Berry’s .380 Cal .356″ 100 gr FBRN Plated Bullets 1000 Count

Description

Berry's .380 cal 100 grain FBRN bullets are a reloader's bread and butter for building affordable, clean .380 ACP range loads. These are .356" diameter projectiles with a flat base round nose profile, and they land right in the sweet spot between messy cast lead and pricey jacketed bullets. The copper plating fully encloses the lead core, so you cut down on airborne lead and keep barrel fouling to a minimum, which makes them a favorite for indoor ranges too.

How Berry's Builds These .380 Plated Bullets

The process starts with a swaged lead core that gets tumbled in an electrically charged copper bath. The copper bonds to the lead and plates it up to final weight, then every bullet is re-struck in a carbide die to bring it back to precise dimensions. That extra step is why these run so uniform in both shape and weight, which translates to smoother feeding and tighter groups when you're sending a thousand of them downrange.

Loading the 100 gr FBRN the Right Way

These carry a published COL of 0.970 and are rated for velocities up to 1250 fps, which covers pretty much any standard .380 ACP range load you'd want to build. Berry's suggests using lead or jacketed load data in the matching grain weight and profile, and the big thing to watch is your crimp. A light taper crimp is all you need here. Plated bullets have a thinner copper shell than a true jacket, so go easy and avoid over-crimping that could bite into the plating. Flare the case mouth enough to seat without shaving, keep your charge reasonable, and these feed and shoot clean.

Why Reloaders Keep Coming Back to Berry's

For anyone burning through .380 at the range or working up practice loads for a pocket pistol like a Glock 42 or Walther PPK, these hit the mark on value and consistency. Buy them by the thousand and you've got a serious stockpile of accurate, clean-burning practice fodder ready to load whenever the bench is calling.