125 grain Berry and H110 .357 loads.

[PJM]

Loaded these yesterday and based on hodgdon data, velocities may be excessive for plated bullets. Used 21 grains of powder. Lyman and hodgdon velocity data are much different for same bullet weight. Any thoughts?

[CT_Shooter]

Loaded these yesterday and based on hodgdon data, velocities may be excessive for plated bullets. Used 21 grains of powder. Lyman and hodgdon velocity data are much different for same bullet weight. Any thoughts?

Personally, I would not shoot those reloads.

I have never used plated bullets, so I could be wrong, but I think they should be treated like lead bullets. Twenty-one grains of H110 seems dangerous. Be careful.

I hope someone else chimes in here.

[PJM]

Shooters Reference tables lists it as a max load for plated and h110. Velocity is 100fps more than Berry recommended.

[CT_Shooter]

Shooters Reference tables lists it as a max load for plated and h110. Velocity is 100fps more than Berry recommended.

Hornady's Ninth Edition sets the max H110 load for 125 grain JHPs (XTP) at 19.4 grains with a velocity of 2K per second.

Good luck. Please let us know how you make out.

[Oldbrass]

There's a lot of variables from different sources, myself I wouldn't use plated in a magnum load. They're fine for 38 and 45acp etc.

[Luv the lever]

I had a hard time finding consistent info on 125 gn .38. When I get home I’ll look in my notes to see what I did, it’s important because I squibbed one in a 38 revolver and have found success now.

[PJM]

Thanks all. I am fairly confidant my GP100 will handle this ok, but to be sure i don't shred a plating in the barrel, due to excess velocity, I will pull these bullets and reload with unique or 244 or accurate #2. I have a lot of H110 and 296 and will save for jacketed bullets in .357 and 44mag. Have shot over a thousand Berry's in my GP100 and like them. usually load with Unique, but am currently out and on the hunt. Do have #2 and 244.

[GaCop]

I'm pushing 158 grain fmj plated flat nose from Everglades ammo, in my Henry, over 1600 fps w/o any problems.

[BigAl52]

Might check Powder Valley. They have 125gr Zero bullets that are jacketed and should work fine for the H-110. The price of the zero bullets is close to what you would pay for Berrys plated.

[CT_Shooter]

Might check Powder Valley. They have 125gr Zero bullets that are jacketed and should work fine for the H-110. The price of the zero bullets is close to what you would pay for Berrys plated.

125gr JHP or JSP ZERO bullets are also available directly from the distributor for $131.90 per 1K with free shipping. These are excellent bullets.

http://www.rozedist.com/mm5/merchant.mv ... de=ZBJ-38S