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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3529038" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>The idea of the gas check was to allow the bullet to spin through the rifling grooves.</p><p>If you tried to push the cast projectile too fast or had too much pressure it would slide through the barrel</p><p>not spinning and as it left the muzzle it would be unstable and most of the time start tumbling.</p><p></p><p>Gas check allowed the bullet a bit more traction and kept it spinning instead of sliding.</p><p></p><p>If the powder coat allows the bullet to spin and not slide then a gas check is not needed.</p><p></p><p>I have intentionally loaded my 45acp to the point of sliding the Cast bullet just too see how much I could get away with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3529038, member: 15054"] The idea of the gas check was to allow the bullet to spin through the rifling grooves. If you tried to push the cast projectile too fast or had too much pressure it would slide through the barrel not spinning and as it left the muzzle it would be unstable and most of the time start tumbling. Gas check allowed the bullet a bit more traction and kept it spinning instead of sliding. If the powder coat allows the bullet to spin and not slide then a gas check is not needed. I have intentionally loaded my 45acp to the point of sliding the Cast bullet just too see how much I could get away with. [/QUOTE]
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