Best value bullets for full power 10mm

[jtracy1223]

Just about burned threw my first 300 reloads using hornady xtp in 180gr and 155gr. Xtp's have always worked well for me but they are kinda pricey when your just punching paper and exploding water jugs. I would like to save some cash and buy a case of 1000 bullets that i would like to be able to load to the full potential of the 10mm. I was thinking i would like to run 180 grain bullets at 1200 fps and maybe a little higher. It seems plated bullets are about the cheapest option but i have never used them beside in some mild 45acp loads. I dont know if they will stand up to that kind of speed and remain in tact and accurate. The next option is bullet company's like zero, persistion delta or Montana gold. They all offer 1000 rounds of jhp bullets for $130-$150 shipped. I know they are probably not ment to be used as self defence hollow points (i buy factory for sd anyway) but they would surely offer more expantion than a fmj if they had to be repurposed from range fodder to shtf zombie apocalypse ammo. It would be nice to find old school low tech remington or winchester hollow points in stock at a reasonable price but i have all but given up on that. Whats everyone's opinion? What do you use for full power range reloads?

[FlyingDtnt1]

My new favorite are Speer Gold dot TMJ 180 gr. They have them at Graf and Sons for about 15 cents around.

[The_Shadow]

Its hard to beat a good cast bullet for value...

[tommac919]

For the range, I usu run the heavy plated 180gr from Xtreme...
No issues at he speed your talking about


      
   
10/40-180 RNFP HPCB
Quantity of 500
Diameter: 0.4

UPC: 819304313170

Price:$64.50
Box Qty: 500

[blaster]

I have been buying pulled 180 gr. HST bullets from American Reloading. they come in 500 packs and are about the same price as 500 plated bullets. and when they get pulled plated bullets in, they are really cheap!

[The_Shadow]

Rocky Mountain Reloading has a heck of a bunch of pulled 155 grain Gold Dots at fair prices right now as well.  This is in addition to their other bullets in stock.
https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/bullets/40-155-gr-premium-bonded-hollow-point-new/

[jtracy1223]

How do the hst's hold up at 1200+ fps? I have considered trying the pulled bullets from American reloading but was unsure if they would over expand at high speeds. I guess as long as they hold together tell they hit the target and are reasonably accurate it doesn't matter for plinking ammo.

I have been buying pulled 180 gr. HST bullets from American Reloading. they come in 500 packs and are about the same price as 500 plated bullets. and when they get pulled plated bullets in, they are really cheap!

[fltbed]

For the range, I usu run the heavy plated 180gr from Xtreme...
No issues at he speed your talking about


      
   
10/40-180 RNFP HPCB
Quantity of 500
Diameter: 0.4

UPC: 819304313170

Price:$64.50
Box Qty: 500

+1

[blaster]

How do the hst's hold up at 1200+ fps? I have considered trying the pulled bullets from American reloading but was unsure if they would over expand at high speeds. I guess as long as they hold together tell they hit the target and are reasonably accurate it doesn't matter for plinking ammo.

I have been buying pulled 180 gr. HST bullets from American Reloading. they come in 500 packs and are about the same price as 500 plated bullets. and when they get pulled plated bullets in, they are really cheap!

I have been loading them over 9.5 gr. of Blue Dot. my Alpha Chroney isn't working and I can't get the MagnetoSpeed to attach to my Witness so I'm not sure  how fast they are going . also I haven't shot any game with them yet so I can't vouch for their performance when they hit meat but they shoot fine. I would think they will be good on thin skinned game (or bad guys)but wouldn't use them for grizzly bear defense.

[tommac919]

I've recovered many heavy plated 180s at the local range... dense foam blocks for stoppage.
at 1200-1300 fps, no plating damage even tho sometimes slightly deformed...you can see the rifling on the bullets.

As per Xtreme site;
Any velocities over 1200 FPS we recommend either our Heavy Plate Concave Base or Hollow Point products for superior accuracy. We recommend keeping velocities to less than 1500 FPS (Feet Per Second) and using only a light taper crimp

[Azrckcrawler]

Rocky Mountain Reloading has a heck of a bunch of pulled 155 grain Gold Dots at fair prices right now as well.  This is in addition to their other bullets in stock.
https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/bullets/40-155-gr-premium-bonded-hollow-point-new/

These are new, not pulled.

[The_Shadow]

Rocky Mountain Reloading has a heck of a bunch of pulled 155 grain Gold Dots at fair prices right now as well.  This is in addition to their other bullets in stock.
https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/bullets/40-155-gr-premium-bonded-hollow-point-new/

These are new, not pulled.

Yes those are listed as NEW!  Sorry about that...

[Kenk]

I've had good success with Missouri Bullet Company's 180gr hardcast, they are around $45.00 for 500
Thanks

Ken

[sqlbullet]

I loaded up on the 180 HST's like Blaster.  They hold up fine for punching paper, shooting steel or exploding jugs/potatoes/etc.

I also cast a bunch of bullets, which also work fine for those pursuits.

For reloading for more serious situations, I favor Nosler 200 grain bullets as I can usually get them for about the half the price of XTP's.

If you have not, subscribe to Rocky Mountain Reloading and American Reloading.  I got some new XTP's from them a while back at a great price.  They have always been great to work with and genuinely have good deals most of the time.

[Taterhead]

I have been pretty much exclusive shooting cast bullets the past couple of years. My own cast and coated,mostly,and some commercial Hi-Tek coated. They work great. For me, more accurate than plated bullets. My costs are about $15 per thousand.

The key is to be sure that the cast bullets are sized at least 1 thou over groove diameter or leading and poor groups will result.

It also might mean that the standard expander plug is too small for wider/softer cast bullets. My solution has been to retrofit an RCBS expander die with a 401 Cowboy expander plug. Sold as a 38-40 WCF expander at Midwayusa. The shank is a touch wider, and it is about as long as the bearing surface of a 200 gr cast, so it expands deeper into the case. They are also M style, and I like that for starting the bullets straight.