max503
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If you find something that works, let us know.
Make me wonder who was the first person to powder coat a boolit.
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If you find something that works, let us know.
Make me wonder who was the first person to powder coat a boolit.
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All I know is it came out of the Cast Boolits forum around 2012-2013. I get the impression there was a bunch of guys trying stuff to come up with what we know today.
It originated in Australia and the findings were posted in Cast Boolits Forum.
They also were introducing the powder with an electro-coating process.
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This thread is almost as twisty as the Bullet Lube / Powder Coat Forum over on Cast Bullets. Clearly, I am doing everything wrong, do not have leaded gun barrels, still getting adequately small groups, and am shooting cheap ammo. There is an upside to age 77, is all still works to my satisfaction.
Fifty wonderful years of doing it wrong with equipment that was amortized to free 40+ years ago. No, I don't want a Smart Phone, my flipper is just fine.
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This thread is almost as twisty as the Bullet Lube / Powder Coat Forum over on Cast Bullets. Clearly, I am doing everything wrong, do not have leaded gun barrels, still getting adequately small groups, and am shooting cheap ammo. There is an upside to age 77, is all still works to my satisfaction.
Fifty wonderful years of doing it wrong with equipment that was amortized to free 40+ years ago. No, I don't want a Smart Phone, my flipper is just fine.
Curmudgeon Engineer1911
David Sinko
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I cast them and my brother coats them. He uses something from Harbor Freight. I think it's a powder that's baked on. Lately he has been using a "zombie" yellow/green color that comes out real slick. It works very well in everything I've tried except .40 S&W in the Glock barrels. For some reason they keyhole with this cartridge except when used with 540 powder. I can't figure out why. Are some colors more prone to destabilizing than others?
I have had no problems with shooting PC'd bullets in 40 or 10 mm. No tumbling in a Glock model 40 10mm or S&W 40 caliber guns.
gwpercle
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Try spraying the bullets with Midway USA Drop-Out Mould Release ... it sticks to surfaces very well , air drys and puts on a slick hard graphite coating ... Try 2 thin coats , let dry between coats and ... Choot 'Em !
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