I can’t compare, as I’ve only shot powder coated through my Marlin GG. powder Coated 430’s @ just under 1800 gave 4 shots just over an inch! This was the first group fired from the rifle on paper…..I called it good enough and stopped there! 😉 memtb

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Last edited by memtb; 10/15/22.
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel

“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024