45/45/10 vs powder coat shootout

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guncheese posted this 01 September 2015

for those that are interested. I spent some time working up a test to see if one is better then the other at target velocities.i tried to take as many variables out as i could hence the scoped 6” 686 off bags.i dont have or have access to a Ransom rest so i used the best thing i could find my range pal Daves nerves of steel!so here is a link to a Google collection of all the posts and many pix of the prep and the test and the results hope you find it useful (the posts are numberd 1 thru 8 with pix inside them) https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/IPBoAB>Big Lube Shootout

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onondaga posted this 01 September 2015

http://castbulletassoc.org/view_user.php?id=7349>guncheese

Thanks for your efforts.

I am very familiar with both home made and commercially made 45:45:10. It is easily visible in your pictures that you incorrectly and seriously over applied 45:45:10 to your bullets. Two coats correctly applied dries nearly clear with no blotchy color blobs like you have done. A lube build up like you have from over application of  45:45:10 does not enhance accuracy, it only adds smoke, stink,  and mess to clean from your firearm.

Gary

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giorgio de galleani posted this 01 September 2015

Less cost fuss and work , plus  the use of Lee push sizing dies , for me the Xlox and Liquid Alox  are very hard to beat .

 Less time in the loading shop means more time on the range

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Duane Mellenbruch posted this 01 September 2015

Interesting, 7/16th inch difference at 50 yards. And I thought wad cutters were going to be unstable at that distance. Informative comparison, thank you.

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guncheese posted this 01 September 2015

well to tell the truth, this test wasnt about 45/45/10 as we all know that it is a perfectly fine lube.this test was about gathering data on the effectiveness of powder coating. i use both methods and i dont think one is more accurate than another.i like powder coating because it is fun and i dont like to follow blindly down the same trail as everybody else.I have been told many times that with out data showing that it did not have a detrimental effect on accuracy, that it isnt even worth trying.so i conducted a test using procedures that i know are effective and tried to reduce the number of controllable variables.onondaga wrote:  A lube build up like you have from over application of  45:45:10 does not enhance accuracy, it only adds smoke, stink,  and mess to clean from your firearm

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guncheese posted this 01 September 2015

the wadcutter has been used for decades for bullseye matches at 50yds.although the 7/16” is alot during a match. i dont consider it really anything for the purpose of this test. I have shot many thousands of 45/45/10 as well as powder coat. and i never expected powder coat to out perform tumble lube.i expected just what i got, a dead heat.there are a number of other check marks in the pro column for powder coat, but for accuracy both types get a check. Duane Mellenbruch wrote: 7/16th inch difference at 50 yards. And I thought wad cutters were going to be unstable at that distance. Informative comparison, thank you.

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