Testing Bullet Hardness
I was wondering how the plated .45 ACP bullets compare to the jacketed bullets. So I took a couple factory jacketed bullets and a couple of the plated bullets and put them nose to nose in my vise, then slowly closed it.
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The harder bullet will always show up. Before a got a lead hardness tester I tested my cast bullets this way.
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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.
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- Testing Bullet Hardness -
JimT,
2026-08-27, 10:25
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- Testing Bullet Hardness - Paul, 2026-08-27, 11:01
- Testing Bullet Hardness - Slow Hand, 2026-08-28, 04:25
- Testing Bullet Hardness -
Bob Hatfield,
2026-08-28, 07:10
- Yes. That's what I was testing though for self protection. -
JimT,
2026-08-28, 07:21
- Yes. That's what I was testing though for self protection. -
Gunner,
2026-08-28, 11:14
- Thank you! That is valuable information. - JimT, 2026-08-28, 12:36
- Yes. That's what I was testing though for self protection. -
Gunner,
2026-08-28, 11:14
- Shades of Keith's account... - Paul, 2026-08-28, 09:47
- Testing Bullet Hardness - Creeker, 2026-08-28, 19:08
- Yes. That's what I was testing though for self protection. -
JimT,
2026-08-28, 07:21