Awesome, thank you for the feedback!
Type: Posts; User: GimpeeShooter
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Awesome, thank you for the feedback!
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I did some searching and couldn't come up with an answer, so if I missed a thread already on this topic I apologize. My dad just melted down some range lead and got 140 lbs of lead ingots. If I'm...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Reddog81, do you have any pics of your bullets? I understand its not going to look exactly like a copper jacket, I just was hoping for something that resembled it.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I like that look of the black and copper. I'll have to pick some black up to use as a base coat. I personally don't mind doing 2 coats, i enjoy repetitive tasks like powder coating. That's why I...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I'll experiment with the heat on the oven. But the big thing is probably missing the base coat.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Thank you all that makes sense about the translucent and needing a base coat. I'll have to try that. That's probably why the 2nd coat looks better.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
That is a good point. I was doing it in my parents detached garage with the garage door open. It wasn't overly humid but it was outdoors essentially.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
https://imgur.com/p25e55W
I've been experimenting with Smoke's Powder Coating, this is his Translucent Copper. Trying to get something that resembles a copper jacket. The far left is just a...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |