In the neverending search for affordable plinking ammo, I came across some Barry's Prefered 200 gr HP bullets for my .45 ACP. Anyone have any experience with these? They look similar in construction to some Ranier bullets I've used in the past with good results.

i've been using the plated bullets for a few moons now and have had no trouble at all. Cheap bullets that don't lead up the barrel. The even work great in a sub-gun

Yup! Very good for casual plinking. I have a Glock .40 S&W and it leads like crazy with cast bullets but works great with the Barry's. I bought a thousand from Cabella's at a real good price but I know they're available from other sources.

Berry's make a good bullet for plinking especially in Glock pistols where lead bulelts can cause problems. You can also order direct from Berry's at a decent price.

Unless you need the HP for some reason go with a plain RN. As I recall Berry's plates their bullets after the HP has been swaged in...and once plated it toughens the HP to the extent that it will not open. I have found many of their bullets on berms and in our water trap that look like they could be reloaded again.

I use several of their bullets in .38 Super, .41 Magnum, .44 Magnum and .500 S&W and they are extremely accurate and reliable performers.

.41 Magnum 50'



.38 Super 10 shots at 10 yards...



Bob

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Originally posted by RJM:
Unless you need the HP for some reason go with a plain RN. As I recall Berry's plates their bullets after the HP has been swaged in...and once plated it toughens the HP to the extent that it will not open.

This is true. The bullets are for plinking and IDPA (a sport where cheap bullets are a must for the middle class). Strangely enough, HP's and FP's seem to feed better than RN's in my Kimber Team Match II. I loaded some up the other day with 4.5gr of Bullseye (roughly 700 fps) and headed to the range. Ten shots flew into one ragged hole (about 1-1/2") at 25 yds. Needless to say I am very impressed. Thanks to all for your input.