Coated Bullets and Leading
Coated Bullets and Leading
Does anyone have experience with coated bullets? I am particularly interested to know if you have observed any reduction in leading as a result of the coating and what bullets and bullet suppliers you have used.
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Re: Coated Bullets and Leading
I am very green in this area. However, I am very impressed with Missouri Bullet Company. I've shot their 357 180 grain and 30 cal 165s out of lever guns. I don't believe leading can or will be a concern with coated bullets.
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Re: Coated Bullets and Leading
I cast and powdercoat my own bullets, but only use the powdercoat for limited applications. None of my current silhouette loads are coated as I haven't seen the need. I get zero leading with traditional lube in 357 Mag, 7TCU, and 7BR. I use powdercoat in my hunting loads up to 2200fps.
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Re: Coated Bullets and Leading
I have flirted briefly with coated bullets in 9mm, .357 and .41 Magnum. I am generally not a fan. They were acceptable in 9mm for generic blasting/IDPA type ammo.
In the revolver cartridges, I found them inferior for either high performance or reduced loads. At higher velocities, they failed in the leading department in .41 mag. In this case I was using MBC factory "hi-tek" coating.
.357 ACME brand coated 158 SWC were acceptable in the leading department, although I never tried to stomp on them. Was just firing a ".357 special" load in the 1000fps ballpark over HS-6. In both cases, accuracy across velocity ranges was inferior to either MBC, Penn traditional hard-cast wax lubed and jacketed varieties.
In the revolver cartridges, I found them inferior for either high performance or reduced loads. At higher velocities, they failed in the leading department in .41 mag. In this case I was using MBC factory "hi-tek" coating.
.357 ACME brand coated 158 SWC were acceptable in the leading department, although I never tried to stomp on them. Was just firing a ".357 special" load in the 1000fps ballpark over HS-6. In both cases, accuracy across velocity ranges was inferior to either MBC, Penn traditional hard-cast wax lubed and jacketed varieties.
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Re: Coated Bullets and Leading
I've only used powder coating from "Smoke" from the Castboolits website forum and have had great luck. No leading in my 7tcu or 357 max. I have to make sure that I'm using the correct procedure for coating and then baking long enough. Keep trying. From what I hear from others blogging, getting the right powder is key to success.