The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Barrel leading avoidance-velocity limits?

Peter M. Eick · July 2, 2006, 08:10 AM

I worked this same issue a while back and got the following advice.

Shoot 2 or 3 cylinders full of your reloads then look at the muzzle (you made the gun safe right?). If you can see a sort of star pattern of bullet lube on the muzzle then you are probably not going to lead the barrel and you can load faster. No star pattern of lube, you are already going too fast.

Works for me.

July 2, 2006, 08:10 AM	#7
Peter M. Eick Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,991	I worked this same issue a while back and got the following advice. Shoot 2 or 3 cylinders full of your reloads then look at the muzzle (you made the gun safe right?). If you can see a sort of star pattern of bullet lube on the muzzle then you are probably not going to lead the barrel and you can load faster. No star pattern of lube, you are already going too fast. Works for me. __________________ 10mm and 357sig, the best things to come along since the 38 super!