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PapaWheelie
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Looks like I will need to learn how to slug a barrel. This reloading gets more involved every day. Suppose that's what makes it interesting.
Just loaded a box of my powder coated bullets for 45 AR. This picture shows the little shavings you get once in awhile from seating a coated bullet. They tend to fall off after crimping, but occasionally hang around on the bullet unless you wipe them off. Looks very much like what you have in your barrel. I suppose they could be strips of powder coat peeled off by the rifling. Hard to say for sure, but it might be worth looking at your amount of case flare. It looks like I need to increase mine a little more.
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Are you sure that those strands are lead? I suspect they are coating. I've never seen strands of lead.Leading test
Trying to lead the barrel with a very hard alloy. After 200 rounds fired, accuracy was normal. Normal cleaning with #9. Wet, soak to next day. Wet brush, patch out. Done. 45 acp in S&W 645.
The lands cut small strands of lead off the bullet as the bullets engauge the rifling. Does not hurt a thing in my testing.