Originally Posted by
Four Fingers of Death
I just remembered Sodbuster, who used to own and operate a comercial cast bullt concern. He has since sold it off and now just produces cast rifle boolits.
He used to make the coated bullets and I used a lot of them. The process is a bit more involved than you would think (life's like that isn't it???).
The coating is a chemical mixed by a backyard chemist In Sydney. It is probably about $AU500 for a 4 litre tin (about 1US Gallon) now as Soddy thinks the last one he bought cost him about $390 some four or so years ago.
Apparently you can coat about 100,000 bullets per litre. I imagine, the larger the batch, the less wastage there would be (leastways. thats how I feel it would be but I don't know that for a fact).
The process involves coating the bullets with t he chemical mix. This is stirred in, my deaf mate uses a cement mixer, but a lot of guys mix by hand apparently. Once an even coating is applied, they are tipped out and allowed to dry.
Then they are cooked for about 20mins and allowed to cool. The cooking process is repeated twice again, cooling between 'cookings.'
If the cooking process is not properly done, the coating can shed and give off pretty impressive fouling. Properly applied they do not lead, not need lube and can be driven flat out without problems.
I have sent several thousand of these downrange at around 1400+fps without a problem and have a squiz (quick look) down the barrel every blue moon. They never seem to need cleaning.
Apparently the silouette guys run them ar 2000+fps without lube or gas checks wiithout problems.
My mate is looking for the name and address of the chemical guy. I don't know how you will go shipping it to the States. Once shooters use the coated bullets, it is hard to sell them any other type.
Even the guys I know that are dedicated casters, buy the coated bullets for their pistols and just cast their own for their rifles.