Some of us (me) need to plan properly for the next shortage. I knew it was going to be long, just not 3+ years long. So my post is relevant for idiots like me. :)
Yes, their hollow points have a slightly thicker copper coating but they are not a real hollow point in that they don't expand. For 9mm I use their 135 gr hollow points over 3.9 gr of Bullseye. I've been using them for years without any issues. Great for steel.
Well this isn't great news.
Jason Vanderbrink, President of Federal, CCI, Speer and Remington Addresses Your Questions About Ammo Availability
... "They’ve reacted as best they could to the 2020 surge in demand. “We made a LOT more hunting ammo in 2020 than we have in the 99-year history of...
I knocked out 2000 rounds of 9mm during my vac. Will probably do another 1K while I wait for my AR9 parts to come back from the Cerakote shop.
I'm also thinking of upgrading from my Dillon 550B to the XL750. Not sure it is worth the cost to upgrade though. I can knock out 350 to 400...
So I went to Glenn's Ammo and Reloading in N. Reading today. Haven't been there is a while, but it was great to see that he hasn't increased his prices since the last time I was there - unlike the gouging I'm seeing in the classifieds here.
He didn't have any primers but is getting some...