Powder coating always a good idea?

[mehavey]

Looking at the above, I don't doubt that the small group of UES (Unquestioned El Supremmo's)
can/have worked absolute magic w/ conventional lube/bullet/loading techniques
(Key word is "magic")

But I would venture that for 99-44/100th of the cast population, PC solves -- and
solves very well -- an incredible number of challenges that might not otherwise
be available to them.

(The art of "GoodEnough" is oft times the most difficult to acquire in all of human expedience)

[charlie b]

Well, I got the same accuracy lubed and PC'd so I guess I am happy with it. Velocity with PC is not an issue. I can drive the bullets as fast as I want without leading. But, velocity with a 'fast' twist means accuracy drops off at a lower velocity, regardless of coating or lube.

I am really close to consistent MOA accuracy, with PC. Comparing to the CBA bench rest match results I am not that far off from lubed stuff. I also noticed a couple of competitors using PC now.

I know that others are more accurate with lubed, especially in dedicated cast rifles. Custom barrels, slower twist, etc. I am happy the way my factory rifle is performing. Sometimes I wonder if I would have better results with PC if I had a custom barrel made up for it, 1-12 or 1-14 twist, maybe in .30BR to optimize case capacity for 100 and 200yd targets.

Yes, Larry and others do really well with lubed. Truth is, if I had a good lubesizer I'd probably use conventional lubed bullets as well and never would have gone to PC. One of these days I may even buy one. But, for now I am still chasing that "MOA every group" goal with PC.

[waksupi]

I think Ric is just trolling us.

Well, yes and no. I did want to kick in people's brain cells to see what came out. So far I have found the conversation interesting. Just look at it as a cabin fever preventative!