simple Hi-Tek coating

[hermans]

This is for the guys "down under in Oz", I live in South Africa and would like to get my hands on some Hi-Tek powder. I did email them from them, but no answer.
I have a friend that goes to Perth regularly, would she be able to purchase some if it there, or is it only available in NSW?

[hermans]

Sorry for the typo....I did email them from the website, but no answer

[Ausglock]

PM sent.

[eljefeoz]

first attempt 174gn 303 came out beautiful
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yup. Looking good. What powders and loads?

[slide]

Today I did something that I guess you could say was just luck. All my pistol and revolver bullets are Hi-tek coated. Loaded up some 158 swc with two coats of the zombie green. 3.2 grains of titegroup powder. This is the first time I have used titegroup with Hi-tek bullets. I remembered with wax lubed lead bullets that after around twelve to eighteen rounds the barrel would get hot. With caution I felt the barrel and it was just warm,not hot like before. This is a model 64 Smith & Wesson 38 caliber revolver. So, I ran fifty rounds through the gun at a steady pace and again the barrel was just warm. Talked to Joe and he confirmed what I was seeing. To me this is amazing. I know I bounced around on this post,sorry. One more bounce the revolver is stainless. This gun was bought years ago as a police trade in and has not missed a beat. I wished I had kept track of all the rounds put through it.

[Avenger442]

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That Titegroup is a hot little powder. Have to be careful down to a tenth of a grain when closing in on max loads. I had a problem with my powder measure while loading some 44 magnum. Hi Tek bullets of course. The first three shots felt like max loads even though I thought I was in the middle of the load data. Should have stopped there. The next one, way too stout, locked up the cylinder on my Ruger stainless. Had to take the thing apart to fix it. And disassembled the rest of the rounds. But the barrel was clean.

[Ausglock]

Titegroup is available here. It is popular with the cowboy shooters.

I like Win 540 and Alliant 2400 in my 44Mag with JHP full power loads.
I use ADI AP-70 for cast loads at moderate vels.

[slide]

Avenger442, That 3.2 is a starting load from the Hodgon reloading data site. 3.8 is the max load. Not much from one to another. I think I will stay with the starting load. I do appreciate your thinking about my safety. Are you still using titegroup?

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Ausglock,you can't get much better than 2400 in hot loads! I am 65 now and don't care for the barnburners anymore. I have shot a lot of them over the years.

[Avenger442]

Ausglock
Do you know what US equivalent to ADI AP-70 is?

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Still use it. Wife bought me one of those fancy Hornady electronic powder dispensers. It is helping me stay out of trouble with the Titegroup.

Know what you mean about the age. I'm 66 and while my mind still says I can do it my body objects.

Going to the range tomorrow. Finally got time. Going to try some loads in the 45-70. This time with a scope. Maybe the groups will look better.

[Ausglock]

AP-70 is Hodgdon Universal.
All made in OZ and exported to the USA.
Jesus... you blokes are old farts...
I'm only 57.....

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Just wait!

[Avenger442]

There may be snow on the roof but there is still a fire in the boiler.

[slide]

I hear you brother!!!!!

[Warhead]

Got Ya'll beat at 23 hahaha!
I put the old 375 on the back burner for now and have been playing with the 45-70 more lately but still loving that K15 black on all my pistol bullets!

[Ausglock]

Bloody young Whipper Snappers.....

[Gremlin460]

Bloody young Whipper Snappers.....

62 on 25th this month, looking forward to the box of Susan Island Green , nice present for my b/day.

[Ausglock]

Hahahahaha... Show me the money...

[slide]

Happy Birthday a little early Grem !!!! Warhead, you just wait too!

[Avenger442]

Yeah Happy Birthday and many more.

It's funny we're talking about getting old. Remember the range trip I mentioned for this week. Well it was a bust. Was going to visit Mom in the hospital and the range is in the same county. I remembered the 45-70, the targets, the target stand, the rest, the ear and eye protection....... Guess what I forgot. I reached in the bag no ammo. Had left it sitting on the loading bench. Well.............................................. .................................................. ..........................................
Probably distracted dealing with Mom's health problems. She's 89 and been having a lot of problems after her last car wreck.

Coating some 400 grain bullets for the 45-70 today.

This is the first coat before the bake. Stood them on end playing like I'm powder coating while the oven heats up.

That's 5 1/2 pounds of lead each tray. A lot to bake with two trays in the oven. Bet it takes the whole 12 min at about 390 F to do the lot.