Spray painting bullets

Do you think there is a way to coat the bullets with paint without dust? With powder paint you need an oven and it is a long process. If there was a spray paint it would be very fast. Do you think it is possible?

You know what would work well ... The stuff Midway USA sells as a mould release ... Dropout ... It requires no baking , is a black spray graphite that builds up on moulds and is the devil to remove. If any spray on would work as a bullet lube , Drop=Out would be just the ticket !
Midway USA still sells it as Frankford Arsenal Drop Out Bullet mould Release Agent ... product no. 763758 .
The stuff will build up on your mould cavity but is good for spraying on the insides wall of melting pot ... and possibly spraying cast bullets ... they wont lead the barrel !
Gary
 
I haven't bought a lubrisizer or bullet sizing dies in many years and was unaware that a lubrisizer was currently $350.00. However, with no criticism directed toward the coating method, if you shoot cast bullets very much, the cost of a lubrisizer (and die or dies) amortized over the years of use is insignificant.

theres more to it than cost.
IME a trad cast that worked great with powder "A" would lead line the bore with powder "B" all else equal. In this era where powder "A" is hard to find, or even discontinued, we need to explore the new offerings that we can find. Coatings don't seem to care.
We might be past the era of pumpin' sludge with Unique. The greasy slurry meant a lead free bore.
trad cast lube migration in the die was always a problem I just lived with back in the day. Figured I'd clean everything every 100 rounds and it wasn't a problem.
Since the election, I made it a personal policy to load 20 rounds per unhinged whackadoo flying off on another baseless rant. After 4 months in office, my volume probably has me on a watch list. This lube buildup is an unacceptable problem now. the comment section of a single news article can generate 200+ round production goals ... Don't even THINK about logging into Twitter before payday. A restaurant review is often good for 60 rounds.
I just can't maintain quota cleaning dies constantly. they just have to run. coatings are as clean as any jacketed or plated.
It's just better suited for keeping up with current political commentary in todays environment.
 
The commercial cast bullets tend to have a rather flat finish but home powder-coated can be glossy. Mine are. But there are flat finished powders. Depends on your powder.

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Those look too pretty to shoot .
 
I tried using spray acrylic paint. The color is beautiful but the paint is too stiff and does not deform.
Maybe I should use another type of paint...
 

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theres more to it than cost.
IME a trad cast that worked great with powder "A" would lead line the bore with powder "B" all else equal. In this era where powder "A" is hard to find, or even discontinued, we need to explore the new offerings that we can find. Coatings don't seem to care.
We might be past the era of pumpin' sludge with Unique. The greasy slurry meant a lead free bore.
trad cast lube migration in the die was always a problem I just lived with back in the day. Figured I'd clean everything every 100 rounds and it wasn't a problem.
Since the election, I made it a personal policy to load 20 rounds per unhinged whackadoo flying off on another baseless rant. After 4 months in office, my volume probably has me on a watch list. This lube buildup is an unacceptable problem now. the comment section of a single news article can generate 200+ round production goals ... Don't even THINK about logging into Twitter before payday. A restaurant review is often good for 60 rounds.
I just can't maintain quota cleaning dies constantly. they just have to run. coatings are as clean as any jacketed or plated.
It's just better suited for keeping up with current political commentary in todays environment.

SAY WHAT?????
 
I thought powder coating would be a hassle - until I tried it.

If you enjoy working with ammo you will enjoy powder coating.

It is so much cleaner, in all aspects of the sport. I'm convinced it is healthier.

Try powder coating for a while. Then go back to conventional lubes. The difference will shock you.
 
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Traditional lubes are too smoky........

.....for indoor ranges. Consequently, I use coated, jacketed and plated bullets. And coating is the only one I can do at home. Has anybody had any good results with a spray, dry and shoot coating?
 
I tried using spray acrylic paint. The color is beautiful but the paint is too stiff and does not deform.
Maybe I should use another type of paint...

If you find something that works, let us know.

Make me wonder who was the first person to powder coat a boolit.
 
If you find something that works, let us know.

Make me wonder who was the first person to powder coat a boolit.

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.
 
If you find something that works, let us know.

Make me wonder who was the first person to powder coat a boolit.

It originated in Australia and the findings were posted in Cast Boolits Forum.
They also were introducing the powder with an electro-coating process.
 
My Destiny

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 :D
 
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 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.
 
What do you think about the Tectyle 506 instead? Some people spray it like paint and it looks like the Lee Alox
 
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 !
Gary
 
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