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American Handgunner, March-April, 2005 by Charles E. Petty

Lead bullets can be very economical--usually far less than half the cost of jacketed bullets for handloading. Most of the time we can find a combination of components that will give us accuracy comparable to jacketed stuff if the lead bullets are of high quality. There are not too many handguns where lead bullets Will be a handicap, except for Glock's perfection. Their polygonal rifling is prone to accumulate leading even from loads that are perfectly sane. In fact, Glock simply tells you not tG. If you do, they'll know it somehow, and it would be wise to keep an eye out for big guys with shaved heads wearing trench coats and driving big black cars with Georgia tags.

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I'm a big supporter of cast bullets although I rarely do the casting myself anymore. There are lots of small companies turning out good stuff, and if you can find one nearby, the cost savings on freight can make them a real bargain.

Every now and then we get a letter or call from a reader who is complaining that the powder he is using is "dirty" and leaves "junk" in the bore. Nine times out of ten it turns out he's shooting cast bullets. The crud left behind is rarely powder, it s residue from the lubricant needed for lead bullets. I thought so too. until I learned better.

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