Best prices on 200gr plus bullets

[sgms18]

Who has got the best deals on 200+ grain bullets? Good lord them Matchkings get expensive! Anyone know of a cheaper alternative that shoots good subsonic?

[Colohunter]

Sorry, I'm not sure where to find cheap 200+gr bullets, what I did was work up a subsonic load for 150gr bullets. It doesn't have the same trajectory out further, but for just getting out and shooting my Whisper it is a much cheaper way to go.

[nwcid]

I shoot the Hornady 220gr RN bullets out of mine. They are about 1/2 the price of the SMK's and run good for me.

I got some local, some from Midway and some from Graf's depending on when I was buying.

[sgms18]

Originally Posted by nwcid

I shoot the Hornady 220gr RN bullets out of mine. They are about 1/2 the price of the SMK's and run good for me.

I got some local, some from Midway and some from Graf's depending on when I was buying.

are you shooting suppressed? if so have you had any leading issues with soft piont bullets? (AAC 7.62SD came with a card that said not to use any exsposed lead projectiles)

[nwcid]

I am shooting suppressed and subsonic. You may call them and find out what exactly they mean by exposed lead and at what speeds.

The Hornady are not a "sticking out" kind of lead. The bullets look like a round nose bullet and just the tip is not covered. Plus at SS speeds I think the issue would be even less.

I have fired about 200 rounds though my 9mm can (Trident) and have seen no issues yet.

[rabagley]

Originally Posted by sgms18

are you shooting suppressed? if so have you had any leading issues with soft piont bullets? (AAC 7.62SD came with a card that said not to use any exsposed lead projectiles)

It's difficult to come up with a theory as to how the exposed lead on the tip of a softpoint bullet could possibly cause leading. At worst, it might create markings on AR barrel extension ramps as the round is stripped from the magazine and is guided into the chamber.

I suppose there is the possibility that in a supersonic load, there might be enough energy in the gases while the bullet is in the blast region of the suppressor, but most suppressor designs attempt to prevent the muzzle blast from affecting bullet flight as a part of retaining accuracy, so even that sounds like a serious stretch for a modern suppressor.

I suspect that AAC may be issuing an overly cautious warning based on problems with hard cast projectiles, but I think you're pretty safe with softpoints.

[Alleycat]

Lead tip=OK
Lead base=BAD
Hard cast=BAD
The DIP in a SS suppressor trumps Lead base and hard cast