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As a update on this project, I have acquired a plain base gas check maker, and have made some checks out of some soda cans, and have have had good luck with them seating easily on the boolits already...

Already have one lol, the problem with the Rdb guns is they arn't very accurate, best I could get is 4in groups at 50 yrds, they all seem to have excessive headspace slop to facilitate function as...

I have to wait on gas checks as it seems sages is out of stock on the 45 plane base checks.
Though it seems strange to me that if the bullet was getting some lead scraped off at the port I would see...

The lead is about 12-14 bhn water dropped after powder coating and aged about 2 weeks.

Running a patch down the barrel it feels glassy smooth, and a cotton swab doesn't seem to catch anything on...

I appreciate your response though I don't think it is a rifle lube problem, it's not a problem with jacketed bullets only cast.
The lubes I have tried are Cherry Balmz, which is what Rudy at Macon...

Hello all!
Looking for suggestions, I recently acquired a Di45 from Macon Armory, and it's a lovely thing, and it shoots great, 1in 5 shot groups at 50yrds is boringly repeatable with 230gr J...

For those that acid wash contaminated alloy how long do you leave it in the acid, and how do you wash them after? I know I read it I just cant find it. Lol

I am glad to hear your doing better! Now get back to work ya old grouch!! :p
All the best from the other side of the pond.
Warhead

I found a bottle of dark blue that was mixxed about a year or a little more ago. Put some acetone in the bottle shook it a lot and everything seemed to mix back up o.k.ish
3 coats on some reject...

How is Mr. Joe doing? Out of the hospital yet?

All the best hopes and prayers for ya Mr. Joe!

I've powder coated whole guns, way better finish than ceracoat or alumiahyde or any of them, much tougher. I used a electrostatic spay gun, just be mindfull of tolerances powder can build up quickly...

A few H&G 130s with 2 coats of brick red.

Haven't been on the forum for a while, so I do hope Mr Joe is better, those hospitals are terrible for your health!

Here are some brick red 9mm boolits.

Thanks Conditor22 seems to have worked!

Lyman 457 500gr nose pour converted.3 coats of Black Cherry.


And picture wont upload.... Well they passed all tests and look good. Yall just have to belive me. :mrgreen:

Here are some 40-65 with 2 coats of true blue. Passes smash and wipe tests fine. Just always leans green. 12 minutes at 195c . Internal boolit temp reaches 365f for 2 minutes.

I'll buy some soon as it is available in the US. :-P

That is beautiful I need some.:-P

No, it was clear and I mixed blue food coloring into it!!!! :kidding:
https://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/Hamturret/P1040086_zpszhozexqg.jpg...

Actual hardness I couldn't tell you as I don't have a hardness tester, it was a 50/50 mix of range scrap and Lino velocity were around 2550 FPS accuracy was good for the rifle I was using, about 2...

Just wanted to pop in and say how awesome K15 black has been for me!
I have coated everything from 22-250 (reduced loads round 2000 fps) to 30 Mauser, to 45acp to 375 H&H (Full magnum loads gas...

I too would like to know as well. I have some old H&Gs that could use new ones.

Take a minute to chill out, and have a beer. :razz: I've been there and dun that already, and its really easy to fix!

Take the wood off of the gun, and with the gun in a vice up side down and...

What product is that, and where can I get some! hehe :razz: