Powder Coated Bullet Troubles... - Carolina Shooters Forum
Jun 28, 2015 · I do this and 100% of the coating remains adhered to the bullet - there is NO flaking off with a properly done powder coated bullet. Powder Coated bullets are applied as a powder - I use the "Shake & Bake" method. Then the bullets are baked for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. The powder melts and forms an extremely durable hard coating.
How I Powder Coat Bullets - Carolina Shooters Forum
Jul 9, 2020 · Many just dump the bullets into a screens tray, shake off the excess powder and dump them on the foil and bake, but I like the results I get standing them up individually and the powder flow and migrates evenly with no lumps or flat spots. Then I pop them in a 400 degree preheated oven for 20 min. after the powder starts to gloss over.
Question about powder coating bullets - Carolina Shooters Forum
Jan 8, 2023 · I air cool bullets both at casting and after powder coating when I want expansion, mainly for all my HP pistol and rifle bullets, I use the same alloy for non-expanding bullets as well, water quenching after coating/ curing hardens the bullets to a suitably higher BHN after setting a couple of weeks for any HV loads I use.
Powder Coating Lead Bullets - Carolina Shooters Forum
Oct 6, 2015 · The PC (powder coat) spray went everywhere and was a pain to clean up. Also, the bullets stuck to the non-stick aluminum foil and left a rim around the base of the bullet. I could not figure out how to coat the base of the bullets, unless I cast hollow point bullets and set them on screws that were screwed into the baking tray.
Powder coating cast lead bullets | Carolina Shooters Forum
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Coated bullets and powders to avoid - 1911 Firearm Addicts
Jun 21, 2019 · Here is a link to a powder burn rate chart. We recommend powders with burn rates slower than the' top 15 on this list, with the exceptions being Ramshot Competition, Red Dot, and N310. We HIGHLY recommend checking out "Alliant Sport Pistol." It's an excellent, cheap, and readily available powder that is made specifically for coated bullets.
Holiday baking | 1911 Firearm Addicts
Dec 21, 2024 · I've been playing catch up powder coating a pile of bullets I cast a while back. I finished all the 125 gr. 9mm/.38 Supers and put a huge dent in the 230 gr. and 200 gr. .45 acps. I ran out of powder coat and will have to wait until the new stuff arrives after Christmas.
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Powder coating some 45 ACP - Carolina Shooters Forum
Jul 6, 2020 · Coated up and sized a couple of batches of the NOE 220 gr. HP bullets and Lee 230 gr, RN bullets for the carbine and Ruger P-90. Powder coats I used were Eastwood Silver Vein, Machine Gray and Smokes Translucent Copper and a few in OD Green. Just a …
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