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#1 ·
Ok I'm new to the reloading process. I just picked up the Hornady LNL single stage kit from my local gun store b/c is was on sale for a great price and the 500 free bullets just made it even better. I was looking around the forum for bullets and i keep seeing Berry's come up and there about the cheapest I have found but my question is are they quality bullets? I'm not to worried about the 9mm or 45acp bc I will just be targeting with them but the 223 I plain on hunting with so I want some accuracy for sure. Just wondering everyones opinion on them. Thanx in advance for the help.
 
#4 ·
Nosler partition 60gr or Barnes TSX. Berry's plated bullets are just that, plated, not the same as FMJ.
 
#8 ·
Is there any place in this country where FMJ is legal for hunting deer. Ignoring the question of "would it be a good bullet". Would they arrest you and confiscate your gun and truck if they catch you using one?

Sure ain't legal in Florida.
 
#10 ·
Don't know if it's legal or not, but I've dropped a couple of deer with FMJ. They work fine, if you make a good shot to the head, spine, or neck. These shots were made on my own land.
 
#11 ·
I like the boxes Berry's Bullets come in.They are very handy to keep your finished reloads in.I just take a full one to my shooting spot and when it's empty or almost empty I figured I shot enough that day.I have 4 or 5 empty black plastic cases.Now I'm using Extreme because they are cheaper for me but Berry's are fine quality,I liked them.
 
#12 ·
Berry's bullets are fairly soft lead, copper plated bullets (check their website for construction). Hornady bullets are good jacketed (a copper/brass shell filled with lead) bullets of varying construction for specific purposes. I have not seen plated bullets for the .223 as velocities exceed the manufacturer's recommendations (1250 fps.). Perhaps a good text/reference would help with the basics; The ABCs of Reloading, and/or Lyman's 49th Edition Reloading Handbook...
 
#14 ·
FMJ's aren't legal to hunt with in Missouri whether on your land or not....and I don't believe for anything, varmints or not.
 
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#21 ·
Maybe because it's not designed for hunting deer in Florida. It's designed for hunting "dangerous game" in Africa.
 
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