A comment in the powder coating rifle bullets thread prompted me to remark on my experience with powder coating vs. lube and ask if others are seeing the same thing.
Basically, I'm getting better groups with powder coated bullets than the same bullet/load/firearm using lubed bullets.
So far I've only compared this in four different .38 Spl or .357 Mag revolvers but it is consistent across all of them. Using the same bullets cast during the same session from an Accurate 358160 mold, sized to the same dimensions but some lubed with LBT Blue and others powder coated, the powder coated bullets shoot better groups. Every single time. Not hugely better, maybe 1/2" to 3/4" better at most, but the PC bullets are always the smaller group. These are all 10 shot groups, btw, to get a bit better confidence level than just 5 or 6 shots.
So - am I alone in this or are you guys seeing the same thing?
