Have a Ruger PC carbine in 9mm. For some reason this bullet profile engages the rifling no matter how I seat the bullet. It fails the "plunk" test no matter what I do, crimp, no crimp, light crimp and everything in between.
However, when I use the more elongated common bullet profile of a 124 plated bullet they cycle fine.
My guess is that the bullet profile of this bullet just doesn't work for my carbine. It's a short and stubby bullet.
I have a box of 500 of these that I can't use. I didn't buy them from this website, they were recommended to me at a gun store when I was picking up reloading supplies. I plan on melting them down to cast my own bullets with a bullet profile that I hope works.
The guys at Badman Bullets took the time to try and help me figure out what was going on, so this is no reflection on them. It's just that this bullet profile doesn't work for my particular gun.
Reply from Badman Bullets:

This bullet profile has a strong ogive and needs to loaded short as stated on the product page. We specify no longer than 1.065”

awesome great product shipping etc just need the .45 now lol

Order was fairly quick. Reasonable price considering today’s prices.
Bullets load fine only wish the poly coating was just a tad thicker, but that’s just nit picking.

Reply from Badman Bullets:

We apply two separate coats of polymer on our bullets which is approximately .0015” to .002” thick. Any more would not be of any benefit and would increase the cost. Please review our Frequently Asked Questions page for more info.

Pat got my new Dillon 650 set up and running smooth. Got my first 400 rounds thru and have learned so much about reloading. The bullets shoot great and it is nice not to have to worry about the lead on the hands.
Thanks
Mike C.

Since I can't find primers or powder, I am left to admire the bullets recieved, because I am new to reloading pistol bullets.

First time buyer from the company. But it won’t be my last.

This bullet is more rounded in shape in comparison to a blue bullet. I adjusted my COL using my Glock 34 barrel and the result met my expectation. So far I have reloaded 100 bullets my only concern is that seating some bullets shaved some coating and lead leaving a ring around the case mouth which I had to clean off.

Reply from Badman Bullets:

Use a decent bell before seating the bullet. You don't want to shave off the Polymer when seating it. This is very important to prevent leading.



A light taper crimp of .003" or standard roll crimp is all that is needed. You don't want to puncture the coating as this can result in poor accuracy and/or key hole issues.

These bullets are as they claim to be. No lead on hands when loading. keep from lead deposits on barrel only thing that made the barrel dirty was the powder. feed nice and accurate

This is the first time I’ve ever used the coated bullets and while I haven’t tested very many yet, I believe they will end up being my go to bullet for target shooting. There is no lead left in the barrel, the bullets load easy. I haven’t tested for accuracy yet but I’m liking what I’m seeing so far.

I am a competitive shooter and have tried all shapes and weight of 9mm. These bullets by far, are the best priced poly coated bullets I have ever used. I am a customer for life! Thank you!

These are hands down the best 9mm bullets available. Using W231 they make a ragged hole out of my H&K. Using Power Pistol they do the same out of my Ruger convertible Blackhawk. There has to be a lot of quality control involved for these to be as consistent as they are. Thanks for a great product

Guys I have loaded 50 rounds of these
Bullets to try in my Star BM , however
I have not fired them yet . We have too
Much snow in the Coast Range where I
Shoot . Hopefully I can get this done soon.
The bullets look great and loaded easily.
Yes , I will order more and try other calibers .
Jack in Forest Grove

I can't say enough good about this company.Great service,great product.I loaded some of these up with powerpistol-shot great out of my Glock 19.Also loaded some with a powder I bought back during the drought & thought I'd use up called Zip-Wow!Amazing accuracy out of my Kahr CW9.

Everything was all I could Askfor is. Prompt shipping g, product Quality