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The Basics, Starting Out
CLEAN RIFLE FOR LESS MONEY
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<blockquote data-quote="H-BAR" data-source="post: 53293" data-attributes="member: 1281"><p>I would not moly coat the 178gr Amax bullets for the ultra. I did this before and had problems with lack of expansion. I do moly coat for target loads and my 223 which has no expansion problems. The advantage of moly on target bullets causes a severe disadvantage on bullets meant for game. The moly causes the bullets to have less rifling marks etched into the bullets which for target shooting is better because of wind effects and lack or reduction of fouling. On rounds meant for hunting this lack of etching will cause less or no expansion. I have seen this on all my rifles from 25-06to my 300ultra. Like I said I have not had problems with any 22cal bullets and that is probably because of their thin skin. I have put pin holes through woodchucks with my ultra and the moly coated 178gr Amax. Post mortems show no signs of expansion inside the animal just a tiny pin hole right on through. I thought this incredible from a 178gr polymer tipped bullet traveling at 3250fps. I get 3296 fps from the non coated amaxs and they expand much better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="H-BAR, post: 53293, member: 1281"] I would not moly coat the 178gr Amax bullets for the ultra. I did this before and had problems with lack of expansion. I do moly coat for target loads and my 223 which has no expansion problems. The advantage of moly on target bullets causes a severe disadvantage on bullets meant for game. The moly causes the bullets to have less rifling marks etched into the bullets which for target shooting is better because of wind effects and lack or reduction of fouling. On rounds meant for hunting this lack of etching will cause less or no expansion. I have seen this on all my rifles from 25-06to my 300ultra. Like I said I have not had problems with any 22cal bullets and that is probably because of their thin skin. I have put pin holes through woodchucks with my ultra and the moly coated 178gr Amax. Post mortems show no signs of expansion inside the animal just a tiny pin hole right on through. I thought this incredible from a 178gr polymer tipped bullet traveling at 3250fps. I get 3296 fps from the non coated amaxs and they expand much better. [/QUOTE]
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