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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldbloke View Post
    Mainly interested to avoid barrel leading.

    Couple of beginners Qns.

    Can you use any brand or colour of powder coating powder?

    A more difficult one, if I PC but don't GC, what sort (aprox) of speed and accuracy can I expect but still no leading?
    Commercial PC bullets from Hawke River Bullet Company, sold here by Delta Mike, are rated to 2200fps without GC..whether they are accurate at that velocity would be a different matter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jhon View Post
    Commercial PC bullets from Hawke River Bullet Company, sold here by Delta Mike, are rated to 2200fps without GC..whether they are accurate at that velocity would be a different matter.
    Most of the commercial cast bullets are as hard as hell
    They won't do anything on an animal except hole in and hole out
    Made hard and PC to be pushed hard and fast

    Sub optimal for hunting
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    Most of the commercial cast bullets are as hard as hell
    They won't do anything on an animal except hole in and hole out
    Made hard and PC to be pushed hard and fast

    Sub optimal for hunting
    Delta Mike site -

    "HRBC uses a high performance dry lubrication on all projectiles. Only Certified “Virgin Bullet Alloy” not recycled, is used in the production process of HRBC projectles, giving pistol calibers a rated hardness of #7 Saeco scale or #16 Brinell Hardness Scale"

    Have the same for e.g. 303 Cal
    I know a lot but it seems less every day...

 

 

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