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Old July 11th, 2009, 04:09 PM   #10
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I don't really know your reloading procedure but one thing to remember, especially with lead bullets is to thoroughly wash your hands afterwards. I know several old timers with serious health issues resulting from exposure/handling of lead bullets.
My personal experience with lead bullets, I purchased some due to them being much cheaper than jacketed. I reloaded several hundred for use in a S&W M-659. When firing them, things went well at the beginning, but soon my gun started jamming. After examining it I found that a slight amount of lead was being shaves off on the feed ramp, after enough had built up the gun was unable to chamber a fresh round. I also did have a problem with bore leading and they weren't as accurate as jacketed bullets. I'm not saying you'll have problems, just my experience with them.
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