, but I don't know. I don't think I'd want to hunt with these.