Is there a place or article that talks about the different types of bullets? When looking through the classified ammo, I see many types - FMJ, Hollow Point, Red Tip, etc….. I’ve been told that FMJ is good for range.
You are correct.Is there a place or article that talks about the different types of bullets? When looking through the classified ammo, I see many types - FMJ, Hollow Point, Red Tip, etc….. I’ve been told that FMJ is good for range.
I didn't mean to suggest that lead bullets are bad, but rather that they do have the sorts of issues you mention. In fact, I never used cast bullets -- only swaged ones from the major manufacturers, usually buying 500 or more at a time. In those cases, the main issue is how hot you load them, but unless you confine yourself to very mild loads, you're going to get some fouling -- and probably some from even the very mild loads. Same with copper, but at higher pressures/temperatures. For that I used a simple electrolysis system -- in rifles, I mean. Not sure I ever saw any copper fouling in my handguns, but I typically wasn't firing full-house loads in the .357s.Lead bullets are not as bad as mentioned above. BUT,, they do have differences in their qualities, as well as their descriptions. PB, BB, SWC, WC, GC, WFN, PC, just to show a few. In getting a cast bullet to work, you MUST know your bore diameter, your throat size, the hardness, and the velocity. All these things must be correct to make a bullet shoot without leading. Leading occurs when a softer or harder lead is used when the velocity is incorrect for the alloy. AND,, it can occur if the bullet isn't the proper size for your firearm's bore & throat diameter.
And then there are the differences in using a handgun or a rifle, no matter if shooting cast, powder coated, plated, or jacketed.
Reloading manuals are your friends.