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What exactly is LUBALOX on Winchester bullets?

JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
edited July 2002 in Ask the Experts
Is this some sort of moly coating under a proprietary name? Is it different? What is it supposed to do, if it isn't moly?

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  • bama55bama55 Member Posts: 6,389 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Probably their version of moly coating, thay they patented.

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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    JustC,
    It's something like a hard wax coating on their bullets. Western calls it lubaloy. Here is what Western says about it.
    "Bullets plated with Lubaloy (lubricated alloy) by a patented process.

    What I can figure is, it must have something to do with the copper like coating on the bullets.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That was some of the crap that fouled my barrel a while back. 5-6 shots and it would start to sling the bullets. Clean it, and same thing. Anyone having any luck with this stuff?

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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    Have had no problems with it. Actually helped keep my barrel from fouling so quick.


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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    JustC,
    I've never had any problems either. Now you have a good excuse to get a new gun.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    bullelk, I will give it a try, but the wife has me on gun probabtion.

    I shot that stuff and when the bullets began to open the group up from 1/2' to 3/4" or even 1", I decided to inspect the barrel. I noticed small balls forming in the barrel, that could be seen when using a light or even holding it up to the sun and looking through it. If I cleaned it, it would come back to one hole at 100yds, but only for 5 shots or so. I wonder if the hammer forged barrels in the Sendero have some property which dislikes the lubalox. I never really have a fouling problem because no more than 10 bullets max, go through my barrels before a thorough cleaning. I just can't seem to figure out why the coatings don't work for me.

    Will270win, how many rounds before your barrel started to foul with non-coated bullets? What caliber?

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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    JustC,
    How about if you tried wiping off some of that coating somehow. Just an idea. Don't know if it will work.

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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    My 308 was only getting about 50 rnds with copper jacket stuff before the group size got enormous. I got the Lubalox CT bullets and haven't seen that problem again. I think barrels are picky about that stuff sometimes because my other 308(browning)just hates the stuff. Weird is all I can say. I am currently switching over to V-max moly now as they are cheaper and i get even more through a barrel before fouling opens the groups. I pre-soak the bore for less "settling" shots. I do three to settle and easily get 75-90 before accuracy is badly affected. Coatings are a weird thing at times.


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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    will270win, that makes me feel better to know that I am not the only one finding these coatings to be finnicky in different guns. I guess I won't see the difference, because I clean the barrel every 10 shots or so. Maybe I will try another box of moly loads.

    bullelk, I would think that if I wiped off some of the caoting and didn't get it completely even, I might have an accuracy problem, but I may just give it a try on 1/2 of the next box. It can't get any worse, right?

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