Possibly have a chance to purchase some Sierra bullets that came moly-coated from the factory. The seller has removed the moly as best he could. I searched the forum and there are many pages on removing the moly. However, I couldn't find anything on these cleaned-up bullets having any effect on accuracy. Seems most folks say the moly isn't completely removed. Would this cause any problems in the barrel? Heck, I've never even held a moly-coated bullet so I know nothing about them. Thanks.
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Shooting bullets with moly cleaned off
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Jerry M
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Throw them in a tumbler with corncob medium. Clean them right up.
I have a factory rem 700 that never shot great. The best groups I ever got with that rifle was with moly bullets. A lot of barrel manufactures frown on moly, but the science behind it is interesting. I don't buy them anymore, but I'm not scared of them at all. Maybe just clean the barrel on a tighter schedule and let them fly.
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adam32+P
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Shoot em.
I did the moly thing in the 90's. Sierra had some of the best applied moly. Corn Cob alone probably not going to remove much after hours and hours of cleaning. Home molly not waxed and imbedded with steel comes off pretty easy. I would run a small batch with walnut and some BB's to speed up what will be removed. Regardless shoot them or send them my way and I will let you know how I shot them for you. 
I used some IPA, the kind that is to de-ice a frozen gas line..not the kind from the liquor store. That removed the lesser adhered material. Then toss them in the tumbler with 60% corn cob, 40% white rice. It seems to do a very good job. The rice I use gives rise to a whole new thread. If interested give me a shout or search on this site. I can't remember where I got the tip on using a rice blend.
Frank in the Laurels
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Ever bullet I shoot in every caliber is coated..either Moly or Danzac which I do myself...never had any perceived issues that I read about..all of them shoot fantastic and I would change for any reason..
lyotehunter
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I have always shot berger moly coated bullets in my 17rem and they shoot awesome. I can shoot more between cleaning without the accuracy falling off.
Frank in the Laurels
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Agree, I remember when the moly craze first started, nothing but whining about not getting the black out when clean..but that was the idea, it filled all the little lines and holes..been shooting coated bullets ever since, but now I DANZAC everything myself...
Frank in the Laurels
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...that's just a beautiful sight !!
Varmint Hunter
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I impact plated with moly and then wax coated for a few years. I shot a load of groundhogs with moly bullets but they didn't seem to care either way. Eventually, I adopted the same attitude towards moly and just stopped using it. I can't say that I ever had an issue with moly other than the job of coating the bullets.
Now that I use a borescope more often and see all that nasty carbon building up in my bores, I wonder if going back to a bore/barrel coating wouldn't be a good idea again.
Now that I use a borescope more often and see all that nasty carbon building up in my bores, I wonder if going back to a bore/barrel coating wouldn't be a good idea again.
