Originally Posted By: Rbreb13Originally Posted By: gene10pntrSo...how do you know if the bullets are naked or coated??? The reason I ask is some places say molly or non-coated others don't. I would think when you buy bullets it should say whether it is or isn't??? Correct or not????
Thanks!
Gene I use moly for some of my guns but not all. Dunno if it has any value but cleaning seems easier.
Moly does reduce copper fouling IME, thus makes cleaning easier. That is the only benefit I found in its use.
During the last 6-8 years I shot NRA HP competition, I shot out a target barrel, on average, every 14-16 months and exclusively used moly coated bullets probably the last three years. I used the same caliber (30-06) and same barrels (Chandlin SS) the entire time and they all started to throw unexplained fliers @ 600 yds and beyond around the 7000 round mark.
While this is admittedly a statistically small sample, I'm satisfied that there is little or no benefit as to extended barrel life derived from the use of moly.
Regards,
hm