Who uses HBN

[46and2]

from what I read, an ymmv, you want to use the 1/2 micron size. the nano size is small enough to sneak through your skin and into your body( its so small it will creep between your skin cells) and while hbn is non toxic, you dont want it like this. the bigger than 1/2 micron is supposedly responsible for some of the reported problems ( hard seating, scratching things, etc). I have been using the .5 size and love it. after 1200 rounds(Krieger barrel, 6.5 cm [ I know, I know, y'all]) the throat still looks new and I only clean about every 500 rounds. and it shoots like crazy, several 4 shot groups at 600 that are in the 3/4" range. yeah, I know 4 dont count!! it shoots almost any load and bullet into low .2's at 100!! its almost scary. I aint sayin the hbn has anything to do with it but you can bet I AINT changing ANYTHING!! good luck sir

Thanks. I've been using the .5 mn size from BulletCoatings, I've read the smaller size is much more reactive/ hydroscopic.

 

[group therapy]

Four shots still count but with no pictures it didn’t happen lol

Funny thing is, the 2nd time it did it there were only 4 holes in the target. All the other targets had 5. On the 4 hole target, half of the folks I was shooting against said DQ, only four holes. The other half said no way he shot 4 like this and missed the entire frame on the missing shot. I took the DQ

 

[jmatters]

Funny thing is, the 2nd time it did it there were only 4 holes in the target. All the other targets had 5. On the 4 hole target, half of the folks I was shooting against said DQ, only four holes. The other half said no way he shot 4 like this and missed the entire frame on the missing shot. I took the DQ

If you look close at the impact rings on the target, the rings around the hole where 2 bullets passed through will darker than the rest; clear evidence of a second round passing through.

 

[group therapy]

If you look close at the impact rings on the target, the rings around the hole where 2 bullets passed through will darker than the rest; clear evidence of a second round passing through.

ill remember that in case it ever happens again!! thanks

 

[Longtrain]

I used WS2 for a few years in my 308 FTR rifle, shooting 180 JLK’s, the smith put on a Benchmark barrel, which was one of the most accurate barrels I’ve ever shot.

Why did I try a coated bullet? I was at a point where I was starting to feel my oats in FTR, shooting really well, winning a bit. So, I started to look for the next magic potion, that would push me up the ladder, give me an edge over my competition. WS2 made my bullets look shiny, like a silver bullet. (I can say with reasonable certainty that I never saw a vampire when I used those bullets).

I started to shoot even better, set a National Record, guys looked into my ammo box to see what secret sauce I was using.
They started chasing me (which was strange, nobody chased me, I usually plodded along in the top third), then the inevitable happened, my barrel crapped out at just over 3000 rounds.

No problem, a new barrel, my magic juju, and I’m off to the races again. Well that new barrel, no matter what I fed it, WS2, naked did not group, sure I could clean 800, but with 3 X’s, not the 8 or more I expected. Take that shot pattern at 800 and superimpose it over a 900 and 1000 yard F Class target, yup dropped 6 or 7 at 900 and a whole bunch at 1000.

Was WS2 a magic elixir, yes and no. Did my barrel copper up? No, it didn’t, but then again I have never had identified copper fouling until the barrel is on its way out. (I use a bore scope) Did it make it easier to clean? I clean after 200 rounds or a two day match, never noticed a big difference.

Did WS2 make that Benchmark barrel shoot better? It shot well before WS2. Crossing a plateau in ability also played into the mix. The rifle shot better, because I was shooting better, reading conditions better. But, I wasn’t going to argue with success, WS2 was part of the equation until it wasn’t.

If you like a coated bullet, by all means shoot them. It may give you a performance edge, which is great or even a psychological edge, which is important in this game. If nothing else they sure look cool.

 

[338 dude]

I use Molly and I agree with everything you say if it gives you confidence use it I don’t think it’s any kind of magic I only really consider it for extending life of my barrel

 

[Fire Dog]

I"m in Australia and imported a SSS kit. Not sure what particle size they come with.

I’ve been making kits for a number of years now and you can find them on OZfclass if you search Hbn on the site. Once and a while I “Bump” the advert and it is up closer to the top of “For Sale” but it is still there if you search.
Mine are a bit like the ones Bullet Coating makes.
Started with a Tubb one {I think now someone is bringing them in to OZ =$$$}
then onto a Bullet Coating one though neither will sell out of the USA and I had just “suitcased” them back from a trip over.
As mentioned, the Tubb one has a mix of .5 micron & Nano particles and the Bullet Coating ones only use .5 micron {the stuff that does NOT absorb through skin/lung contact} I use ceramic balls rather than the mixed SS tumbling media that BC uses. Tubb kit uses none and just supplies a plastic bottle and Hbn powder.

 

[Fire Dog]

Thanks. I've been using the .5 mn size from BulletCoatings, I've read the smaller size is much more reactive/ hydroscopic.

Too True…. {:~/