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Plated/jacketed

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30 March 2010, 15:21
Blizzard
Plated/jacketed
How do can you tell whether a bullet is plated or jacketed?
30 March 2010, 18:15
butchloc
scratch it is the easiest if you don't recognize plating.. the plating is very thin and a little nick with a jackknife you will see the lead core
31 March 2010, 10:50
sksshooter
all of the plated bullets i have seen are smoothly plated all around the bullet and bas. there shouldnt be any visible lines or lead. where most of the jacketd bullets i have seen have either exposed lead at the bottom or a seperation in the jacket at the bottom.