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The first thing I noticed about painted bullets
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 14:31

is no smoke. They are literally "plastic" jacketed. I overheated some in an oven and all the lead leaked out! The bullets looked good but were like locust shells! LOL

Lack of smoke and exposure to lead vapors are key benefits to shooting painted bullets. There is something also that they self lubricate (more correctly do not require it) and somehow, I can't explain it myself, seem to take rifling better than non-painted bullets. I'd say to the tune of some 500 fps more with rifle bullets?! It's worth the trouble for advanced applications, or desiring cleaner shooting and no smoke. Many guys are all hung up on appearances, it's truly how well it shoots, and most do wonderfully painted. Even the ugly ones.