I believe you are 100% correct. Basic terminology becomes "clouded" from retelling...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.
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...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.
The coating helps to eliminate concerns with lead exposure during loading and shooting, although that may be what you were alluding to above.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...
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.Federal and some others are marketing their own version of 'polycoated' bullets now
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.• Absence of a copper jacket minimizes splash-back on steel targets
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...
Only if one purchases PCed bullets. I wind up handling my cast bullets more than if I just sized/lubed and loaded them....The coating helps to eliminate concerns with lead exposure during loading and shooting, although that may be what you were alluding to above.
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.Only if one purchases PCed bullets. I wind up handling my cast bullets more than if I just sized/lubed and loaded them....
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.
Anyone ever tried that dip vynal tool grip? Just wondering?
now that's funny!!Really? That stuff goes on pretty thick and isn't hard to peel off. Might as well dip them in tar.
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.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.