45-45-10 Tumble Lube

[rvenneman]

As a new caster, I tried the pc method and did not like it. I decided to use the 45-45-10 Tumble Lube that has been used to years.
Am I missing something by deciding not to use power coating and going with the old method?

[Rcmaveric]

What ever you can make work. PC works for me in all but my 9mm. 45/45/10 with 2 coats works in about everything including moderate rifle work. Had a few guns that failed with one coat, but 2 coats fixes that. Some people swear by PC, some people dont. I think of it as just another tool. Powder Coating just as labor intensive as anyother lubing mehods.

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[GhostHawk]

IMO, no, not missing a thing.

Any time you desire you can go back and PC a batch.
No law that says you can't do both.

Personally I went with BLL and never bothered with PC, but some think I'm a bit strange.

[Forrest r]

I've been using 45/45/10 on my pc'd rifle bullets lately. Doesn't harm anything and the tl lubed/pc'd bullets season the bbl so I can switch to traditional cast/lubed bullets and test the same loads in the next string. The last outing with pc + 45/45/10 using 16.0gr of 2400,was interested in the egan 308 bullet.
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Bumped it up to 18.7gr with the lee 312-160tl bullet that was pc'd +45/45/10


I was getting under 2 moa for 10-shot groups @ 100yds with the lee 312-160tl bullet that was pc'd. But I was also getting this in the bbl with those high presssure/hv loads.
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Started pc'ing + 45/45/10 and the black streaks went away, but I've only tested up to 2900fps+ in the 308w. So for me it's now pc + 45/45/10 in the high powered rifles and plain pc in the pistols and revolvers.

I'm just glad that there's so many good choices out there to choose from.