spray painting bullets anyone tried this??

[Jack B.]

I'll just keep reloading as I always have. All my loads work fine. Not going to add another step to the process. Rather spend my time at the range

 

[Havok7416]

You can also buy bullets that are coated and load them. No need to cast or add a step.

 

[mdi]

I think where the confusion is from is that some use hvlp and spray their powder coat on and for someone who has never envisioned the concept it is easy to mistake spraying the bullets with spray painting the bullets.

But I could be wrong.

I believe you are 100% correct. Basic terminology becomes "clouded" from retelling...

 

[mdi]

I think that it comes down to ... you can shoot cheap(er) lead bullets without having to mess with the lube (to include to larger clean-up chore) or worry about leading in the bore ... in addition, the PC bullets can make some interesting-looking cartridges.

Plus they are clean to handle, no lube on yer fingers and clogging seating dies and there is no lube to dry out during storage...

Just about any (probably every) question about powder coating and it's relatives can be answered here in the nearly 2,000 threads with over 45,000 posts; http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?184-Coatings-and-Alternatives

 

[pert near]

The first thing that struck me about this thread is something I recently read on color coding bullet tips to leave marks on the target to distinguish bullet holes. In this case, color markers were used. This has nothing to do with lubrication, but interesting none the less. I guess tips of loaded rounds could be dipped in paint. See picture near bottom of this article. Just FWIW...

 

[Havok7416]

Plus they are clean to handle, no lube on yer fingers and clogging seating dies and there is no lube to dry out during storage...

The coating helps to eliminate concerns with lead exposure during loading and shooting, although that may be what you were alluding to above.

 

[wally]

Federal and some others are marketing their own version of 'polycoated' bullets now

Sounds like the old NyClad coated bullets are making a comeback with perhaps improved coating materials. Lots of folks liked NyClad back in the day and lamented its passing.

Anything that can lower the cost of ammo I'm in favor of!

• Absence of a copper jacket minimizes splash-back on steel targets

My actual experience shooting mostly steel targets these past 10+ years disputes this. In fact, by far the most splatter that I get hit with comes from .22lr.

 

[Jim Watson]

The first thing that struck me about this thread is something I recently read on color coding bullet tips to leave marks on the target to distinguish bullet holes. In this case, color markers were used. This has nothing to do with lubrication, but interesting none the less. I guess tips of loaded rounds could be dipped in paint. See picture near bottom of this article. Just FWIW...

Reminds me of aircraft towed sleeve targets. Each gunner had different painted .50s for scoring.

 

[mdi]

The coating helps to eliminate concerns with lead exposure during loading and shooting, although that may be what you were alluding to above.

Only if one purchases PCed bullets. I wind up handling my cast bullets more than if I just sized/lubed and loaded them....

 

[Havok7416]

Only if one purchases PCed bullets. I wind up handling my cast bullets more than if I just sized/lubed and loaded them....

Yes of course. Casting your own negates that advantage. I have someone who supplies most of my bullets. Even when I do reload I wear gloves, which is another work around.

 

[Catpop]

Anyone ever tried that dip vynal tool grip? Just wondering?

 

[Chief 101]

I tried Engine Enamel spray on some 30-30 lead and it worked just fine...

 

[H&R Glock]

The pictures of the home baked bullets are beautiful! I just might try painting a few of my own to show off at the gun club. I'll bet flames painted on the sides of the bullet would reflect my hot rod days and impress the girls. Hubba- Hubba

 

[Maj Dad]

I have used Midway & Dillon mould release agent (anhydrous graphitic) as a bullet lube just because someone said it worked. It does - a little messy from overspray, and not really economical, but it does work. I have some 30-40 Krag 311291s loaded with them now...

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

I have not powder coated bullets but I was thinking you could use different colored bullets in the same caliber to tell the difference in loadings and bullet types maybe. That way you could tell what it was by just looking at the bullet color. Of course this would onlt work if you loaded them correctly. Just throwing this idea out here.

 

[gojuice101]

I have tried painting bullets with appliance epoxy. Not as a serious thing, just because I had some epoxy and wondered if it would work. Not very well. As I expected, it doesn't hold up near as well as powder coat. Not to mention in the time it takes to dry and cure completely I could cast, coat, bake, cool, load, and shoot hundreds of powdercoated bullets. Not effective in basically any way.

I have not powder coated bullets but I was thinking you could use different colored bullets in the same caliber to tell the difference in loadings and bullet types maybe. That way you could tell what it was by just looking at the bullet color. Of course this would onlt work if you loaded them correctly. Just throwing this idea out here.

I powdercoat everything clear, except my 300BLK subsonics (obviously 300 "Blackout" should be black ). Don't really need the color to give it away though. The extremely long bullet is pretty obvious compared to the shorter, lighter bullets. Color coding could be used though, as long as you know what colors mean what.

 

[Cannibul]

Anyone ever tried that dip vynal tool grip? Just wondering?

Really? That stuff goes on pretty thick and isn't hard to peel off. Might as well dip them in tar.

 

[midland man]

Really? That stuff goes on pretty thick and isn't hard to peel off. Might as well dip them in tar.

now that's funny!!

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I have not powder coated bullets but I was thinking you could use different colored bullets in the same caliber to tell the difference in loadings and bullet types maybe. That way you could tell what it was by just looking at the bullet color. Of course this would onlt work if you loaded them correctly. Just throwing this idea out here.

If you do, you need to plan ahead. I know at least one guy who came up with the idea of color coating his bullets, but failed to think it through. As a result, he tumbled one set of bullets in red, another in blue and so on -- all in the same tumbler. After a couple of batches, all his bullets were a sort of muddy color, a mixture of all colors.