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Thank you one and all. I am pursuing humidity as the main cause. working at keeping powder warm and dry. I did not think about surface of bullets...... will try warming them a bit to start. Thank...

Just coated some bullets the other day, same powder, tub, everything, even the chair I sit on. Coating came out real thin, pale. I dropped back on some basics and shook the blazes out of it, still...

2 more cents to chew on. I do not use the Cool Whip containers but rather the screw lids . [ they stay on better ] Put a death swirl on them. Thanks Banger. I find using less bullets per coating...

Took a slightly different approach. Got a roller handle from Lathesmith, got to looking and thinking..... it measures .375, that is 3/8. Cut 3/8 NC threads on the end of it, lightly filed it down...

I have had revolvers both ways, with chambers tight that required full length sizing, and loose enough where I did not go full length to let the case help center itself a bit better. I have also...

Go to Bellm's Tc's Excellent article on headspace. It sounds to me like the recess was not cut deep enough for the rim, but I am not an expert by any shake.

On a side note, is the Perfessor around any more???

Thanks to all, I will have to consider a solution,

Has anyone had the experience of lube getting on the base of a bullet in a Saeco lubesizer?? These are 185 grain SWC with a bevel base. I got them unsized and unlubed. Moving the height up and...

45 Auto rim. Old WWI cartridge. Starline brass makes them. A 45acp with a rim.

I think it has more to do with getting the drive band into the throat smoothly than just shaving on a sharp edge. I will have to ponder this a bit . I have started in on some pc coatings,...

In the time I have been testing these shenanigans, when a sharp throat was encountered that tended to shave our precious .001-.002 oversized coated bullets, leading showed up. Oddly it was in the end...

I have done a few batches of bullets , learning as I go , but still get small spots that don't take. Is that possibly finger prints , machine oil , etc?? Is it best to give them a quick bath in...

Looks like it is lid and shake time. Otherwise I had no trouble with cooking them up , just a little learning curve on temp control. hammered one down to 1/8 in flat disc, coating held on fine. ...

I have good news and bad news. First the good. Thank you Ben you solved a problem I have been chasing for months. A 625 revolver that would lead all the time, some more, some less. Chased lead...

First try at pc coating. Had a #5 tub, too much of a hurry to find a lid around house, ASBB's , hf powder. It came out fair, some issues with bullets not being completely covered. Seems I have...

Possibly I have missed it, but can the plastic BB's be reused or is one shot all they are good for???

Thank you.. Eric

That is an excellent point I had not considered. That is one single 'barrel' passing ALL the bullets.

I guess I am old fashioned.... and just old, but not leading is just not enough for me. I still have not read anything conclusive as to barrel wear. I have searched and read the opinions but not...

Old guy here who has not dabbled in any of the new pc stuff...... yet. Are there any wear issues on the barrel?? How hard is the coating? No lead in my barrels is very enticing , means no brushes...

Grey wolf,
By hard cast I mean the industry standard of 2-6-92 off the shelve bullets. I have no set up to cast. Some of the latest I have tried are pretty close at .452. I got some supposed to...

A little history then a question. In both a 44 mag S&W and a 45acp S&W they have come out the cleanest shooting swaged lead bullets. Just a light brush and all new. Obviously soft lead, slugs up...

Not sure I want to get in this dog fight, but I have noticed that with a very fast powder only my cylinder gets hot and the barrel just barely warm. Switched to slower powders and then the cyl and...

Bowfin, if you would please... can you describe how you stripped that lead telephone cable?? I have about 200 ft of it still all full of those little wires. Thank you.
Eric

When I have done similar projects I take a large flat file or a flat plate and some sand paper and try to get a 70~80% flat on my surface.... like the bottom of your sizer. Then use just a little...