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Thread: Can Hi-Tek coated boolits be used in BP cartridges?

  1. 05-12-2023, 09:49 PM #1
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    Can Hi-Tek coated boolits be used in BP cartridges?

    I just got some 350 grain .458 Hi-Tek coated boolits from Acme Bullets. Would these shoot OK in .45-70 over holy black or Pyrodex Cartridge Grade if I pan lube them in Lyman black Powder Gold? GF
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  2. 05-12-2023, 10:34 PM #2
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  3. 05-13-2023, 06:17 AM #3
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    You’ve lost lube grooves to the powder coating. As such, you may want to add a lube cookie to make up the difference
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  4. 05-13-2023, 02:37 PM #4
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    This one still has two lube grooves and a crimp groove, so I guess I'll get out my pan lube kit and give it a try. I've got a Browning 1885 and an Italian Sharps '74 repro to try it in. If all else fails, I could add a card wad and grease cookie. GF
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  5. 05-20-2023, 06:11 AM #5
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    The powder has not taken up enough space in the lube grove to make a difference.
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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