Has anyone reloaded frangible bullets? I was wondering if anyone knows of a good resource on the web showing load data and if there are added constraints on pressure. Is one brand better than the rest. Thanks. -N

Good questions....I too need some of that info. I really had to look at what gun/bullets I was using for home defense. My house is a manufactured one, and the walls arent exactly thick. My sons room is right in the potential path of bullets IF the intruder entered the front door.AR-15 or buckshot just wasnt going to cut it. I dont want to risk bullets flying through the wall into my sons room. So Iam looking at trying to see if the frangible bullets would be an option for my 45ACP and 44Mag. I know there is a handfull of factory loaded stuff, but havent seen any frangible bullets as a component. I will keep looking though....

www.westcoastbullet.com/
Look here for the west coast frangible bullets. No load data on the site, but they do have quite a selection.

I question whether a frangible bullet would penetrate any less than a solid core would. Drywall doesn't present much resistance to anything. The frangible bullets are made to break up when hitting steel, minimizing shrapnel at close ranges. Also they are lead free to minimize exposure to lead dust.

No need to load frangibles for practice. Buy a couple boxes to test for feeding & practice w/ standard ammo. I like #4 buck in the house shottygun. frangibles will breakup in furniture & drywall better than conventional JHPs or FMJs. I like a couple up front followed by JHPs if the bad guys start taking cover or wearing heavy/bullet resistant clothing, you need some penetation.

Thanks for the westcoast site. I did find load data on the site, a pdf doc. I now need to compare it against a traditional load to see the difference. However, at first glance I don't see much of a difference so they might not be pressure limitations yet they say that they need special loads. Well, thanks for the help.