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06-12-2017, 22:31 #21
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16-02-2018, 17:54 #24
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Re: Coated lead bullets
So I gave powder coating a go as my dad has access to a lot of free lead.
However about a quarter of my bullets tumble when they hit the target. My barrel slugs to 9.0525 mm and my bullets come out at 9.055 after coating and sizing.
Are the bullets too small?
Mold is a Lee 356-125-2R and the gun is a Glock 19. I get no leading and accuracy is still good but the tumbling annoys me.
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16-02-2018, 19:16 #25
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Re: Coated lead bullets
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16-02-2018, 20:21 #26
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16-02-2018, 20:38 #27
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16-02-2018, 22:01 #28
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Re: Coated lead bullets
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16-02-2018, 22:34 #29
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Re: Coated lead bullets
I have used that same bullet mold in a few Glock pistols. It works fine and is very accurate. I dislike it only for powder coating as I Electrostatically spray PC and I tend to get some flash with the flat base. The 120gn TC bevel base bullet has less flash. So I use that more often.
Whether you are shooting PC or lubed lead you should look at about 0.001 over bore size this helps with accuracy and reduces leading.
With PC leading is not such an issue. The problem is that your fit is to close. Have you pulled a loaded bullet? You may well find that once you have loaded the bullet in the case that it has now sized down to under bore. If you factory crimp it can exaggerate the issue.
I have loaded and shot PC bullets sized to .358 in my G19 with out any issues (Apart from them not reliably cambering)
Soft lead can be more prone to problems but PC does help and correct sizing here would be critical. What is the type of lead that you are using?
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17-02-2018, 04:37 #30
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Re: Coated lead bullets
Thank you for an interesting read
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