Bayou Bullets LSWC -- no smoke!

[Beanie-Bean]

I am to be loading out the remainder of the 500-count order I got, and will be ordering this stuff by the case on the next purchase.

Bayou Bullets 200 gr. LSWC with the green coating on it didn't smoke at all for me over Winchester 231, and even the starting load I used (5.4 gr.) worked fine.

I'm definitely liking these bullets!

 

[GuitarsAndGuns]

Does the coating leave any residue in the barrel? How about the accuracy? I am intrigued by these.

 

[jmorris]

i use the hi-TEK coating (from bayou, the same coating Donnie uses) on my cast bullets now with good results. I have a post or two with the results that have been good.

 

[JamieC]

I tried Bayou Bullets after loading straight cast lead, WOW, almost no smoke. Smoke isn't a problem out side, but an indoor range, ya might get some looks. No residue in the barrels of any of my guns, (including a carbine), clean up is great. They are as accurate as anything else I've loaded.

 

[JRWhit]

I also am working through 500 200 gn lswc and am liking the result. Can't wait to try the 230 gn rn. I dug several off them out of my back stop to check the rifling marks. Coating was intact with rifling marks and no sign of melting. So far I'm impressed.

 

[Reefinmike]

I wonder if this coating can help prevent minor leading due to a not so ideal alloy when casting your own bullets. For instance I have a whole bunch of dead soft range lead, could I throw in a small amount of standard wheel weight alloy and cast bullets- making a bullet that is soft and may lead the boar, but coating it afterwards... thoughts? anyone tried it?

 

[tyeo098]

You can get the same (if not better) effect using a powder-coat gun.

 

[jmorris]

This is one of my tests for the coating, put a cast bullet beside a coated one and heated the plate to the point where the uncoated bullet began to melt and removed the heat. The uncoated bullet melted into a puddle and the coated one stayed together for the most part loosing a bit where the coating is thin inside the lube groove.

 

[jmorris]

You can get the same (if not better) effect using a powder-coat gun.

How do you coat the complete bullet?

 

[tyeo098]

How do you coat the complete bullet?

The purpose is to provide a barrier and lubrication between lead and steel.

I usually only coat the top/sides on pistol rounds since I wouldnt gas check them anyway, but for rifle rounds I coat them upside down, sides and bottom, to act as a gas check as well.

 

[Rushthezeppelin]

I'm using the 9mm 150gr swcs and 147gr FN from them right now. Nothing but good stuff from them so far, no lead smoke (just a faint smell of burning plastic). Super clean and no leading. Pretty freaking accurate with the right load.