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Well, last night I finished loading 500 .38 Special rounds to replentish the stock I have shot the last couple months. I also noticed I am down to about 1k bullets to left to load, so I thought it a good idea to try some coated bullets from Missouri Bullet Company as the views on this forum have been universally positive. I know with the panic and Covid garbage that suppliers are back logged and supplies are relatively slim so I expect a waiting time from MBC.
I ordered last night and received confirmation this morning that my order has shipped. Wow! :thumbup:
Interesting. :scrutiny:
I have never used coated bullets before, so am looking forward to checking out these new 158 gr. coated semi-wadcutters in my old 4" S&W M15 and 3" Ruger GP100. :D:D
 
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FROGO207 said:
The only thing that I have noticed is that I needed to expand the mouth a tiny bit more to keep from shaving the coating off when starting them. They still shoot as great as before. Hopefully the fast turnaround means they are getting caught up some and will be offering their other bullets again soon.
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I ended up getting the Lee universal case expander for that reason. No more shaving. :)
 
I tried coated bullets from MBC earlier this year and plan to switch all my lead handloads to coated bullets after using up the remaining lead rounds.
 
I also went to coated bullets from several different makers. Shooting uncoated lead bullets that form a smoky cloud around me at my local indoor range doesn't make too many friends. :(

With the exception of The Blue Bullets, which do create a bit more smoke than others, I am very happy with coated and won’t go back to uncoated or unplated lead if possible. :thumbup:

Stay safe.
 
MBC coated is good stuff.

the 158gr SWC is a nice bullet with a good crimp groove.

I have used that bullet with max loads of H110/win296 and 2400 magnum powders with great accuracy and no leading.

SNS, and Bayou make excellent coated bullets also.

 
The panic of 2020-2021 has reduced the availability powder, combined with a previous consolidation of propellants to reduce an overabundance of variety, and I am down to two handgun powders: Clays and Bullseye. Most of my loading is Bullseye just because it goes a loooong way and I have excellent accuracy loads developed for .38 Special, .44 Special and .45 ACP - which are the only handgun calibers I load for these days.

I wonder, will I need to rework my loads to use the coated bullets?
 
Poper said:
The panic of 2020-2021 has reduced the availability powder, combined with a previous consolidation of propellants to reduce an overabundance of variety, and I am down to two handgun powders: Clays and Bullseye. Most of my loading is Bullseye just because it goes a loooong way and I have excellent accuracy loads developed for .38 Special, .44 Special and .45 ACP - which are the only handgun calibers I load for these days.

I wonder, will I need to rework my loads to use the coated bullets?
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Well, I can't speak to your loads and your guns but, in my case, where I was using Lyman's data for lubed #2 Alloy, no I didn't need to change a thing. Where it was for jacketed bullets, I typically started from scratch (minimum recommended) and worked up - typically ends up .3-.5 grains higher for jacketed versus lubed/coated to find the "sweet spot."
 
The only difference I ahve ever seen between the Hy-Tec and lube bullets is during the cleaning process. For me a lube bullet cleans up easier. The Hy-Tec seams to leave a trace that can be harder to remove. With lead all I have to do is run a couple of solvent patches then dry and I'm done.

As for loads between the 2, the Hy-Tec will give you slightly more velocity, seams slicker than lead.

You should not need to re-work a load if your only switching to the coated of the same bullet. If a different bullet profile, yes.
 
Blue68f100 said:
The Hy-Tec seams to leave a trace that can be harder to remove.
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Maybe it's my cleaning process but I haven't really had a harder time removing the colorful sheen left behind by hytec, tho I have noticed it. Seems like Hoppe's and a bronze brush gets it done about the same as getting out the stains left by carnauba red/blue. No way to tell if the clear wax leaves anything behind. ;) The green stuff Hunter's Supply uses for their lube grooved bullets doesn't leave a trace. Not one I an see, anyway.
 
Interesting in regards to cleaning.
I am more of a rifle guy and enjoy the handguns, too, of course. I probably shoot 10x as many rifle rounds as I do hangun. I have to admit the cleaning of a revolver is much more involved than that of a bot action rifle and gun cleaning is not one of my favorite chores, so I will be interested to see how that changes.
None of my .38's are heavy leaders, but then I don't usually load to +P levels, either. I prefer powder puff target loads for their accuracy and ability to comfortably shoot lots of rounds in a range session. My favorite target loads are 3.2 grains Bullseye and 158 gr. lead semi-wadcutter or 3.4 grains Bullseye and 125 gr. Berry's plated flat point.
 
The first coated bullets I tried were from Missouri Bullets. I tried their #1 Whitetail 30-30 165gr bullets for my lever gun. I was extremely happy with them and no leading at all. (not that I had leading before with cast bullets) They are accurate and a lot less expensive than FMJ bullets. I also think.I will be switching many of my loads over to Hi-Tek coated. I would be changing my .38 Special bullets because the 12 BHN cast bullets don't lead my barrels at all.
 
ArchAngelCD said:
The first coated bullets I tried were from Missouri Bullets. They are accurate and a lot less expensive than FMJ bullets. I also think.I will be switching many of my loads over to Hi-Tek coated.
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I agree that they are plenty accurate, but I only found them slightly cheaper than JHP. Unless there are some codes I don't know about coated bullets ran me jus shy of .08 per bullet for 9mm. I've been getting JHP for around .09 per bullet. With coated bullets I had to bell the case more and I still ended up with a few that shaved the bullet a little.
 
packetloss said:
I agree that they are plenty accurate, but I only found them slightly cheaper than JHP. Unless there are some codes I don't know about coated bullets ran me jus shy of .08 per bullet for 9mm. I've been getting JHP for around .09 per bullet. With coated bullets I had to bell the case more and I still ended up with a few that shaved the bullet a little.
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Please post here where to find 9¢/each JHP 9mm/.355". I haven't seen anything that cheap since Midway had Hornady factory seconds before the plandemic.
 
They get stock in every week. I'll admit you have to keep on top of it to get them but I was able to get 2 cases last month so I'm set for a while.
 
packetloss said:
I agree that they are plenty accurate, but I only found them slightly cheaper than JHP. Unless there are some codes I don't know about coated bullets ran me jus shy of .08 per bullet for 9mm. I've been getting JHP for around .09 per bullet. With coated bullets I had to bell the case more and I still ended up with a few that shaved the bullet a little.
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Missouri Bullets has 124gr RN coated 9mm bullets for 7¢ each. The average 124gr 9mm FMJ bullet on Midway USA is 18¢.
 
Their bullets are nicely coated and sized right to meet 90+ percent of your shooting with cast.

Have shot thousands of them in pistols and rifles.
 
I cut my reloading teeth on MBC and Berry's bullets 10 years ago. I'm sure there are other good cast bullets companies. I never felt the need to look any further for cast, other than Moyer's out of PA., for some gas-checked bullets. And my own. :)
 
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