Moly is no "magic bullet". It can be messy, but not that much if you figure out some common sense procedures. Moly reduces friction, but it also reduces pressure. Using moly requires the handloader to add more powder to achieve the same velocities as non-coated bullets. It won't add much velocity to your load, if any (that I've found), and it won't make your rifle shoot any more accurately. Copper fouling is not completely eliminated, but it does slow it down dramatically. That brings us to the main reason why moly is popular with many shooters.

Prairie Dogs. An active pd town can mean several hundred rounds going down the bore in one day. Moly can greatly extend shooting time before accuracy begins to fall off due to fouling. Most folks would rather be shooting than cleaning, but it is a necessary evil. I use nothing but moly in my 20BR. It shoots 33gr Hornady V-Max's at over 4400fps, and usually shoots in the .002s and .003s at 100 yards, wind or no wind. That's no different than the groups I was getting before moly, but I don't have to clean as often.

Pop,

To me Moly is a solution to a non existant problem. I personally have no use for it, and have never seen evidence that it alone can, or will, increase accuracy. It's another one of those, "why bother" products. Bill T.

Thanx guys. I know it was a pain in the neck to prep the bullets. I just did not know if it would hurt my barrel.