Coated bullets
 

Does anyone have experience with loading the polymer coated bullets? Graf and Sons offers two brands: ACME and Missouri.

KFS

I have been looking at them pretty closely, as I am getting disenchanted with loading lead(messy, smokes, gums up dies, etc.). From what I am reading on the reloading forums, this new coating out of Australia is quite good. I am not hearing much downside to it.

On my last bullet purchases, I am switching more to plated bullets, as I had had good results with them. I think that some coated bullets may well be in my future.

Plus one for plated bullets.

But, my only caveat for FMJ is the steel alloy variety (in older guns only).

I bought a batch of powder coated .45acp 230 grain Lead SWC about a year ago, and really don't like them.

They are dirty to shoot, not that accurate and really don't save you that much. I'd much rather shoot properly lubricated LSWC...

I started using powder coated polymer bullets about 2 yrs ago and never looked back. The Dillon stays cleaner and so do my hands (still use proper hygiene). Use them for all my IDPA loads (200 gr SWC for 45 and 147 gr for 9mm). If I shoot any lead rounds for practice in my ruger or glock (yea I know) I will shoot a mag of polymer through to clean out the barrel. I even got some 32 ACP plated bullets for my 1903 and savage, barrels stay nice and clean after shooting. The plated did not work well in my artillery luger. Not sure if they were to heavy, but it shoots much better with 115 gr plated bullets.

I don't reload, but I've shot ammo made with coated bullets ("Bayou Bullets", made with the Australian coating) and really liked them. My Luger did too. :cheers:

1) If lead bullets mess up the dies, you have way too much lube. If you cast your own, a very light coating of Lee Liquid Alox does the trick.
2) Of the coated bullets I have tried, the "best" are Precision Bullets. They are swaged, so they are very consistent in weight and dimensions, and they are quite accurate. They use 92/6/2 alloy, so they are more than hard enough.

They work very well.

I like them better than lead/wax lube, and even better than plated

Bayou
SNS
Missouri
Precision
Blue-bullets

all work well.

They keep my Dillon XL650 well fed.

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