Powder coated bullets

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codarnall posted this 11 May 2015

I just received a big batch of 45 and 9mm powder coated bullets.  The reports are they put and end to lubing and leading, but the looming question is ; has anybody tested these in rifles?  Only my stainless barrels seem to lead up so thats going to me my first test. Charlie

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gpidaho posted this 11 May 2015

cordarall:  This has been discussed at length here but primarily over at Boolits where there are hours of reading to be had on the pro's and con's of powder coat. The only members here that have given this more effort than I have are Ric and Tech. Ric being a true marksman and competitive shooter most likely can offer better advice than I can.  Powder coating from My perspective; If your looking for magic fairy dust you will be disappointed. It has some great advantages depending on what your looking for. First on my list is how clean it is in use, both in your guns and tools. Secondly it's a great sizing tool, adding girth where you need it, There are lots of ways to keep it off where you don't want added diameter. Also you can use a softer alloy as the coating itself is 30-40 bhn. Its my opinion that for handgun use it can't be beat but I have no personal experience with Hi-Tek and the pro's and con's of this argument will most likely never end. I'm certainly not giving up my testing in rifles as my accuracy requirements are not as stringent as those of the bench rest crowd, I'm only attempting to surpass personal bests.  One of the major hurtles to be overcome in the rifle bore is to produce a perfectly balanced concentric bullet. Even if ever so slight, the thickness of the paint can and does vary. I think this is why my rifle rounds shoot a smaller MOA at fifty yards than one hundred or two, but this is just because I think so and no better reason.  So as not to bore the less interested, please feel free to PM me and I will be happy to discuss ways and means as I see it and help if I can. Rest assured I don't consider myself an expert, but I have put a lot of time into this and would be happy to share observations.  So many here have helped me begin to understand just what it is that makes a cast bullet work.  Again you most likely won't see PC'd bullets winning CBA matches, but you don't see paper patch winning either and it's much easier to PC for a barrier than to wrap paper and it pretty much does the same thing.   GP

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 11 May 2015

i believe in fairy dust ... recently i watched one of my favorite tv shows, ncis n'orleans ... the bad guys had some ” folded metal jacket ” bullets ... incredibly dangerous, the story said ..

anyway, if a metal jacket is the extreme best ....wouldn't a plastic jacket be partway to best ? ...

has anybody tried dipping in a high grade epoxy ? some powder coating is just vinyl ...

don't give up ... a fairy is people too ...

ken

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gpidaho posted this 12 May 2015

Yup Ken they've tried it epoxy paint is one of the threads at coatings and alternatives, spray paint and bake. Haven't tried that myself but some have had success. For me it's pc but others swear by Hi-Tek. Well the experiment continues. GP

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codarnall posted this 13 May 2015

I don't think PM's are up and working.

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gpidaho posted this 13 May 2015

codarnall: Just sent you one, hope it came through as it was long winded and typed with one finger. lol GP Let me know please.

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codarnall posted this 13 May 2015

Very informative, HarborFreight started around the corner. Is there static generator for a gun ok? I've had bad luck with anything electric sold in the store. .....Charlie

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gpidaho posted this 13 May 2015

codarnall: Harbor Freight in my opinion has the same quality of tooling top to bottom. I buy some tools there and they sometimes fill the need. You just don't usually need the very finest to accomplish the task at hand. A lot of guys use their powder coating system with complete success. I would say it would be a good start. It is my opinion one of the hobby guns is the bare minimum for quality coating. I'm giving the Caswell gun a good look, seems to me a good choice. I will PM you some more contact info Charlie, enjoy the day GP

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codarnall posted this 17 May 2015

I am very happy with the initial results of powder coated examples.  Fired at max loadings into harsh backings at point blank distances I found that except for rock and pebble damage the coating was still on the lands and grooves.   I think that this very tough coating applied with a shake, bake  and cook method  would really make alloy composition immaterial as far as lead fouling is concerned.  --Charlie

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