ACME 122 gn FP-NLG Coated Bullets

[tcp112275]

Has anyone tried these? I got 124 gn RN coated and love them in my C-75 SP-01. I just wanted to see if there were any special considerations for this type of bullet. I normally have to load the 124 RN to 1.070 to chamber in my gun.
Thanks!


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[Smitty79]

I like the 145s.   Could load to 1.14

[Wobbly]

You'll want to do the "push test" from the stickies (How to Determine Max OAL) on this bullet in your barrel. Any numbers quoted here are "ballpark suggestions" as to what you should end up at, since all barrels are different.

However, CZ's love RN bullets and you should be able to get the OAL out as far as 1.140", as Smitty suggested, with most people loading between 1.120 to 1.145". You really need to crimp onto the full diameter of the bullet. I'm afraid that an OAL of 1.070" might place the ogive partially inside the case, and that's going to hurt your ability to do a good taper crimp.

Let us know how we can help.

 

[tcp112275]

Thanks Wobbly. I have the 124 RN and due to its profile I have to load it short. I am assuming that the flat point on the 122 GR bullets allows you for a longer COAL. That's why the Push Test is a MUST for any newly purchased bullet. You never know when someone may have changed their bullet mold. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[Wobbly]

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Several years ago we were all shooting Berry 124gr FP plated bullets, after which they introduced the 124gr FP Hollow Base. Now, one might assume that they simply inserted a dowel into the mold to make the "hollow base" hollow, and didn't mess with the ogive. But that was not the case. Although you couldn't see it, the angle of the nose changed, which changed the Max OAL by about 0.010". The only way to detect this was to do the "push test".

So to help your education, let me say that assumptions can be misleading. Let the barrel be the ultimate judge, and not your eye, or your "feelings". It really only takes seconds to do the "push test" and it will save you hours in the end.



Just ask a forum member who has had to unload 500 rounds with a kinetic hammer !!