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bluejay75
11-03-2017, 02:22 PM
Casting Brothers,

Is there any reason why I cant cast and coat on the same day than allow a few days for the lead to harden before loading.

What risk am I assuming?

Bluejay

Grmps
11-03-2017, 02:24 PM
As soon as the freshly cast boolit is cool, you can PC or Hi-Tek coat.

Helps eliminate possibilities of contamination between the processes.

jcren
11-03-2017, 02:25 PM
+1. Usually do.

Bama
11-03-2017, 04:40 PM
+1 to casting and coating in same day. As mentioned above it helps cut down on possibility of contamination. I even use nitril gloves to prevent contamination with skin oils--it seems to help.

reddog81
11-03-2017, 04:48 PM
I usually cast one day, coat the next day and size the next day. I've done all 3 steps in the same day before and I've also separated the steps out by weeks. I've never noticed any benefit or detriment.

I've got bullets that were cast last year sitting in my basement collecting dust and dog hair that will coat just fine whenever I get around to it.

Smoke4320
11-03-2017, 04:55 PM
at least 75% of the time I cast and coat same day then wait 2 weeks or so to load/shoot

HABCAN
11-03-2017, 06:19 PM
Yeah, cast 200 LEE .44's today, then Smoke's RED and sized into stash.