Originally Posted by
Gremlin460
And the lack of popularity is because?
these bullets are shorter without grooves to maintain the 125gn weight.
Now we are getting to the question I did not ask, but inferred. Is removing the lube grove a good or a bad thing?
My personal opinion is its a good thing. However that is based on speculative thinking.
All new RN molds are grooveless
For example no LG allows for more sealing surface and more engagement with the riffling. Also being a gain or two heavier should in theory have a positive effect on "bullet drop" over pistol distances, however minor.
Smoothbore molds are also easier to handcast from, this I know is factual.
Also , should grooveless molds not be cheaper?, the cherries cost less to manufacture, the design is simpler, so making the molds would be slightly less complicated?
Nobody making machine caster molds uses a Cherry any longer. they are all CNC cut.
I know this is not about coating itself, but it has a direct connection to coating. Are we hanging on the the throwback grove for nostalgia sake, or is there a performance reason to retain something, that now is no longer nessesary?
the 125gn Conical is the only groove bullet we make. all the rest are groovless.
PS I ran out of weed 45 years ago.