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Aug 9, 2016 · If your buying a coated bullet chances are it's not powder coat. There is a lot of variation in the coatings from company to company. The HiTek coating (Billy Bullets, Bayou Bullets) are some of the better coated bullets. However, the X-Treme bullets are more accurate than the coated bullets.
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Nov 29, 2021 · How To Powder Coat Bullets – Powder Coating 101 ~ The Complete Guide ~. There’s lots of ways to do this, and I’ve tried a lot of them, but this is the way I found that works best for the results I want to get. From freshly cast bullets to finished PCd bullets, here’s what I do ~. Thumbnail Picture – Saeco #68.
Aug 10, 2012 · Varget is the powder that gave me good to exceptional accuracy out of all four 7mm-08s. That is with the 140 Bal. tip or the Accubond both. I've also tried IMR 4166.
- Why Cast Bullets? What Are They?
- Powder Coating
- Can Any Bullet Be Powder coated?
- The Process
- Need More Convincing?
Hard Cast or Swaged?
A quick explanation…all lead bullets are not necessarily cast bullets. Some are swaged in a press that forms the bullet from pure lead. These are not cast, but literally squeezed into a bullet shape. Cast bullets are made from pouring a molten lead alloy mix into a bullet mold. They are harder than swaged bullets and can be driven to higher velocities, resulting in a much better bullet for most applications.
Just How Hard Is Hard-Cast?
The Brinell Number Hardness (BNH) scale is a method of determining the hardness of metals. A BNH of around 11-15 is recommended for most cast bullets in the moderate velocity range. A 15 BNH hardness alloy for example would be 90% lead, 5% Tin, and 5% Antimony. Too hard is not good, either…like Goldilocks, we want the middle choice, usually around 12 BNH. For many reasons, cast bullets are viable in the hunting field, on the range and for self-defense. From mouse-to-moose loads, cast bullet...
But…Perfect, They’re Not
Bullets poured from alloy, whether in your garage or in a state-of-the-art factory, can be problematic. One of the main issues encountered with these bullets is leading in the barrel. Once pushed past about 1000 f.p.s., you start to see strips and flakes of lead in the barrel. There are two main causes for this issue: an undersize bullet bouncing its way down the barrel and stripping off lead, or a bullet cast from an alloy too soft for the velocity. Leading is a pain to remove, whether it in...
What, exactly, is powder coating? It is coating a metal part with powdered paint using heat, and is popular in industrial applications. But, for our purposes, powder coating involves taking a freshly-cast bullet (not lubed) the right diameter and baking on powdered paint in an oven. That’s it. A very simple and inexpensive process brings about th...
Pretty much any cast bullet can be coated. My experience shows that the Lee tumble-lube bullets work best, with their many small driving bands, but other bullets work as well. I’ve had success coating the bullets listed below, some of which are traditional-style semi-wadcutters with a large grease groove and a smaller crimp groove and others are ...
The easy way to powder coat bullets: First, start with non-lubed cast bullets… Next, put the bullets into a tumbling container and shake until all are evenly coated, about a minute… Pour bullets and paint into a strainer/sieve, then shake the excess paint onto the cardboard… Place bullets in tray, then into the oven… “Bake†for 20 minut...
Jacketed bullets are great, but with cast bullets you have an economical alternative that lets you custom-tailor your bullets to your needs. Full wadcutters for targets or defense, semi-wadcutters for hunting, round nose to feed in autoloaders…with powder coated bullets you can up the velocity a bit, avoid most leading and have different-colored ...
Sep 26, 2018 · Powder Coating: For the beginner, this is cheap and easy to find. I ran to Harbor Freight and grabbed a jar of it for six dollars. There are certainly other options for better powder coating, and even some companies make a powder coatings specifically for coating bullets. I chose “yellow” for safety.
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Oct 12, 2017 · 1. Trying out the Eastwood Full Gloss Clear, Mirror Black, Orange, Bright Yellow, and Single Stage Reflective Chrome powder coat on my cast bullets.
