Recent content by Rodahayes51

If you heat the bullets for just a few minutes, the powder sticks better

2 light powder coats and these 308 bullets now measure .3115-0.312. Very consistent.

I haven't been able to get the picture. My wife got it on.

In fact, here is a picture of what I just did today

Generally, a thin coat might add 1-2 thousands, a heavy coat 2-3 thousands. If you pre heat the bullets briefly the powder sticks better and the coat will be thicker. Set them upright on a pan with non-stick aluminum foil and Carefully! Set them in the oven. I can usually do about 100 at a...

I have been having great fun increasing bullet diameters by powder coating them. I have 500 pulled 0.308 bullets that I have been increasing to 0.311-0.312 for using in my SKS. It's very easy. I tumble them for 2 minutes in a #5 plastic ham container with a teaspoon of Harbor Freight powder...

For me it is one more aspect of this all engrossing hobby. It's very satisfying to take dirty wheel weights, melt them down and turn them into shiny bullets. It does require a bit of startup cost, however, with lee sizing dies and tumble powder coating it is more reasonable to get started.

I realize that the ring around the bullet isn't as important as getting the base right. However, this is a hobby to me and it is important to me that the cartridge look right as well as perform well! "its about pride!". I tried the modified plug and it worked very well with just a trace of...

Will try out the plug tonight.

The straw with the bullet measured 0.236 OD. The wall of the straw measured.006 so I figure the ID of the straw has to be almost exactly .224! How cool is that!

Some follow up and a tip. I was camping this weekend and was unable to try your suggestions. You know you've got it bad when you spend your weekend vacation thinking about getting home to reload! I wasn't feeling courageous enough to start beagling my seating plug. I decided to try the...

I use sliced ham containers. You can store 500 bullets easily. Stack up to 3-4 high. Also work well for tumbling powder coat bullets.

Great ideas, guys! Thanks for the help.

Hi everyone I'm working with hand cast 223's, powder coated. Hoping to improve accuracy at higher velocities. My standard RCBS seating plug doesn't match the shape of my bullet and is indenting a ring around it. Does anyone know of a source for custom seating plugs? Thanks.

LilGun beat H110 and IMR 4227 in my 450 Bushmaster AR.