Less leading: lubrisized w/gas check or powdercoat?

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Does anyone have experience using both in the same firearm?

Which leads the barrel less, lubed/gaschecked or powdercoated?

I have a lubrisizer so would there be any point in trying the powdercoat thing?

I just can't see how powdercoating could be better but I'm tempted nonetheless. Talk me out of it.
 
I've had great success with both.

Although they have all shot very well, the downside to traditional lubing for me was difficulty in bulk boolit storage. If I lubed up a huge batch with my homemade 50/50, the boolits stuck to each other and attracted dust and cat hair. She was a fuzzy Himalayan. Her hair got everywhere.

With powdercoating, I can do them up and chuck them in a box, just like jacketed bullets. Another huge plus is not having lead and lube all over my hands after a reloading session.

Also, traditional lubing can be done inside on evenings or crappy days. PC, whether spraying or dry tumbling, needs to be done in a very well ventilated area or preferably outside.

Good luck to you on whatever way you decide.
 
bcnorth said:
Powdee coating is not enough for faster rounds. Use both. Makes for a great bullet.
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Its enough for fast rounds, but to fast and accuracy is really bad, but you will not get leading.

3000fps 130gr pc 7mm remmag, no leading but no accuracy either.
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45-70 @1800fps and accurate. (my bullets not my shooting)

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Both.
I always use gas checks!!
I started with traditional lube, then went to powder coat.
powder coat has its place, but i find i still use lube with some boolits because of size. Ie once powder coated they wont fit. The opposite is also true, udersized boolits and or over size bores, a better bore to boolit fit can be done easier with PC.
Both are accurate.
Be well
 
Both work great when properly done.

I started with a Lyman 4500 and still use it but mostly powder coat these days.
 
Great info guys, and thanks.

I figured I could powdercoat, then size, lube and gascheck but that would be redundant. Stripping the powdercoat off the sides by resizing would defeat the purpose and the gas check will cover the base, so I'll stick with my old-fashioned method.
 
If you are stripping the PC off when you are resizing you are doing it wrong or another issue is going on. I put gas checks on because i dont get PC to cover the boolit base completely, just how i do it. But looking at f55 results i will lube up some of my PCed boolits and try them a bit hotter loads.
One thing i do know, everything i learned reloading bullets dont nessesarly work with reloading boolits.
and dont give up, every failure is something you remember not to do again.
Be safe
 
propliner said:
Great info guys, and thanks.

I figured I could powdercoat, then size, lube and gascheck but that would be redundant. Stripping the powdercoat off the sides by resizing would defeat the purpose and the gas check will cover the base, so I'll stick with my old-fashioned method.
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I can beat y bullets flat and the coating is still on it. Recovered a few and they are still coated. If the coating comes off it is done wrong.
 
Ok, that's good to know, guys. If the powdercoat won't come off when resizing then maybe I'll give it a shot and get these boolits up to 2000fps or more.
 
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