gnappi
Member
I've been casting a L-O-N-G time and the things that bothered me about it were having the waxy mess and sizer heaters to leading barrels and smoky sessions at the range.
Last year I started powder coating my .45, .40 and .357 Sig bullets and have been loading the .40's and .45's ever since. They are clean to handle, and do not smoke after firing. I'm also quenching them after the baking which by all accounts hardens the bullets substantially, and they do not lead the bore. As bonuses I don't have to use a heated base or buy lube any more. I can use the wax lube I have on hand as flux.
This week I started loading my 357 Sig rounds and this winter I'll start casting and coating for my .223 and .308. At least one thing I'll be immune from supply when / if the next panic ammo buying spree comes.
For anyone who is casting, powder coating is easy and inexpensive to try.
Anyone else PC'ing their cast bullets here?
Last year I started powder coating my .45, .40 and .357 Sig bullets and have been loading the .40's and .45's ever since. They are clean to handle, and do not smoke after firing. I'm also quenching them after the baking which by all accounts hardens the bullets substantially, and they do not lead the bore. As bonuses I don't have to use a heated base or buy lube any more. I can use the wax lube I have on hand as flux.
This week I started loading my 357 Sig rounds and this winter I'll start casting and coating for my .223 and .308. At least one thing I'll be immune from supply when / if the next panic ammo buying spree comes.
For anyone who is casting, powder coating is easy and inexpensive to try.
Anyone else PC'ing their cast bullets here?