berrys solid or hollow base - The Firearms Forum

bobnoffs · 03-18-2012, 12:09 PM

i want to load berrys 100grn for my .380 lcp. any advantage or preference for hollow base vs. solid? is oal an issue or powder capacity with hollow base?
bob noffs

JLA · 03-18-2012, 04:54 PM

hollow base helps thew low pressure rounds obturate and seal the bore better. I use the HB 100 gr RN in my .380s.

korny351 · 03-18-2012, 07:03 PM

According to Berry's website, the longer "skirt" or bearing surface on the HBRN engages more of the rifling and helps to stabilize the bullet better. Loading data should be the same as any case volume lost to the longer bullet is compensated for by the hollow under the bullet. I'd think that a sub-3 inch barrel could use as much help as you could give it.

gdmoody · 03-18-2012, 09:41 PM

Welcome to the forum bobnoffs, and you also korny351. The hollow base is the exact .380 bullet that I load for my Sig P238. It works very well and is accurate.

chubcobear · 03-19-2012, 11:59 AM

I am glad that you asked that question. I had been using Berry's 100 gr bullet, flat base, and wondered about that hollow base bullet. With the good recommendation, I will switch over to the hollow base. Thanks.

03-18-2012, 12:09 PM	#1
bobnoffs Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2	berrys solid or hollow base i want to load berrys 100grn for my .380 lcp. any advantage or preference for hollow base vs. solid? is oal an issue or powder capacity with hollow base? bob noffs -->

03-18-2012, 04:54 PM	#2
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,320	Re: berrys solid or hollow base hollow base helps thew low pressure rounds obturate and seal the bore better. I use the HB 100 gr RN in my .380s. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

03-18-2012, 07:03 PM	#3
korny351 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 15	Re: berrys solid or hollow base According to Berry's website, the longer "skirt" or bearing surface on the HBRN engages more of the rifling and helps to stabilize the bullet better. Loading data should be the same as any case volume lost to the longer bullet is compensated for by the hollow under the bullet. I'd think that a sub-3 inch barrel could use as much help as you could give it.

03-18-2012, 09:41 PM	#4
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,343	Re: berrys solid or hollow base Welcome to the forum bobnoffs, and you also korny351. The hollow base is the exact .380 bullet that I load for my Sig P238. It works very well and is accurate. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant) Last edited by gdmoody; 03-18-2012 at 09:42 PM..

03-19-2012, 11:59 AM	#5
chubcobear V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 132	Re: berrys solid or hollow base I am glad that you asked that question. I had been using Berry's 100 gr bullet, flat base, and wondered about that hollow base bullet. With the good recommendation, I will switch over to the hollow base. Thanks. __________________ There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. - Mark Twain "....life isn't fair. The central threat to freedom comes from those think they can use politics to make it so. " --Bradley Gitz