moly bullets?

[Bkluke]

what the difference between a regular copper bullet and a moly bullet? what do they do to the the barrel if anything.

 

[Austin]

In short,Moly reduces friction,pressure,barrel wear,increases velocity.A high pressure load will have lower pressure and higher velocity and you can push the limits a little more.

 

[AlanPF]

From my experience, moly reduces friction and pressure, but also reduces velocity for a given powder charge. Not sure about a reduction in barrel wear - maybe, but throat erosion doesn't seem to be slowed much,if any). The main advantage I have found is,a) increasing the time between cleans, and,b) rescuing barrels that won't shoot due to copper fouling.

Alan

 

[RC]

With the same powder charge, the moly bullets will produce less velocity and pressure. However, in the guns I have shot with moly bullets,all factory)I have been able to increase the powder charge to the point I ended up with slightly higher velocity for what appeared to be the same amount of pressure. You definitely don't have to clean as often between shots, but I still always clean before putting my gun away. If there is truly less barrel wear then that is just an added benefit.