MOLY COATING AT HOME PART 2

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11. before and after

12. installed

13. TLC....i like to wipe off with never dull the very tip to give it a bad ass "look" the guy at the next bench always asks.

14. end result, windy had one get away

overall i find the moly coated bullets keep the POI consistant even after many shots, keeps the barrel cleaner (or at least makes it eassier to clean), picks up my F.P.S. slightly, and well - better groups.

<span style="font-weight: bold">COMBINING PART 1 AND 2 INTO A SEPERATE THREAD</span>

 

[gnfiter3]

Re: MOLY COATING AT HOME PART 2

I listened to the relative benefits of moly coated bullets from years ago. Never shot anything else in my NM and 10-T. Now, I just wonder if there's all that benefit to it. On the otherhand, I have a tumbler that has never been used for anything else, moly on hand, and if you just shake and bake, it's no more time than cleaning the cases. have packs of throw-a-way plastic gloves too.

Back in the day, barrel breakin with moly's was suppose to save a lot of rounds, if used just for that. Shillen doesn't even think the barrel breakin procedure is all we, as shooters, have come to make it. Tripple lapping and all, the barrel manufacturers imply a much shorter conditioning than the "Office of Established Doctrine" has recommended for all the time I can remember. Old habits do, die hard.

 

[Clark]

Re: MOLY COATING AT HOME PART 2

I have been moly coating .222, .223, 6mmBR,.243Win, 257 Roberts AI, 260Rem, 6.5x55, 270, 7x57mm, 7mm Rem mag, .308, 30-06, 300 Win Mag, 7.5 French, 7.5 Swiss, 7.62x54R, 8x57mm, and 338WM over the last 10 years.

I can shoot below 2600 fps without moly.
With moly, I still need to keep velocities below 3600 fps.

I now use 2000 Copperhead Copper Plated BBs as a medium.
I separate the BB medium from bullets with a rare earth magnet in plastic jug. Then I pull on the rope tied to the magnet and the BBs drop off back into the vibrator.

I no longer attempt to Moly coat bare lead tipped bullets.
It might be done for a few batches, but lead contamination will end Moly coating.

I burnish the bore with Moly Bore Cream, so it starts getting great groups after one fouling shot, not 50.

I still use Copper solvent, Kroil, a brush, and an abrasive like JB bore paste of Flitz during the break in.

Once the bore is broken in and there is moly coating in the bore, the Copper solvent may not not be needed, but if and Copper fouling appears, I used Kroil and Flitz per Walt Berger's procedure.

The link may be dead, but I copied it down ~10 years ago:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://www.bergerbullets.com/faq.htm


Q: Should I shoot Moly Coated bullets?
A:
Any shooter who goes through a lot of rounds during a shooting session
should use Moly Coated bullets. Moly is a dry lubricant that allows you
to shoot more rounds before you have to clean. Since you get less
fouling using Moly Coated bullets the accuracy level of your load will
last longer within a shooting session. If your load did not shoot
without Moly, adding Moly will not make your load shoot. Moly does not
eliminate the need to clean your barrel. You just don't have to clean as
often. Moly will reduce the pressure of your load, which will result in
a slight loss of velocity. In most situations a little more powder can
be added to get you right back to the velocity you want to shoot. If you
are shooting a compressed load with non-Moly bullets you may not be able
to add more powder. It has not been conclusively proven that premium
accuracy life of a barrel will be extended using Moly. However, since
you don't have to clean as often due to reduced fouling premium accuracy
during a particular shooting session does last longer.

Q: If I use Moly Coated bullets how should I clean my barrel?
A:
The following is one way to clean when using Moly Coated bullets. It is
not likely the only way you can clean if you are using Moly Coated bullets.
1. Push one patch wet with Kroil Oil through the barrel
2. Repeat step 1.
3. Push one dry patch through the barrel.
4. Repeat step 3.
5. Push one patch wet with Butch's Bore Shine through the barrel.
6. Repeat step 5.
7. Let the barrel soak for 5 to 10 minutes.
8. Push one dry patch through the barrel.
9. Repeat step 8.
10. Using short strokes back and forth push one patch wet with USP or JB
Bore Paste through the barrel.
11. Push one patch wet with Kroil through the barrel.
12. Repeat step 11 twice.
13. Push one dry patch through the barrel.
14. Repeat step 13 three times.
15. Use bore scope or visually inspect muzzle for copper fouling.
16. If copper is present repeat steps 10 through 15.
17. If you are storing the rifle push one patch wet with quality gun oil
through the barrel.

Q: How do I break in a barrel using Moly Coated bullets?
A: Moly Coated bullets will not shoot consistently until a barrel is
properly broken in with Moly Coated bullets. Walt Berger has found the
following procedure to work best in his barrels.
For a new barrel:

1. Shoot one Moly Coated bullet then clean using the Moly Coated
cleaning procedure listed above.
2. Repeat step 1 five times.
3. Shoot three Moly Coated bullets then clean using the Moly Coated
cleaning procedure listed above.
4. Repeat step 3 five times.

For a broken in barrel:

1. Thoroughly clean the barrel.
2. Shoot ten Moly Coated bullets then clean using the Moly Coated
cleaning procedure listed above.

Your barrel is now ready to shoot Moly Coated bullets.</div></div>