Moly Coated Bullets

[MickinColo]

I was amazed at how many people jumped on this miracle, bullet lube at the time.  Now all those people are trying to figure out how to get the stuff out of their barrels. There’s no real miracles out there.

[ajj]

Agreed there are no miracles but I don't understand all the hand wringing about how to "get it out." I've heard the rumors that moisture gets under it but that's people who leave the bore uncleaned. Just clean the rifle, switch to naked bullets and continue to march. In other words, shoot it out. That's what I did with a silhouette rifle. No problems.

[Catfish]

I had a .17 Rem. that Molly built up so bad that it would not group at all. I spent over 24 hrs. scrubing the barrel, not all at one time, and could not get it to shoot. Befor rebarelling it I tried fire lapping it and got it to shooting again. Needless to say I will never fire a Molly coated bullet in any of my guns again.

[Varmint Hunter]

I shoot moly bullets in several high volume rifles and have done so for years. I moly coat all of the bullets using the NECO kit and have never experienced a single problem.

I NEVER get visible copper build up in my custom .221FB rifle regardless of how many rounds are fired between cleanings. However, I do clean my bores regularely.

I don't bother using moly bullets in my biggame rifles because there doesn't seem to be any advantage to doing so. Heavy recoiling rifles could actually cause moly bullets that are in the magazine to move foward in the case. :shock:  :?

I have removed moly from rifle bores by cleaning them with JB paste. Most of the moly is easily removed. Residual moly is probably removed by the subsequent firing of naked bullets. I have not noticed that switching from a molycoated bore to a naked bore to result in any problems or inaccuracy.

Not sure what all the fuss is about. :roll:

VH