Severe lead fouling issue

I think that the word BOOLITS was coined to distinguish the lovingly made silver projectiles, poured with great care,from the lazy man's jacketed bullets.
 
ben hunchak said:
The Lyman 147 has a very large bevel base and will cause problems if sizing is "off". Hardening this bullet will be counterproductive as regards fouling.
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Ben what problems have you encountered. I haven't noticed any problems with mine so that is why I am asking. I want to take mine to a machine shop and have them remove the bevel cut in the mold. I am not a fan of bevel base boolits. My mold casts the boolits out at 154 gr from WW alloy which is great as my load of 2.7g of Win 231 makes PF for IDPA and will cycle my M&P and CZ85 Combat. The load won't cycle my Shadow though due to the heavier slide on the Shadow. I just have to get a lighter recoil spring to make it work. VERY soft shooting.

Take Care

Bob
 
phatman said:
Just checked my supplies and my DRG 125g lead RN spec'd at .355. Interestingly my Wolf 125g plated RN measured at .355 as well.

I use 4.8grs of Universal for both, however the plated shot better. I'm kinda leaning toward the who needs the lead headaches camp...
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Shooting lead boolits sized .355 for most 9MM guns would be a recipe for inaccuracy and leading. Even at .356 I found the CZ guns would lead up and I experienced keyholing in less than 10 yards. Lead boolits should be sized at least 1,000th over over bore to ensure proper seal, This is one reason why I have stuck tiwht sizing all my 9MM boolits .357.

The only downside to shooting cast boolits in competition is the smoke from the lube burning off. If it bothers you then stick to plated bullets for competition. Lead boolits will not work well in compensated guns as unburnt lube will foul the comp.

The upside to shooting lead is it is cheaper as you use less powder to achieve the same velocity as plated/FMJ and because you do felt recoil is reduced with less muzzle flip. Lead boolit are cheaper to buy and much cheaper if you cast your own.

Take Care

Bob
 
I've not heard of too many problems with those 147 gr. BB Lyman's as i have supplied quite a few to folks at .356" but the bullets drop large enough to do .357 or .358". Some European barrels seem to be dif. size or dif. type of rifling and if any any bullets will cause a problem it will be those Lyman 147 due to the large bevel base....Ben
 
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