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My S&W Model 52 leaded up horribly with Speer, Meister, and a couple other soft swaged 148gr HBWC's. My 6" Steel Challenge revolver did the same, especially in the forcing cone. I tried loading down, up, different powders, etc. I even considered sending the 52's barrel off to S&W to have it throated. The Hornady graphite-lubed HBWC's were better, but still leaded after about 50 or so rounds. I found a box of Albert's 148gr Moly HBWC's, and they worked great, but that company no longer exists. Then I bought some of the Berry's copper-plated 148gr HBWC's, and wow! Now they're all I use anymore in the 52, on top of 3.2gr of WST. Same wonderful accuracy, easier cleanup.
If I'm not running the 148gr plated HBWC's in my revolver, I run a hard cast 158gr SWC made locally by a place called John's Precision Cast Bullets. They make the steel plates fall right now!
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