ISO Missouri Bullet Co .44 cal coated bullet load data

[trueat1stlight]

Hello All,

I picked up a box of .44 cal 240 grain "Keith" style coated bullets today and was curious how you all develop load data for coated bullets. I figured I start with a light load of Unique or perhaps even a slightly heavier load of HS-6 however I wasn't sure quite where to start. I will have to look at what load charge I had for the 240 grain standard SWC non-coated bullets (think it was something like 8 or 9 grains of Unique?) but I wasn't sure if I load a few grains up or a few grains down for the coated bullets. They will be fired out of an assortment of Ruger SBH's, a Ruger SRH and a Winchester 94 lever gun, all in .44 Mag.

Thanks in advance!

-John

[BigBore44]

John
I usually just load coated the same as lubed, but that's me.
Let's see what others recommend on this...

Good luck
BigBore44

[trueat1stlight]

Mar 4, 2016 23:32:23 GMT -5 BigBore44 said:

John
I usually just load coated the same as lubed, but that's me.
Let's see what others recommend on this...

Good luck
BigBore44

Thanks BB44! Anyone else? I was also curious if I could powder-coat already-lubed plain lead bullets. It dawned on me that I have a huge box of bulk bullets that look very similar to these MBC bullets and thought perhaps it'd be worth a try to powder coat them. Would I need to remove the lube first?

-John

[BigBore44]

John
Yeah you would need to get the lube off prior to PC'ing them.
I've heard you can boil it off and then clean the bullets with acetone/nail polish remover etc.
I PC'd some bullets today for the 327, but I'm just not getting good coverage for some reason???
I tumbled them for 20-25 minutes in HF Red (I hate this Harbor freight PC, need to try different PC company? ) than into the cooker for 20 mins on 400°
Just not covering correctly IMO..?
I'll try another coating tomorrow, maybe

Good luck
BigBore44

[barley]

I have shot MBC 240 coated in light to medium loads and loaded just like uncoated.BigBore44 MBC sells a coating called HI TECH or something like that.Idont know what the difference between it and powder coat is.Maybe someone on here has tried it or knows.

[bagdadjoe]

"Smoke" over on "cast boolets" sells some good powder. Look down on the "vendors" section to find him. Also look at the alternative coatings section under "what works and what doesn't" in the stickies.

castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?184-Coatings-and-Alternatives

[boatswainsmate]

I loaded these Miha 432256 Penta Hollow Point's over 12.0 Gr's of HS-6(I take no responsibility if you use this load). Sorry I don't have the equipment to tell any more than they were accurate and fun to shoot! Here is where I got my data. www.handloads.com/loaddata/taffin.asp?Caliber=44%20Magnum&Weight=240&type=Handgun&Order=Powder&Source=