Powdercoated Bullet pictures

[coyotecaller]

What's the purpose? Just to be different?

Love the way they shoot in my 45-70, here are some 500 grainers ready for testing.

 

[ageingstudent]

So.... How do you control how much is applied? Seems there's a pretty tight tolerance on the diameter of a bullet being squeezed down the bore of a barrel.

Seems there'd be un-uniform thickness at different locations around the bullet diameter.

How much thickness does it add?

In my experience it depends on how you apply it (method and amount) and humidity and it can vary a little with the shake and bake method. I usually see a .002-.004 increase in diameter at 50 to 60% humidity. I usually run them through a lee sizer to make them consistently sized. It really doesn't take long once you get rolling and perfect your method. I do batches of 150 in the toaster oven and by the time one batch is cooked the next is ready to go in. I can do about 3 batches per hour. I haven't seen accuracy issues from slightly different thicknesses in pistol and revolver. The coating is tough and hard but not brittle.


You can see in the pic above that it ingraves nicely in the barrel without srtipping off.

 

[Papercidal]

Hi-tech is a liquid and if you weigh your batches of bullets you can use a syringe type medicine dropper to measure very precisely how much you add 6cc to 5 lbs adds about 1/2 a thousandth to bullet diameter per coat. I size before the final coat and have pretty good results.

 

[DizzyJ]

In my experience it depends on how you apply it (method and amount) and humidity and it can vary a little with the shake and bake method. I usually see a .002-.004 increase in diameter at 50 to 60% humidity. I usually run them through a lee sizer to make them consistently sized. It really doesn't take long once you get rolling and perfect your method. I do batches of 150 in the toaster oven and by the time one batch is cooked the next is ready to go in. I can do about 3 batches per hour. I haven't seen accuracy issues from slightly different thicknesses in pistol and revolver. The coating is tough and hard but not brittle.
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You can see in the pic above that it ingraves nicely in the barrel without srtipping off.

Didn't realize the bullet could be sized afterward. Figured it would shave off the coating. Makes more sense now.

 

[ageingstudent]

Didn't realize the bullet could be sized afterward. Figured it would shave off the coating. Makes more sense now.

I can size a properly cured .358 that is pc'd up to .361 down to .352 in 2 steps and it just moves right with the lead. It's fascinating really. It's amazing stuff.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Someone has to figure out how to screen print cool designs on "evil" bullets:
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The sate of California has banned orange and blue.. so they got that going on..



lol jk

 

[GRMPS]

Some of the colors I have
PC before baking


PC after baking


new 45/70 500 grn mold

 

[coyotecaller]

Some of the colors I have
PC before baking
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PC after baking
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new 45/70 500 grn mold

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Those look good! I've not seen anything like that sold in stores or on line. I'd like to buy some from you for my 45-70 if you can make them in .459 diameter? Let me know if that is possible? Also what bullet choices (weight and shape) can you cast and powder coat for the 45-70?(pictures?) Thanks in advance
Max

 

[GRMPS]

PM Sent

 

[JO JO]

some acme's loaded up

 

[DizzyJ]

some acme's loaded up

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I do like the looks of those!

 

[TM-Salem]

Some 35 Remington 200gr, 430gr Tombstone 45-70 bullets and some 35 rem and 45acp

Ive been PCing since it started on Castboolits.com, I just havent been able to in the last couple years because of pain.

 

[GRMPS]

that looks like a 452-252-SWC I use in Colts. How does it feed in an ACP?

My bad, I looked again and notice the number of lube grooves 452-200-rf

 

[GRMPS]

black chrome

 

[DLS]

Perhaps I missed it earlier ... where are you getting the coatings in all of these colors?

 

[GRMPS]

I have some for sale, some I bought from Eastwood and some I bought from a vendor on another forum

 

[GRMPS]

 

[oli700]

Hi tec let's me shoot boat loads of 10mm

 

[GRMPS]

Black cherry I presume.
I like HiTek also but only do it when I'm coating 40# or more bullets at a time, I get 5 - 8# trays of bullets going.

 

[SIG34]

I like all the colors haha mine are all just blue