Powder Coated Bullets In A Rifle

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pat i posted this 5 weeks ago

I've tried coated bullets in pistols but never a rifle. Any advice?

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Aaron posted this 5 weeks ago

Aim carefully! 😎

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pat i posted this 5 weeks ago

Thanks a lot Aaron!! That answers all my questions.

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Aaron posted this 5 weeks ago

What brand powder did you use on those bullets?

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pat i posted this 5 weeks ago

Eastwood Ford Light Blue.

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linoww posted this 5 weeks ago

I shot coated in my 7.62x39 PB in the last match and they shot really good. So much I'm trying other powdercoat Plainbase tomorrow in my 30-06

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Larry Gibson posted this 5 weeks ago

Should have used Chevy blue.........

LMG

Concealment is not cover.........

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delmarskid posted this 5 weeks ago

Chevrolet Orange, the blue goes on their smog motors.

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OU812 posted this 5 weeks ago

The powder fouling build up behind the bullets is what hurts accuracy the most...isn't it? A powder coated bullet just rides over hard powder fouling until barrel is cleaned

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pat i posted this 5 weeks ago

All good advice so far.............not!

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linoww posted this 5 weeks ago

The only thing im noticing what the powdercoat adds .002. These 2 bullets I had to seat deeper than when I was just lubing them traditionally.We shall see how accuracy is.

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sluggo posted this 5 weeks ago

For me the eastwood ford blue powder has worked the best so far. I tried the harbor freight red and black and had trouble getting consistent coverage. With my 30-40 loads I found i could run a softer cast bullet faster without leading up the barrel. This might be helpful if you want an expanding bullet. As far as accuracy it was about the same as uncoated for me. The bore was an easy clean up after using the powder coated pills?, slugs?, caps?, boolits?, hollapena's?, oh yeah bullets. (lol
sorry could not help myself after reading an earlier post)

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Boschloper posted this 5 weeks ago

The .002” increase in diameter on the bore riding section has been the issue for me. Loaded rounds are difficult / impossible to chamber. Some day I will buy a custom mold.

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linoww posted this 5 weeks ago

agree on the .002 needing molds adjusted to compensate for this.

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Aaron posted this 5 weeks ago

Would casting in lino drop the diameter down .002 ?

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Wm Cook posted this 5 weeks ago

What do you do with a big batch of bullets that you drop from a multi cavity mold during a long casting session, powder coat them, and they don’t fit the bore? Bill C

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beemer posted this 5 weeks ago

PC does add about .002 to the dia. Can be a problem on some bore riders in some rifles and makes them useful in others.The shape bullet you are using should give no problem, just seat a little deeper if necessary. You can size before, after or both. Used Eastwood Ford Blue.

Other than the bore rider problem PC works great in rifles. I don't use it for everything but it"s another tool in the box.

Last group I shot was with an Enfield #4 that was scoped, 12 of 13 shots were in 2 inches at 100 yds. The one shot out made 3 inches. Bad bullet is my excuse.

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pat i posted this 5 weeks ago

I don't use bore ride bullets and taper them a bit for a better fit so adding a couple of thousandth is no problem for me. Both bullets in the picture are sized and tapered.