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These light bullets are really trick bullets but that’s fine – they serve a real purpose. The more appropriate weights begin at 185 grains. I have to say that a special bullet that has impressed me is the Star 185-grain SWC HP. I have used quite a few in the .45 Auto. It’s a swaged bullet, and its accuracy is outstanding with leading not too bad if velocity is kept below 900 fps. I wondered if the hollowpoint was for balance or if the bullet would expand in ballistic media. Only when I began to load these bullets in the .45 AR did I test expansion. I was surprised! Beginning at 750 fps the bullets expanded, and at 850 fps expansion was impressive. This would be a fine small game bullet, even a defense bullet for home use. As a bonus, accuracy is excellent and recoil light. Unlike jacketed bullets, you do not have to push this bullet hard to achieve expansion.

200-grain SWCs are nearly always accurate, and if driven fast enough they can be good hunting bullets. Ejected from my BallistiCast mold at 205 grains, the 200-grain SWC is especially accurate. When I go the store-bought route, Oregon Trail and Leadhead have given fine results.