Moly coated bullets

[optima silk]

Hi all
What's your thoughts on moly coated bullets ?
I have read that they can be more accurate in certain circumstances but can also be a pig when your cleaning the barrel but can extend the life of the barrel / rifling .
There also the point that once you have started to use them that you need to keep on using them for the reasons that the coatings will have been applied and it not advisable to go back onto copper bullets because of the heat expansion and accuracy will be effected etc .
As I say guys just looking for advise from any of you guys that have used them .

Regards
Colin

[MikB]

There was a fad among target shooters for these in the 90s.

They came.

They made no difference.

They went.

Nobody cared.

[Wilbee]

I've used them in a 22\250 there was know difrents to V Max

[optima silk]

Ok
Has anyone else had any experience of them

[Turnup]

I found them to make a significant improvement in my .357 SW 686 for target shooting but I was never quite sure if it was the moly. I had noticed that the moly coated bullets I was buying were a tad less in diameter than the ordinary ones. Then a friend suggested that I try 9mm TC bullets (which are two tads less in diameter), and they worked just as well! Was not able to explore this much as it was mid 1997.......

Also experienced a lot less leading with coated bullets.

I have not heard of issues reverting back to non coated bullets, I would have thought that a thorough clean first would suffice. It is true that you should not follow lead bullets with jacketed bullets without first really cleaning the bore. The harder jacketed bullet will smear any lead residue into the bore wall, leaving small deformations in the bore wall which become lead magnets - don't ask me how I know .

[JB101]

I use moly coated in 6mmbr & 6.5x284
Primarily as one can get a higher velocity with less pressure than a std jacketed bullet.Also for the 284 it seems to have improved barrel life.
However I'll probably revert to std jacket bullets for the 6mm and may well try molly coating them myself as the cost is increasing for the precoated ones .

ATB
James

[optima silk]

Cheers for the feedback guys

[kindwarf]

I use moly coated in 6mmbr & 6.5x284
Primarily as one can get a higher velocity with less pressure than a std jacketed bullet.Also for the 284 it seems to have improved barrel life.
However I'll probably revert to std jacket bullets for the 6mm and may well try molly coating them myself as the cost is increasing for the precoated ones .

ATB
James

I have used Lapau silver tips in my 6.5 x 55 F class rifle buy them by the 1000, very accurate less pressure and just a couple of patches to clean.