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<blockquote data-quote="MLR" data-source="post: 1771691" data-attributes="member: 2176"><p>I fire soft bullets (30-1) alloy at well over 1200 fps with very little if any leading out of a rifle all the time. Cannot say what your problem but I would bet it is more than just soft lead at that low velocity.</p><p>Blitzfike hit on one very common problem with some makes of revolvers. The cylinder is incorrectly sized and swages the bullet down where it is undersized when it enters the barrel causing gas cutting and leading. There are cylinder hones that are made just for this problem. Unless a person slugs the barrel and if using a revolver he cannot really know what he is up against.</p><p></p><p>Also you can't always trust the size specified on the bad when buying bulk bullets. I took a mic to some bulk bags at a gun shop and found that their bullets were egg shaped. Measured .450 on one side then turned them a quarter turn where they measured .452. For my 44, if I try using bullets sized at .429 as is standard I get leading. When I size them a bit oversized with the same alloy the leading goes away.</p><p></p><p>Michael</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MLR, post: 1771691, member: 2176"] I fire soft bullets (30-1) alloy at well over 1200 fps with very little if any leading out of a rifle all the time. Cannot say what your problem but I would bet it is more than just soft lead at that low velocity. Blitzfike hit on one very common problem with some makes of revolvers. The cylinder is incorrectly sized and swages the bullet down where it is undersized when it enters the barrel causing gas cutting and leading. There are cylinder hones that are made just for this problem. Unless a person slugs the barrel and if using a revolver he cannot really know what he is up against. Also you can't always trust the size specified on the bad when buying bulk bullets. I took a mic to some bulk bags at a gun shop and found that their bullets were egg shaped. Measured .450 on one side then turned them a quarter turn where they measured .452. For my 44, if I try using bullets sized at .429 as is standard I get leading. When I size them a bit oversized with the same alloy the leading goes away. Michael [/QUOTE]
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