Mr Galt, I would defer to the Gnoaaah on this stuff, but to me a gas check bullet, sans the gas check, is a recipe for failure much above 1,000 fps. There are a lot of sharp edges back there exposed to a theoretical 2,000 degree flame...most alloys melt around 700 ish. As long as your eventual goal is hunting velocities, go with the gas check from the get-go. You need not spend a fortune to begin with...Lee push-thru dies are your friend. You don't need some high dollar lubrisizer until you know what you're doing, and maybe not then. I am not a powder coater, never will be, but if the PC guys are telling the truth about accuracy, then that may get you where you want to be.
