IPSC and Moly

Wil Schuemann says it’s a big no-no. I coat all my rifle bullets from 17 to 375. I just don’t feel the need to coat 40K pistol bullets a year.

I think Doug Koenig was coating his 38 Super bullets for the Bianchi Cup. George?

Tom
AF Shooting Team

Why does Wil say no?

Originally posted by Patrick Sweeney:
Why does Wil say no?

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Moly MAY be somewhat corrosive (according to Wil) and may be responsible for a short-term accuracy increase, but over time accuracy in general is degraded. I believe that even Wil admits that it was a very non-scientific test, however.

Wil Schuemann website has an article on shooting moly bullets. but before I read it, I shot about 10 or 15 thousand 124 grain moly coated lead bullets thru my supers and I didn't notice any ill effects. and yes i did push them to make major and shot them thru Schuemann hybricomp barrels. the only reason I stopped using them, is I cann't find any.

We need to make sure we're talking about the same thing. "Moly coated bullets" means jacketed bullets that have been coated with powdered moly. I believe that this is what Schuemann is warning against. I don't know anyone who shoots that type of bullet in their pistol. What is very popular is a plain, cast bullet that has been lubricated with a black polymer coating that does contain moly (Precision probably being the best-known brand). I've been shooting the latter, in 9mm, 10mm and .45 ACP for about three years, and have had nothing but excellent results. I've got maybe 10,000 rounds through a Schuemann .45 barrel, and as I commented in an earlier thread, the bore is mirror bright and doesn't even need to be cleaned.

The lead bullet is what I'm talking about. Thanks for the info.

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