Randingo Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Just curious, if your shooting coated bullets, do you lube them?? THX!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 None required. Smokeless, I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Montana Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 No lube, shooting coated bullets with both smokeless and BP substitute (APP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 23 minutes ago, Randingo said: Just curious, if your shooting coated bullets, do you lube them?? THX!! Nope. Okay with APP as well. Shooting Holy Black may be a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I tried shooting conical coated miniballs in my musket and it was a disaster. After about 5 shots the gun was so fowled I had to push the ramrod down the barrel by pushing it against a tree. Just didn't work with real black powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Big Boston" Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Not a cowboy thing, but you can lube them if you want. I tested with and without. You can load coated and lubed bullets about 100 fps faster than you can just coated. At about a few fps faster than a legal cowboy round a coated bullet starts to lead, with lube you can go a bit faster w/o leading. IOW, you can, but unless you are driving the crap out them, it does nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafe Conager SASS #56958 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 No with app or smokeless, don't use them with real black Rafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fill Yer Hand Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 What about with triple 7? Does that fall into the app/substitute category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Boots, # 20282 LTG-Regulator Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Fill Yer Hand said: What about with triple 7? Does that fall into the app/substitute category? I shoot coated bullets with T7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 The hi tech coated bullets can usually be loaded to much higher then SASS legal velocities with no leading or additional lube. You still need to use properly sized bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Bud Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 19 hours ago, "Big Boston" said: Not a cowboy thing, but you can lube them if you want. I tested with and without. You can load coated and lubed bullets about 100 fps faster than you can just coated. At about a few fps faster than a legal cowboy round a coated bullet starts to lead, with lube you can go a bit faster w/o leading. IOW, you can, but unless you are driving the crap out them, it does nothing. If the lubed ones are indeed quicker, then doesn't that also imply that the unlubed ones will increase the pressures needed to force them out of the barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 The hi tech coating is the lubricant. They aren't "unlubed". They just aren't additionally lubed with a second lubricant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 To lube or not to lube. That is the question. Whether 'tis needed to grease up coated bullets, Or let them slide down the barrel on their own, Is the question that we must ponder. Let the question of to grease or not to grease, Be asked with sober reflection. Let it be determined if it be truly needed, And then act as the reality doth dictate. For if by greasing, the bullet doth exit the bore and go to its target Then all shall be well. But if the ungreased bullet doth get stuck in the barrel, Than all is amiss. And the Cowboy Action shall be lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randingo Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 4 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Be asked with sober reflection. Wait just a minute!! I said nothing about being sober!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Big Boston" Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 12:39 PM, "Big Boston" said: Not a cowboy thing, but you can lube them if you want. I tested with and without. You can load coated and lubed bullets about 100 fps faster than you can just coated. At about a few fps faster than a legal cowboy round a coated bullet starts to lead, with lube you can go a bit faster w/o leading. IOW, you can, but unless you are driving the crap out them, it does nothing. Precisely, like I said, not a cowboy thing, but if you want to drive them faster, you can by putting lube in the grooves. I could see it if you were hunting game or ? I never tested to see if it improved accuracy, in that if you sized and lubed the bullets, they would be of a uniform diameter. And you wouldn't notice it shooting big steel plates. To me the greatest advantage of buying coated bullets is that you are not touching lead when you are reloading, the bullets don't need to be grooved, they don't need to be as precisely sized, they don't lead at cowboy velocities, and less smoke (no burning grease). BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.