Conical Bullets??

[leapfrog]

Is it true that the conicals will lead the bore bad..I have heard they will to the point of where you might have to use the lead out cloth..LP

 

[Anonymous]

This is tru if you don't clean your gun propperly .
I shot conicals for years and 3 yrs ago thought I would start to shoot saboted bullets well This past month I had bought a Knight KRB to try to shoot conicals out of and it shot them great . So I desided to try them in my Disc Extreme same results Shot great SO now I have gon back to Conicals For GOOD ! When you clean your gun after shooting all you have to do is use a brass bore brush and a good cleaner that removes Copper & led like CR 10 by Barns is what I use But there is alot of great cleaners like this on the market now a days.
In addition to being easyer to load more Kenektic Energy they are alot cheaper than saboted bullets.
I shoot the custom made Conicals By BULL SHOP Dan makes a great custom cast Conical at a fraction of the cost. I just bought 800 bullets from bullshop with shipping and all came to 226.00
Also you can shoot less powder with conicals than you will with sabots.

 

[Doohan]

Lead conicals will lead your bore if you try to push them too fast. 1200 - 1300 fps seems to be the limit, a lubed wonder wad can sometimes get you a bit more speed.

Think of it this way... have you ever leaded the bore of your .22lr? Most of the ammo you shoot is most likely a pure lead bullet. Go to the super fast stuff and it will be copper plated.


Same rule applies here...

 

[big6x6]

Yep...Keep the velocity below 1400fps and generally speaking you should have no problems. Most of the lead conicals I've shot were shot from about 1150fps t0 1300fps. Never had a problem with lead buildup in the bore. I speaking of .45 and .50cal conicals from 360gr to 500gr here.

 

[leapfrog]

How do I know the MV without a chronograph....I been wanted to get one and maybe I will order one..Is there anyway to guesstamate the MV..

 

[Underclocked]

Ask RC if he gets any leading. He likes to push them HARD!

shuddup RC. :wink:

 

[Doohan]

65-75 gr of 777 FFFG will be the sweet spot...