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DPris · October 20, 2014, 11:42 PM

Again, I'd avoid jacketed bullets. They wear the rifling harder than lead.
If you have to use them, do it as little as possible.

It's not a matter of being "safe in all rifles", it's a matter of being hard on old metallurgy.
Denis

October 20, 2014, 11:42 PM	#13
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Again, I'd avoid jacketed bullets. They wear the rifling harder than lead. If you have to use them, do it as little as possible. It's not a matter of being "safe in all rifles", it's a matter of being hard on old metallurgy. Denis