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Tumble 158gr Coated SWC
I received some 158gr SWCs that are .3615 .362 would running them in the tumbler with media reduce the size, the coating seems to be to thick
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I can't believe a tumbler your shrink them, but then again I really never tried it.
If I bought them I would send them back for a refund. If they were free I would send them thru a 0.358 die and then lube with liquid alox.
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Short answer is NO, it will not reduce the diameter. If you cast ![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://smith-wessonforum.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif) resize to .359 or smaller, this will not damage the coating. If not send them back.
WHAT BRAND ARE THE BULLETS?? Just so we know who not to buy from!
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Short answer is NO, it will not reduce the diameter. If you cast ![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://smith-wessonforum.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif) resize to .359 or smaller, this will not damage the coating. If not send them back.
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all you need is a Lee bullet sizer die and a quick spritz of hornady one shot to make everything right
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Cut one in half and see how thick that coating is.
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I believe that tumbling in anything hard enough to reduce the coating, might make them out of round.
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Run them through a sizer or take them back if you do not have the correct one.
PC bullets always makes them bigger and yes you can get the coating to thick I have done that but normally not a problem with that. I have also found that for whatever reason PC bullets even after sizing run slightly larger than non coated through the same die. I think the coating may be somewhat elastic and rebound slightly after sizing.
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It works just fine! I made some .355 from .358 that were coated and all that happened to the coating was it polished up a bit. I ran them thru with no lube and had zero problems!
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It works just fine! I made some .355 from .358 that were coated and all that happened to the coating was it polished up a bit. I ran them thru with no lube and had zero problems!
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I had a few of these dies compromise the coating when they were new ... hence the spritz of lube ... smash through a few hundred and the issue would subside.
It a little insurance getting the process started is all
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Almost sounds like those bullets were made/designed for a 38s&w. A 38s&w uses a .360" bullet.
The red bullet pictured below is a lyman design from 1900 for the 38s&w
I cast that 35870 hollow based bullet and coat/size it to .358" to use in a nm 1911 chambered in 9mm.
The center bullet was cast from a raphine mold. It's a 158gr hollow based fn bullet designed for the 38s&w also.
Hate to say it but if you have a lee factory crimp die. Load those .361" bullet up and run them thru that factory crimp die. Those .361" bullets won't be .361" anymore.
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