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LubeckTech
05-17-2014, 10:03 AM
Has anyone used it with coated bullets??
It is one of the few pistol powders which I have seen available recently and I almost picked up some at a local gunshop this week. The reason I didn't is I am mostly shooting coated bullets and am worried that the "special ingredient" might mess up coated bullets.
It is said to have a burn rate close to Autocomp and I am curious to try it but there aren't many sources of loads that I know of which also makes me shy away from it.

xacex
05-17-2014, 12:18 PM
Powder coat is inert plastic once it is cured so I do not see how there could be a reaction with the powder. I know that there is something "extra" to clean out carbon with that powder, but honestly I don't think it would do anything different just sitting in the case. Once fired it should act as any other powder, and not burn any hotter so I bet you are ok on that side. If it were called polymer fouling eraser I would be worried.

Handloader109
05-17-2014, 10:52 PM
Works fine in my 9mm