just wondering if anyone knows if nickel plated bullets like the federal trophy bonded tip bullets are bad for barrels?
do nickel plated bullets wear out barrels fast?
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Re: do nickel plated bullets wear out barrels fast?
I doubt they are "nickel plated". I suspect some polymer tinted coating. I could be wrong. However, they did plate some with tin way back when. That is when the "lubricate" your bullet fad started. Only, back then they used grease...which got onto the chamber walls...with bad results. JMHO
I doubt they are "nickel plated". I suspect some polymer tinted coating. I could be wrong. However, they did plate some with tin way back when. That is when the "lubricate" your bullet fad started. Only, back then they used grease...which got onto the chamber walls...with bad results. JMHO
Re: do nickel plated bullets wear out barrels fast?
I think he means nickel played brass, not bullets.
I think he means nickel played brass, not bullets.
Re: do nickel plated bullets wear out barrels fast?
Not actually nickel plated but Norma used to sell ( 20+ years ago) bullets which had a nickle/copper jacket. That jacket was said to wear barrels faster and was difficult to remove. Thats probably why no longer used. Thx---joe
Not actually nickel plated but Norma used to sell ( 20+ years ago) bullets which had a nickle/copper jacket. That jacket was said to wear barrels faster and was difficult to remove. Thats probably why no longer used. Thx---joe
Re: do nickel plated bullets wear out barrels fast?
Try running a search of the Hide for "cupronickel" or "DAG" (an ammo/mfg using those bullets in surplus 7.62 ammo) as search terms. There have been some good threads on the issue in the past.
Try running a search of the Hide for "cupronickel" or "DAG" (an ammo/mfg using those bullets in surplus 7.62 ammo) as search terms. There have been some good threads on the issue in the past.
Re: do nickel plated bullets wear out barrels fast?
Federal's relatively new Trophy Bonded Bear Claw ammunition does feature a nickle plated solid copper bullet. In the calibers that it is offered in, I doubt that you would want to shoot enough of them to cause any adverse effect to a rifle's bore.
Paul
Federal's relatively new Trophy Bonded Bear Claw ammunition does feature a nickle plated solid copper bullet. In the calibers that it is offered in, I doubt that you would want to shoot enough of them to cause any adverse effect to a rifle's bore.
Paul
Re: do nickel plated bullets wear out barrels fast?
thanks for the input, the federal trophy bonded is both case and bullet nickel plated. They say to reduce fouling but what foul there is must probably be hard to get out and possibly wear a barrel faster from it being a harder substance then copper too bad they shoot tight groups in my gun. here is a link on federals shell aparently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF7bbTfo9IY
thanks for the input, the federal trophy bonded is both case and bullet nickel plated. They say to reduce fouling but what foul there is must probably be hard to get out and possibly wear a barrel faster from it being a harder substance then copper too bad they shoot tight groups in my gun. here is a link on federals shell aparently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF7bbTfo9IY
