Hey guys I did a search and can't find what I'm looking for even though I know it has to have been answered.
I have never cast and have been wanting to for years. I'm starting to slowly buy some stuff to get ready mostly because I found a couple molds I really want. I think I will forego lubing bullets from the get go and go straight to powder coating. I ordered a gas check bullet mold because I have always had consistent luck with gas checked bullets through a wide range of velocities. My question is that if I am gas coating and have a choice of a gas check mold or plain base, what would you pick? If traditional lubing I would prefer a gas check bullet but with powder coating would a plain base be just as forgiving as a gas check bullet?
I know I can still gas check a powder coated bullet and have been reading threads on this but can't figure out if I should stick with gas checked bullets like I usually did since I'm going to powder coat or go to plain base since it's almost like a jacketed bullet? I'm sure I could shoot the gas checked bullets without a gas check if powder coated but I doubt accuracy would be up to par.
What do you guys think, if you were starting new and planning on powder coating, would you buy gas check molds or just go with plain base? I know some guys prefer plain base even with traditional lubing but like I've said I've had better luck over a wide variety of velocities with gas check and want to keep things simple.
I hope my question makes sense and I didn't ramble too much. Thanks in advance.
Mark