So I see people always talking about powder coated VS PC but never see any side by side stuff. Well instead of complaining about stuff I like to try and fo what I want to see done soooo.

As y'all know I've gotten ahold of the famous 30XCB mold ( NOE 310-165-FN-H3), it's apparently made so it just works in stuff like .308/30-06 . So figured it was a good candidate for this test .


Bullets where cast out of my usual crappy Clip on wheel weight mix...that a probably should have thrown out a year again but whatever :D, the Pan lubed ones where water dropped from the mold and the PC ones where water dropped out the mold and out the oven. Could possibly be a variable but not super sure till I test both.

Both were gas checked with the same Hornady checks . The PC ones where sizes and checked before coating and sized again after coating the pan lubed ones where checked and sized after pan lubing




Cases are mixed head stamp 30-06 all the normal cases prep stuff necks expand with the NOE .311x.307 expander plug. NO CRIMP so shouldn't be any distortion to the bullet at all.


Now as far as seating depth they need two separate ones I know for a fact the lubed ones where kissing the lands ,you can probably see the mark here , but no problems with bullets being pulled



The powder coated need deeper, ALWAYS CHECK or you'll do this



And our set up, 50yd front rest rear bag my chopped m1917, magneto speed Chrono


And the results! Now I shot the lubed ones on the right first then the PC on the left. I also bore scoped the bore before shooting either then after shooting both and imm be 100% with y'all....I'm not about to coul t that super low one on the PC , sorry thats a flyer

I have always powder coated before sizing and apply the gas check in the sizer die while I am sizing. Put the bullet through the sizer backwards,,, base first. I only do handguns with lead. In rifles I have only used commercial made jacketed bullets.

Rickey