Moly Bullets

[Loki_762]

What are people's opinions on moly coated bullets?  Are they worth the extra cost?  I know that some people swear by them, and others think they are a gimmick.  What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of moly coated bullets, and what are people's experiences with them?
Thanks,
Loki

[New Hampshire]

I dont use them, but Ive read about them quite in-depth.  Here is the finer points of both arguments.  Moly, by virtue of its friction reducing abilities, slightly increases velocity in a comperable load and does it with SLIGHTLY less pressure reduction which, because of the two factors just stated, also means your bbl heats up slower.
On the other side of the coin we have complaints that the moly is sometimes harder to clean from a bbl.  Some claim that the reduction in pressure and increase in velocity is so minute as to counter its bad points.  It is also said that, with moly bullets, a bore must be prepped after cleaning, usualy meaning a fowling shot or a liquid moly prep.

My take?  I pass on them.  I dont do high volume shooting so Im not worried about heat.  Velocity is not really a huge point for me either.  If I were to go with an "exotic" bullet then the copper solid hollow points like the Triple Shock impress me more.  I guess it comes down to how important certain aspects of what you are trying to achive in your loads is how you should decide.
Brian M.

[Questor]

I'm all for them as a tool for shooting in volume, as in prairie dog shooting.  You can get more shots before needing to clean the barrel.  Otherwise, it's probably a bad idea. Target shooters have generally given up on them. Others detest them because the moly attracts water and leads to bore corrosion. Others generally see the disadvantages as outweighing the advantages.

[Donna]

Loki-

I would suggest staying away from Moly coated bullets. The disadvantages far out weighs the advantages. Like what has already been stated is that they can give you a slight increase in velocity with very little pressure decrease or staying the same. On the other hand the dry Moly that is used is ever increasingly deposited on the bore and must be removed or the build up will cause the accuracy to suffer plus it is impossible to remove totally and difficult to remove period. It is highly hydroscopic which means it easily attracts water from the atmosphere, for this reason Sinclair International no longer recommends the use of Moly coated bullets. Friction from the bullet is not the major cause of barrel ware it is from excessively high pressures causing heat and with modern powders and barrel material this is seldom a problem.

Donna :wink: