simple Hi-Tek coating

[dikman]

The relationship between the push rod and the die doesn't change, so no issue there. The only potential problem is it becomes a pushing action on the handle, rather than pulling. I modified mine to a pull, a bit of work but well worth it. Mine sits under the bench and when I need to use it I bolt it in one of the three places allocated for presses.

[Ausglock]

Put a motor on it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6h-iTHjP0

[shootinxd]

Put a motor on it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6h-iTHjP0

Not fair AUSGLOCK! Thats cheating. LOL

[shootinxd]

I never got good results with RCBS or Lyman sizer dies with the holes for the grease lube to come out. These holes always tore the coating off.
But the Lee push through work fine.
If you have a lubesizer and want to use it for sizing coated bullets without destroying the coating, Get onto Lathesmith on this forum. He makes pushthrough dies for nearly any lubesizer. Extremely great products and if it says .3565" it IS .3565"
I use his sizer dies in the Magma Lube master/Size master.

I have used the Lee push thru for my 40 cal, so I went ahead and got one for the 9mm. It arrived today and works great after a little polishing with 1500 grit and some elbow grease.
Man these things shoot great. I can't be happier with the results.

[shootinxd]

I coat in small batches of 220 9mm, and 160 40 cal.
Just to add, if you want to mix and keep small batches, see your local body shop for paint sample containers. Hold 50ml.

[lazs]

I coat in even smaller batches.. like 40 or so in 357 and maybe 35 in 44/45 I end up with a couple hundred but have to have three of four trays in line waiting. No big deal really but I do tend to get slight color variations which I don't mind a bit. I like the mix of red copper and black and gold..

lazs

[Ausglock]

I coat and bake roughly 2.5Kg of bullets. This varies with calibre and weight.
9mm 125 = 280 bullets per tray.
9mm 135 = 260 bullets per tray.
9mm 170 = 240 bullets per tray. etc etc

6mls of of coating for these amounts works fine when baked in benchtop convection ovens. one tray per oven bake.

[Avenger442]

Put a motor on it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6h-iTHjP0

I get plenty of exercise for my right arm with the Lee sizer.
But the creativeness put in man that is shown in that device Trevor is always a joy to behold.

Happy resurrection day everyone.

[HI-TEK]

[QUOTE=Petander

Such a nice weather for some casting... while waiting for the coating goods to arrive from Down Under.[/QUOTE]

You will have some fun coating at those temperatures. I hope that you have a warm well ventilated area to work. Drying is going to be your most challenging preparation.
You can coat when cold, but after coating, you will have to warm dry at 40-50C. Alternatively pre-warm projectiles to about 35-40C coat quickly with minimum coating mixture, and let warmth of alloy dry the coating. You may still be required to warm air dry, for first coat to bond well. When you think they are dry, just test bake only a few. Then, before you cook bulk amounts, test all parameters to make sure that first coat has bonded well .
If the few fail tests, keep drying the bulk, and re-test a few each time, until you get good results. Only then bake bulk.

[Ausglock]

Are Tanfoglios known to have problems with HT coated bullets or what is this?

Hitek works fine in Tanwogs. It's just me having a go at tanwog owners...

[glockfan]

Hitek works fine in Tanwogs. It's just me having a go at tanwog owners...

i was at the past week end match using my tac sport in standard for the second time ......i noticed that MOST tanfo shooters were having all kind of glitch with their gun: mags in need of forming, FTF's, FTE's....one dude who was wondering how i found all my parts to trick my TS to this level told me he changed most internals on his ST xtreme to make it work without having to rack the slide every 5 rounds lol.

[glockfan]

do you gets that much leading that it requires a drill and brush?

tanfos are good guns on top of being nice. they only need a little love and tweakings when it comes to bring them at speed.

[HI-TEK]

[QUOTE=Petander;4340130]
I'm so excited waiting for the coatings to arrive,can't think straight.

Your coatings should arrive during next week. It has been 9 working days since it was posted. Customs and or local postage in each country can delay delivery, and release will depend on you having to pay taxes and or duty before delivery.

[Ausglock]

Just picked up an STI 2011 Tactical 5.0 in 9mm with 6 10 round mags.

Going to get fitted with a comped barrel for Steel challenge and a Delta point pro mounted to the slide.

[glockfan]

Just picked up an STI 2011 Tactical 5.0 in 9mm with 6 10 round mags.

Going to get fitted with a comped barrel for Steel challenge and a Delta point pro mounted to the slide.

sorry, i can't resist.i so love seeing pics of nice guns,in this case your new toy.



wow. nice buy. sti's are right there with SV's !!

did you also got the full stainless grip ,and, is your new blaster is for use in the new carry optic division?
seems like STI's gen 2 mags won't need forming.

i'm still eyeing the sti DVC limited ,but my new tactical sport works so well that i bough another one. pretty much the same handling characteristics than 2011's. i'm happy .

now i need to work my new 40 mold and proceed to a load developpment for the games.

i so love the hi tek old gold. if the weather can start to cooperate, so i can cook my rounds outdoor.......i have trouble with the wife who got gifted (!!!) with as many olfactives cells than a german shepard lol

[Ausglock]

Yep. That is it. Only mine comes with the Novak style adjustable rear sight.

[glockfan]

Yep. That is it. Only mine comes with the Novak style adjustable rear sight.

that is a plus. the novak adjustable rear is solid like a rock. it won't move. incrdible how well built those red dots for pistols are. they get rocked and shaked hard mounted on the slide,yet a good one won't need re-zeroing. i've heard that aim point is maybe more desirable than eotech's , which have kind of dropped in quality in the recent years.

[glockfan]

pfffft.ve-ry niiice.

[Ausglock]

Here's mine. Your going to enjoy that STI. Runs 100% with any weight bullet (Hi-Tek'd of course) from 95-160 gr.

Nice. That is the rear sight on mine. But mine is full dustcover with bull barrel. I'm going to run 150gn RN over 3gr AP-70 in 9mm. Should be around the 133 Power factor.
I think AP-70 is sold in the USA as Hodgdon Universal.

[Tazza]

Am i going to have to snap a picture of my STI 2011 too? so much 2011 gun porn here