im getting tired with all the copper fouling in my 338 win mag. im using noslers now and was thinking of coating my bullets or switching to winchester failsafes. will going with these ideas help? any issues with moly?

Why dont you try the Partition Gold from Noslers Combined Technology Line?

They are the same as the NPTs and will give you beter expansion than the Failsafes. The Failsafes Make tiny holes in and out and do little internal damage resulting in some lost game from time to time. They are intended for "Extremely Large Dangerous Game" as the box reads.

The Partitions should give you good penetration and cleaner kills than the Failsafes.

Good Luck!

Reloader

Liquid,
How many rounds do you have through that barrel? I find that some factory barrels don't smooth out till about 200 rounds.
After that they seem to not pick up the copper as bad or not at all.
David

Myself and several friends shoot 338 Win Mags quite a lot.
We too, get frustrated with the amount of copper fouling, it just seems to be the nature of the beast.

I shoot mostly Nosler Partitions in mine and find I can get the copper out pretty quickly by cleaning with Butch's Bore Shine followed up with Barnes CR-10. Get yourself some good nylon brushes like those from Sinclair for use with the CR-10.

I agreee with the other response about the Fail Safe, I think that is a GREAT bullet for large game but that it might not open up on a deer or caribou, etc. Don't know, I have not tried them, but they appear to be built TOUGH.

The Nosler Partition Gold might be a good option. It is built tougher than the standard Partition but should open up on medium sized game, it is coated and might reduce the fouling.

In regard to moly I use store bought moly coated Hornady V-Max bullets in a couple of my 22-250's and would not consider changing. The moly really helps in maintaining good accuracy for long strings of shooting at varmints.

Having said that, I do not want to mess with moly coating bullets myself. The moly coating would indeed reduce the copper fouling in the 338 (I think), but I am not sure it is worth the trouble.

I have heard some stories of moly trapping moisture in the barrel and leading to rusting in severe conditions. That might not be the best idea to use moly in a gun that you will hunt in the rain and snow with, I do not know.

R F