moly coated bullets??

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Trapper Luke

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Gonna be buying some 35gr Bergers here directly and seen theres moly coated and non moly coated bullets. Also noticed moly coated are bout 10 bucks more than the non moly coated. Is there a big enough difference in the way this bullet will shoot that will make up for the $10 difference?

Thanks,
Luke
 
No.
Not worth it if you dont strictly shoot them as you dont want copper coating under moly coating in your bbl. or vice versa.
That said, I shoot nothing but moly coated bullets (I do my own) and one must clean the bbl very/very good when done.
I have been averaging 200-550 +/- rounds a day rounds p-dogging out here or about 1800 rounds a month +/- from April until November. No variation in accuracy from 100-400yds I usually am shooting at. When I am home it gets a thourough scrubbing.

 
A friend that uses the moly coated bullets says that his rifles that he uses them in will shoot many more rounds without negatively affecting accuracy ??? I have not tried any. He is pretty much convinced in the difference after doing the prairie dog thing.I think you will find different / varying opinions.
 
Originally Posted By: Trapper Luke Is there a big enough difference in the way this bullet will shoot that will make up for the $10 difference?

Thanks,
Luke

No

I bought some moly from midway about 10 years ago and have tumbled untold numbers of bullets and still have plenty of moly left. To be honest I am not sure anymore of any advantage or not, I think its something I just do now.
 
I agree with the last post I was big into moly coating my own bullets for a while and Some guns I seen a difference and some just shot the same. As far as being able to shoot more rounds between cleaning I don't know. I clean mine every ten shots anyway no matter what.
 
It is Moly dusulfied, if I have it right, I hear it could cause corrosion in a SS barrel. Try Moly-fusion in your barrel, it is not moly dulsulfied. I lost 20ft per sec out of the barrel after appling it, figured it made it a little slick. I never get copper fouling, just powder, now. You can look it up on website, Moly-fusion. Supposed to help protect the steel from heat, also.
 
I have never used them. I was told that they are good if you use moly and only moly. I was also told that they are good for a rough bore. The moly will fill in the cracks and grooves. I dont use them and I dont think I will start. Happy Reloading.
 

I have used them off and on in various rifles for years now and the only real difference is it can extend the amount of shots taken without a noticeable drop in accuracy but it is harder to remove the moly fouling from a bore then copper/gilding metal fouling.

I have been reading a little bit about microslicking the bore for ease of cleaning but have not done it as of yet.
 
If you use moly-fusion, there is no fouling to clean out, only powder fouling, which is easy to clean out. It becomes part of the steel, protects the barrel from heat and is supposed to extend the life of the barrel.
 
Here is one of many places this topic has been discussed before:
PM Link

Personally, I am still not a fan of Molly coated bullets in my hunting guns. It may be better now that I live out west, away from the Appalachian humidity.
John
 
I have looked at moly over the years and have decided that I have no interest in trying it. I do just fine without it. Dave
 
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