ss+P Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Anyone using bayou bullets for major in an open gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 A few of the shooters I sponsor have me load them to major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraj Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I haven't done it but people on this forum have talked about pushing blue bullets to major. I was going to pick some up and try it out for next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full mag Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I bought a 250 pack of 115gr blue bullets and run them through my open gun with no issues. They are very accurate and just a slight bounce of the cmore dot, alot better then the 124gr I have been shooting. They are a little faster than other 115gr I have tried but I am always happy to save money using less powder. I have been running autocomp with no signs of over pressure with cci small pistol primers. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss+P Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Thanks full mag. Yes it does. now I just have to pull the trigger on another build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Desk Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Spritz a little Dillon Case Lube into the comp before you shoot a stage and let the alcohol evaporate. The lead buildup is almost nothing when this simple task is repeated for each stage. Coated lead boolits are a real alternative and have been used for all styles of competitive shooting in places like New Zealand and Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalBandit Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Have used the older pre Hi-tek coated Bayous in my 38 super. They shot ok, a little goop in the comp after 500+ but nothing really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentedr Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Has anyone shot groups with them and is there any smoking? I am thinking of switching to coated bullets for practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 They don't smoke. Accurate as any other bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) They don't smoke. Accurate as any other bullet. I find it hard to believe they don't smoke. I shot some BBI's in minor and they easily smoked 3 times as much as plated or jacketed bullets. And no, I wasn't running TG. There is a vid out there from a 3 gun match of an open gun smoking like a freight train. Figured that was probably a coated bullet experiment. Smoke doesn't hurt anything though! Edited to add: I just want to clarify, in case anyone misunderstood, that I know for a fact BBI are great bullets. A smoking bullet is not a bad thing. All guns smoke to some degree but some of us care more about it than others probably. I personally don't like shooting through a cloud of smoke no matter which brand of bullet I shoot. Aside from the smoke, or lack thereof, I think what is more important is the fact that vendors such as BBI do so much to promote our sport and shooting in general. BBI sponsors a lot of shooters that I know personally and they all rave about the product AND the company. I would too if I could call him up and have bullets hand delivered to a match. That is service! I tend to say what I feel without thinking things through every great once in awhile and I don't want a new member to look at my posts and take them as gospel. Especially if it might hurt a dedicated sponsor of USPSA. Edited October 2, 2014 by Sarge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 The load I use for my shooters is 7.4gr WAC with a 135gr RN with HiTek coating. No smoke in a G34 open gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss+P Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 What is WAC. I can't think of what abbreviation that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRobson Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 What is WAC. I can't think of what abbreviation that is Winchester auto comp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trgt Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Previously I've pinged BBI on using their bullets for major PF, their response: We have a multitude of people using both the 115s and 125s in open with success. Autocomp powder works very and we have seen most success thru using it. 6.2 of Autocomp with the 125 loaded at 1.160 (corrected) seems the most common load for 9 major. Edited October 1, 2014 by trgt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Ummm, 1.600" OAL? So 9mm loaded as long as .357 Magnum OAL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 1.16?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss+P Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Winchester auto comp duh. Good to know that BBI has had success using them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 First test of BBI's out of my Open gun using WAC. Yes they do smoke. Not like a bare lead bullet out of a 1911 but they do smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 7.4gr WAC with a 135gr RN with HiTek coating. That seems like a LOT of WAC with a heavy bullet? I'm using 6.8 - 7.0 gr WAC with a 124 gr MG JHP and making major. I could see 7.4 gr HS6, perhaps, but not WAC. Do you have any velocities on 7.4 gr WAC/135 gr bullet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 135gr isn't all that heavy. It's only 9gr heavier than the standard 124gr. My shooter likes this weight better than the 124 and the comp loves the gas. Load is 177PF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ85Combat Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Sarge was that with the new BBI HiTek coating, or the old molly coating? I have been using the blue bullets, no smoke. I have found bullets that I shot and the coating was still covering the bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) Sarge was that with the new BBI HiTek coating, or the old molly coating? I have been using the blue bullets, no smoke. I have found bullets that I shot and the coating was still covering the bullets. Yes, the latest coating. Interesting you mentioned the blue bullets. I won some of those at the Tri State Championship and will be testing them for smoke soon. Edited October 19, 2014 by Sarge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I thought the coating was imported by one guy in multiple colors and distributed. So if they are all using the same stuff, I would think its powder / OAL / charge weight variation that may cause some smoke. Or perhaps some bullets after coating are sized larger / smaller. "Smoking" is also a subjective thing to different people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I thought the coating was imported by one guy in multiple colors and distributed. So if they are all using the same stuff, I would think its powder / OAL / charge weight variation that may cause some smoke. Or perhaps some bullets after coating are sized larger / smaller. "Smoking" is also a subjective thing to different people. I believe the blue bullets use something different. But as far as I know the other major players are using the same stuff like you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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