silicosys4
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I know not to use cast lead, or bullets with an exposed lead base, but is there anybody here who has had long term success with powder coated cast lead bullets in a Desert Eagle? I know buffalo bore has a load for the .50ae using hardcast lead with a gas check, and states that after "hundreds" of bullets through a DE test gun there was no problem, but I don't trust a sample size of one gun and "hundreds" of bullets. I'm pretty heavily invested in casting and would love to hear from people who have shot significant amounts of powder coated bullets through their DE's.
I don't fully trust plated bullets either, but I have read that people have had success with plated bullets. Since the Desert Eagle seems to require hot loads to run right, those loads would be outside the velocity ratings of plated bullets (1200 fps), which worries me.
$400+ for a new barrel would be more than I want to pay if I lead the gas system or clog it with lube residue and copper residue from plated bullets run too hard
I don't fully trust plated bullets either, but I have read that people have had success with plated bullets. Since the Desert Eagle seems to require hot loads to run right, those loads would be outside the velocity ratings of plated bullets (1200 fps), which worries me.
$400+ for a new barrel would be more than I want to pay if I lead the gas system or clog it with lube residue and copper residue from plated bullets run too hard