Does anyone still Molly their own bullets

[457ciSBC]

FYI, the fellow that won the latest Two gun shot at Visalia (short range group) has mollied his own bullets since the process was first publicized in Precision Shooting in articles by Merrill Martin. He does the whole process, including carnuba wax, just the way that Martin did, with the same equipment. Strangelly enough he cleans between matches as if he were not shooting coated bullets, using solvent, patches and a bronze brush. His barrels' lives routinely double the usual accurate life that others get from their PPC barrels.

I started in 96 and remember shooting in high power match in July.I carried my ammo in a small ice chilled playmate cooler. So when I was loading a magazine, someone asked where did I get those black talon rifle bullets from. I will never forget that.
I started out using carnuba wax too and then dropped the wax step by 98 or so. I still have some barrels that are moly only, but haven’t coated any bullets in years.

 

[dannyjbiggs]

Tried it one time dry back in the '90's, but it left a bad taste in my mouth...just that one time.

Dan

 

[338 dude]

Tried it one time dry back in the '90's, but it left a bad taste in my mouth...just that one time.

Dan

You need to try again using the wet method it’s a whole new game the application works much better no dust in the air to breathe etc.

 

[urbanrifleman]

You need to try again using the wet method it’s a whole new game the application works much better no dust in the air to breathe etc.

The wet method combined with polishing the bullets in paper towel covered cake pans. The polishing after is really what makes all come together.

 

[22DASHER]

I had great luck with it. Had the same great accuracy and was able to shoot longer strings in between cleanings. Guess for me that was a win. I used the dry method.

 

[caihlen]

Anyone have a link to the wet method process?

 

[marchboom]

I have used moly on my varmint bullets for maybe 30 yrs. Also apply wax to keep the moly on the bullets and off my hands. Do it so I don't have to clean the barrel so often and for increased barrel life.

Would like to get info on the wet method too.

 

[The boogalorian]

Post in thread 'Moly Coating using the Wet method'
https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/moly-coating-using-the-wet-method.3922894/post-36952467

 

[boltfluter]

Still using moly to this day. I can go all coyote season with no cleaning mid season. Dry method. May have to look into the wet method.

Paul

 

[caihlen]

Post in thread 'Moly Coating using the Wet method'
https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/moly-coating-using-the-wet-method.3922894/post-36952467

Cool. Thanks.

 

[BoydAllen]

For those who are interested, here is the original patent, and below it one that goes even farther afield, putting tungsten disulfide over molly.

US4454175A - Method of applying lubricant coating to bullets - Google Patents

Metal jacketed or lead alloy bullets are placed in a tumbler and mixed with a predetermined quantity of steel shot and molybdenum disulphide powder and corn cob grits or other fibrous material. The mixture is tumbled for a predetermined time until the molybdenum disulphide forms a coating...

patents.google.com

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/9d/12/5f/cee5431abd3c76/EP1028178A1.pdf

 

[SGK]

Molly. Awesome when out partying. Especially in Ibiza. Wasted on bullets. (Sorry. Couldn't resist.)

 

[ronemus]

No steel shot for me - I use Lyman's ceramic moly-coating media; it's much lighter and less noisy than shot. I just dedicate a cheap Frankford Arsenal tumbler to moly-coating, adding a pinch of moly with each batch. The standard FA media separator works for bullets 0.22" and up. I can process several boxes of bullets at once (~300 .338 or ~1000 .224). I usually buy a few seasons worth at once, and moly-coating this way gets it done in short order.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Molly. Awesome when out partying. Especially in Ibiza. Wasted on bullets. (Sorry. Couldn't resist.)

Cosby used that method. Seemed to have a similar outcome