Can coating bullets in graphite for seating hurt your barrel?

[RmeJu]

Question is pretty much in the title. I've seen many recommend doing this, but wondered whether a graphite-lubed bullet can hurt a barrel. Didn't see anything on that question one way or the other.

I guess while we're on it, if you think doing this is a good/bad idea apart from that, let's hear it.

 

[SPAK]

I Can’t imagine it’s harder than the carbon that is in the barrel from firing it.....

 

[DTF370]

Following

 

[gigamortis]

On another angle, it seems that the copper fouling eraser additives in the newer powders seem to leave behind a somewhat powdery residue that legacy powders do not. I don't know how lubricious the residue is, but I have heard of guys getting cold bore POI pretty much identical to their warm bore. I'm using RL-16 in my RPR, and my cold bore is spot on.

 

[AIAW]

I wouldn’t see a problem with it. Personally I’d go for molybdenum disulfide.

 

[918v]

Question is pretty much in the title. I've seen many recommend doing this, but wondered whether a graphite-lubed bullet can hurt a barrel. Didn't see anything on that question one way or the other.

I guess while we're on it, if you think doing this is a good/bad idea apart from that, let's hear it.

Powder is coated with graphite.

 

[flyright]

Been doing it for years with no ill effects. I've seen it help my SD/ES in most cases. I know BR shooters do it, as well as coating their barrels with lock ease (colloidal Graphite) prior to the first shot.

 

[Snuby642]

I dip my bullet bases in grafite for seating.

No ill effects noted.

 

[Threadcutter308]

I’ve gone from moly coating to naked. My 6,6.5x47 shoots lights out w/105 gr Berger hybrids. No need to moly coat.
Shoot naked first & see what happens. If it shoots well, no need to spend the extra money.

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Powder is coated with graphite.

This ^^^^^