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What kinds of bullets damage barrels? How can I tell?

I just had a KKM NM Barrel installed in my M9.

Thanks.

Bullets will not damage your barrel unless you have one in it and shoot another.

I have a KKM 1/32 twist barrel and shoot cast lead, swaged lead and jacketed bullets. I have found no issues.

Orion wrote:What kinds of bullets damage barrels? How can I tell?

I just had a KKM NM Barrel installed in my M9.

Thanks.

- Hangfires with incendiary ammunition will damage your barrel - do you use incendiary bullets?
- silver projectiles (a la Lone Ranger) will damage your barrel - do you use silver projectiles?
- a projectile that fails to clear the barrel, followed by another that does can damage the barrel - do you have this problem?

Orion wrote:What kinds of bullets damage barrels? How can I tell?

I just had a KKM NM Barrel installed in my M9.

Thanks.

- Hangfires with incendiary ammunition will damage your barrel - do you use incendiary bullets?
- silver projectiles (a la Lone Ranger) will damage your barrel - do you use silver projectiles?
- a projectile that fails to clear the barrel, followed by another that does can damage the barrel - do you have this problem?

MOST barrel damage is done by either lack of cleaning and/or incorrect cleaning methods and procedures!

Not damage but
Shooting jacketed & lead bullets seems to cause more of a lead buildup than shooting lead alone. This caused me to have to clean those guns more often and more vigorously.

Thanks to all that replied. Myth busted.

Apparently moly coated bullets can cause rapid corrosion. Moly being hygroscopic.

I wouldn't should jacketed after lead without a total clean.

The cartridge you drop on the ground then load in your gun is the one which will do the most damage.

I occasionally shoot a jacketed round to clean lead out of the bore. The bore must be clean of jacket copper before shooting lead for best accuracy. I rarely shoot jacketed bullets, even out of my magnum pistols. They just aren't necessary.