Any Benefit to No Lube Groves For a PC Bullet?

[murf205]

Grooves or no grooves?? I will tell you that my 270 Win makes higher pressure ( sticky bolt lift) with Barnes un grooved bullets and does not with tripple shocks with the grooves. I know that they are not cast but the smooth sided ones definitely make more pressure.

[mattw]

I want to play devil's advocate here... Let us say that we have a SHTF moment that lasts for a good while and powder gets scare or impossible to find. It would be nice to be able to fill a lube groove and keep going. I for one will not buy any grooveless moulds.

[dverna]

Has anyone used BLL on a no lube bullet?

[Hanzy4200]

A little polishing (leementing) and you can get boolits to fall out of most molds with the right rhythm for that mold

I also agree with JonB

I can get 1 hole groups with PC'd boolits that have lube groves, why buy a mold that loses its versatility.

IF you ever decide to sell that mold, you limit the number of people that can use it.

My 2¢

That's what I am leaning towards. I'd like to try one, but I like not being tied down to a method. Now if Lee made a $20 option, then I'd not even ask the question. It's worth $20 just to try something.

[DDriller]

One of the main reasons for the no lube groove molds is they are set up for smaller diameters to allow for the coating.

[Burnt Fingers]

One of the main reasons for the no lube groove molds is they are set up for smaller diameters to allow for the coating.

Nope.

[tomme boy]

One of the main reasons for the no lube groove molds is they are set up for smaller diameters to allow for the coating.

Some are. Most are not.

[GregLaROCHE]

I PC most of what I shoot these days. If I were to buy a new mould, I would go plain sided as for a mould for a paper patched boolit.

[Bashby]

One benefit of no lube grooves I’d the boolit is less likely to be swaged when crimping.