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Sure Shot Mc Gee · June 28, 2013, 04:25 AM

If you don't like the smoke. Shoot jacketed or plated bullets instead of lead. So long as there's wax used in a bullets lube recipe. Count on seeing some smoke. And the use of certain powders can indeed exacerbate the problem also.

June 28, 2013, 04:25 AM	#8
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	If you don't like the smoke. Shoot jacketed or plated bullets instead of lead. So long as there's wax used in a bullets lube recipe. Count on seeing some smoke. And the use of certain powders can indeed exacerbate the problem also.