LiveLife
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Good post!
Bore wear is one of many reasons why I decided to cast bullets for .300 BLK and powder coat to shoot at lower velocities instead of reloading commercial jacketed bullets at higher velocities.
Some posted certain brand/color powder coating contains abrasive components and some are better than others but so far no report of "proven/verified" significant loss of accuracy mentioned on various forums from use of coated bullets alone as report of bore wear involved other reloading factors that may have been the cause of actual bore wear - http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?254524-Coating-hardness-barrel-wear
As Walkalong mentioned, many are posting improper bore cleaning and use of bore brush may be the biggest source for barrel wear.
Bore wear is one of many reasons why I decided to cast bullets for .300 BLK and powder coat to shoot at lower velocities instead of reloading commercial jacketed bullets at higher velocities.
Some posted certain brand/color powder coating contains abrasive components and some are better than others but so far no report of "proven/verified" significant loss of accuracy mentioned on various forums from use of coated bullets alone as report of bore wear involved other reloading factors that may have been the cause of actual bore wear - http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?254524-Coating-hardness-barrel-wear
As Walkalong mentioned, many are posting improper bore cleaning and use of bore brush may be the biggest source for barrel wear.