Testing Bullet Hardness

by JimT, Texas, Thursday, August 27, 2026, 10:25 (6 hours, 14 minutes ago)

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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Testing Bullet Hardness

by Paul ⌂, Thursday, August 27, 2026, 11:01 (5 hours, 38 minutes ago) @ JimT

Set up a jig and you could form hollow points that way... :-D

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