Berry’s .38 Super 130 gr Round Nose Plated Bullets 1000 Count

Description

The .38 Super has earned its reputation on the competition circuit and the practice range, and Berry's 130 grain round nose is one of the most popular projectiles for feeding it. These are .356 diameter plated bullets packed 1000 to a box, which makes them a go-to for anyone running a progressive press and burning through brass on the weekend. The round nose profile feeds slick through semi-auto magazines and chambers, so you spend more time shooting and less time clearing hiccups.

How Berry's Builds the .38 Super Plated Bullet

Berry's starts with a swaged lead core, then tumbles it in an electrically charged copper bath until the plating reaches the right thickness. Once the plating is done, each bullet gets re-struck in a carbide die to bring it back to a precise .356 dimension. That process gives you consistent weight and diameter from the first bullet to the last, which is exactly what you want when you're loading a thousand at a time.

Why the Plated .38 Super 130 gr Works So Well

The copper plating fully encloses the lead core, so you get cleaner shooting than bare lead and you're not coating your barrel in lead residue. Reloaders have run these through 9mm, .380, .38 Super and other .356 bore guns for years without complaint, and the 130 grain weight sits right in the sweet spot for reliable function and accuracy. Berry's rates them to a max velocity of 1250 fps, so there's plenty of room to work up a solid target or action-shooting load.

Loading Tips for the Berry's .38 Super Bullets

Standard load data works fine here. You can use cast or jacketed data at the same grain weight and profile, and either a taper or roll crimp will do the job. The one thing to watch is over-crimping, since squeezing the case too hard can separate the plating from the core and open up your groups. Keep the crimp light and stay under the listed max velocity and these will treat you right.