Originally Posted by SheriffJoe



Had to d1sassemble a couple of Brazos loads.

NO effect whatsoever to the coating.


I'm working up loads for the Badman 185gr RN .45acp coated and Acme 200gr SWC coated bullets.

Finding the coating on Badman seems a little better than Acme. Get a little shaving no matter how much bell I use. Tried the stock Dillon powder funnel/activator as well as the custom one I have for seating soft lead bullets. The custom works much better but still get occasional shaving with the Acme bullets. With the same belling/expanding setting the Badman has, as far as I can tell, zero shaving.

I haven't tried Brazos yet, when they get the profile I want in stock I plan on ordering a thousand to test.

The small test I did with Acme SWC even with the minor shaving went well. Shot very accurate and the barrel was perfect, one pass with a patch and it was bright and clean.

Here is an example of the slight shaving I'm seeing with the Acme.
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