Do I need coated bullets for 10mm?

[Univibe]

When my Springfield gets fixed, I want to load 180 grains to about 1,250 with AA9 powder.  I'm already using this load with Hornady jacketed bullets.

Do I need the coated bullets to avoid leading, or can I just use the regular hard cast?

[sqlbullet]

I shoot plenty of air cooled wheel weight bullets in my 10mm's in 180 and 200 grain weights.  As long as they fit and you use a decent lube, should be fine.

[Trapper6L]

The way I look at it, If you're going to buy bullets, get the coated. They are so much cleaner to work with and the gun isn't splattered with all of the wax and lube. No smoke when firing either. If you are already casting your own bullets, there's no reason not to shoot a cast in your 10 other than the stated reasons above. It's been my experience that as long as the velocity is 1500'ps or less, there's not much issue with leading a barrel. I've shot 350gr lead bullets in a 45-70 at 1700'ps and no issues but at 1800'ps, LOTS of issues with lead. With pistol rounds, I've never had any leading issues. I shoot the 180 lead SWC out of a 38-40 old 1898 Colt Thumb Buster that has about as rough a barrel as possible and still have the bullet come out of the end of the barrel. At 750'ps, there's no leading even in the old barrel. Surprisingly accurate....to a point. Accurate enough to roll around a 22LR empty box at 25 yds. But it may require more than one shot to hit your truck at 100 yds. I shoot a Missouri Coated 180gr TCFP bullet from my 10mm at max loads. There's no mess to clean up and no smoke. You can't tell if you shot jacketed or coated. I'm sold on the coated but I'm also not a caster.

From Graf and Sons. Freight is $7.95 no matter what you put on the order excluding haz mat.
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/category/categoryId/556?

[cwlongshot]

Sorry late to the party...

I have taken to powder coating my cast bullets and I AM LOVING THE EFFECTS!!

Les smoke, nearly no fouling and colors let you immediately know what you have. hard soft high or lo velocity plinking hunting Options are up to your imagination!

















CW

[The_Shadow]

PC coated alloy bullets are fairly easy to do.  They do look nice as coated with some colors!
However I still shoot mine sized to 0.4015" with the STAR sizer, lubed with White Label's Carnauba Red lube which is rated at 2700+ fps for rifle use...
Not getting much smoke at all, no leading and pretty clean to shoot!



I cast for many calibers and I will say the 9x25 Dillon is pushing near 1800 fps using this lube with no issues...