300 Blackout with Copper Plated Bullets

[jstrong]

I'm new to reloading and was hoping a forum member might be able to offer some help. I want to find a a cheap option for plinking with my 300 blackout. I found these cheap 115 grain bullets at xtremebullets.com, but they are "copper plated" rather than "jacketed" bullets, and the manufacture recommends they do not exceed 1500 fps. My questions are:

(1) Is there any reason I should not use copper plated bullets? (I'm not too concerned about accuracy for plinking, but I don't want the rounds to do anything to my barrel.)

(2) Does anybody have a load recipe to keep 115 grain bullets under 1500 fps?


I'm running an 8.2" barrel.

Thanks

 

[SUIScide]

I don't think you'll get them to cycle at 1500 fps or less. The copper plated bullets behave like cast bullets but fowl less, low velocity only. They would make fun subsonic rounds in a bolt gun...

 

[rjacobs]

wont get it to cycle that slow with that light of a bullet.

Cheapest plinking bullet for 300BLK is the 147g pulls or 150g FMJ from a few manufacturers.