I have a 170 mold for my old 30-30 that drops almost .311 with ww. I usually shoot .309 bullets through this rifle. Will resizing take off the powder coat when I'm putting on the gas check? Should I use some sort of lube during this process?
I have a 170 mold for my old 30-30 that drops almost .311 with ww. I usually shoot .309 bullets through this rifle. Will resizing take off the powder coat when I'm putting on the gas check? Should I use some sort of lube during this process?
Unless your scraping your bullets when sizing it will not remove the coating if it is cured right, As far as the lube it will help try a few if its to hard size before you coat then again after.
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That is correct.
I have sized some .359 bullets down to .356 and it can be hard if the bullets have set for a long time before sizing. I will spray a very light coat of car wax on top of the bullets, roll them around a little and then size tem. It make a huge difference. Very easy and no scraping. I hope this helps.
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Not sure I'm completely understanding. Are you going to PC before you apply your checks? If so, there's about a 99.9% chance your checks will not fit if you're using a push through sizer. If you're using the push through sizer the process is to install the check on the first pass, coat, then size again.
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Thanks guys, that pretty much answers my questions. On a side note, I'm looking for a one coat powder for tumble lubing. Any suggestions would be welcome.
If I put the gas check on before powder coating, what do I use as lube that won't mess with the powder coat?
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All of smokes powders work (he's a vendor/sponsor on this forum), there are many eastwood, powder by the pound and other brands that also work, mostly higher gloss polyester .
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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 |