I've seen all(Or most at least) the bullet coating crazes from molly to danzac and now HBN. I've read that molly isn't too good on barrels as it can etch when mixed with moisture! Don't know a whole lot about danzac. I have read that this "hexa boron nitride" coating is supposed to be the best coating available now. Are any of you using it and what are your results? Thanks
HBN bullet coating?
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Antelope_Sniper
Handloader
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I've tried Molly in the past, and will not try it again.
The only coating that touched my bullets now is Lubalox.
The only coating that touched my bullets now is Lubalox.
DrMike
Ballistician
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I would need to see extensive testing with multiple rounds fired through several test barrels, and sufficient evidence of significant benefit from a coating before I would use it. Way back when, I tried molybdenum coated bullets. I quickly concluded that the extra effort in barrel maintenance outweighed any advantage conferred.
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I realize that this is a question that only Nosler or Winchester could answer, but if e-tips tend to build more pressure due to the long bearing surface, then why no lubalox/comined technology e-tips? Seems like a coating of some type would help reduce pressure and fouling along with some of the special loading procedures of the e-tips(reduced powder charges)?
Man, that is a great point, seems like maybe the Lubalox coating would help with pressure involved with the E-Tips. It seems like the ETips are some really awesome bullets and I like everything I read and seen about them, but overall, it seems hard to get all the speed you can out of them, vs regular lead core or TSX type bullets. Their mushrooms look the best to me, with a large frontal area and almost 0 weight loss. I know they are good bullets, just odd why they didn't add the rings or a similar coating such as the old Barnes XLC's. Don't get me wrong though, I will give them their try soon enough. Scotty
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I have two boxes of e-tips for my .243 right now. I'm gonna try to find a good shooting load so I can hunt deer and pigs with it here in CA. That is why I was asking about the HBN coating. I am thinking about giving it a shot on these e-tips and any other non coated bullet I try. I have a couple boxes of 95grn combined technology ballistic silvertips to play with first and break the barrel in with.
Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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I believe those 95 gr ballistic silvertips are the same bullet as the 6mm Nosler ballistic tip - which is a GREAT bullet. I've seen them shoot into 5/8" groups from our little old 6mm Rem 700 BDL, a 1970's factory rifle. I've also seen them absolutely dump mule deer, even out at 300 yards, demonstrating both complete penetration as well as darned good expansion, judging from the wound track. Very accurate bullet that has proven to be instant death on mule deer...
Wellllllll, I don't know. At first glance it sounds like great stuff. Thought it might work to adding the powder it to the boolit lube recipe for cast shooting.Then upon further reading, I find it's reported to be hydroscopic,,, not a good thing for someone like me that only cleans the bore when accuracy starts to fall off.
Dave
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