Lead Bullets in Night Guards?

[Geroge Rodgers]

Anyone shooting lead bullets in their new Night Guards? Problems?

 

[Geroge Rodgers]

Anyone shooting lead bullets in their new Night Guards? Problems?

 

[Tom M]

I found the recoil in my 396 to be noticeably higher with lead bullets than jacketed ones of the same weight. Other than that, no problem.

 

[DocAlamo]

no issue with mine

 

[conchmariner]

I've used the Remington 246 grain LRN (.44 Special) in both my 396 and 329. Real nice in each gun.

 

[KeithCarter]

The reason you are getting more recoil from lead than jacketed (same weight) is that it takes more of the powder's chemical energy to squeeze the hard stiff jacket down the forcing cone and bore. The relatively soft and slick pure lead requires less energy.

Therefore, that extra energy available to the lead bullet translates into more velocity, and this extra velocity produces more recoil.

Roughly (very) you get about 100fps more velocity with lead than jacketed.

Keithcarter
NRA Life