Need Info on these .45 acp bullets i found

[Skum]

my friend just found a old crusty looking box at a gun shop

that had 500 230gr "TMJ" RN

he got them for $35 they look almost identical to berrys RNDS without the shine and have a more dimpled look...

The box says TRU-FLIGHT BULLET COMAPANY with a goldish seal

i searched and could not find anything on this MFG except a fax number and a listing from mountain top PA..

has anyone ever heard of these was gonna toss them over 4.2/4.3 grains of titegroup

 

[JoeBUtah]

Re: Need Info on these .45 acp bullets i found

I've never heard of them, but I'd say load 'em and shoot 'em. For $35 per 500, at the very least they'll make for a very affordable plinking round.

 

[leadbullet]

Re: Need Info on these .45 acp bullets i found

at that price, load them like any other 230 and shoot the piss out of them.

 

[Skum]

Re: Need Info on these .45 acp bullets i found

yea i just loaded 200 of them up over 4.2/4.3 titegroup...

gonna go shoot them at some cans ..ill never buy them again since i wont find them..

they seem like they are struck very lightly because my redding seater die just mars them up.. 1 or 2 rounds had a nice chunk taken out the nose and mostly all get a ring on them.. there are seated to my usual depth

 

[gunsnjeeps]

Re: Need Info on these .45 acp bullets i found

Sounds like the same bullet type as Rainier or Berry's. Use cast bullet data and go for it. Rainier doesn't list Titegroup on their data.

 

[Skum]

Re: Need Info on these .45 acp bullets i found

i have loaded a few k berry dsrn and they have been great for what i use them for

and yea i use lead data when loading them

even if 4.2 grains is a safe load for reg fmj

never tried rainers but these tru flights are lower quality than berrys