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zxcvbob · November 10, 2013, 04:41 PM

It depends on what bullets you are using. Titegroup is *awfully* dirty with cast bullets, and its filth is particularly hard to clean off. With jacketed or plated bullets, it might be fine.

I loaded some .38 Specials with 125 grain plated bullets and American Select, and the gun looked *unfired* after shooting a box of 'em. It was spooky.

Lately I have been shooting a lot of cast lead wadcutters with Promo powder (cheaper version of Red Dot) and the gun is sooty when I am done but easy to clean.

November 10, 2013, 04:41 PM	#4
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	It depends on what bullets you are using. Titegroup is awfully dirty with cast bullets, and its filth is particularly hard to clean off. With jacketed or plated bullets, it might be fine. I loaded some .38 Specials with 125 grain plated bullets and American Select, and the gun looked unfired after shooting a box of 'em. It was spooky. Lately I have been shooting a lot of cast lead wadcutters with Promo powder (cheaper version of Red Dot) and the gun is sooty when I am done but easy to clean. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth