sizing over .001 bore diameter bad?

[T-KING]

so far I've only had difficulty getting it to coat my 360 grain .45 flat point & in the hollow point configutation i cannot get the bottom of the hollow point cavity, boolits idk if it's the alloy or just harder to get coverage on the greater surface area

[Wayne Smith]

And you need the bottom of the HP coated why?

[Landshark9025]

Couple of observations:

• "I have too many guns". Incorrect. The correct formula for gun ownership is "n + 1" where "n=the number you currently own". This rule is only superceded by "y - 1" where "y equals the number that causes your wife to leave you".
• On a serious note, I'd invest a few dollars in Smoke4320's powders. Check the Vedor section. I had trouble with Harbor Freight red. Could not get it to work well. Switched to Smoke's and it works every time.
• While I know Elvis does a lot of testing, the whole "preheat so you don't have to bake as hot" is a nice experiment.....but it introduces another variable as you have found. Use a Cool Whip or Sherbet container, non-stick foil, and pluck them. You can still get 3-500 an hour this way and you'll be sure of consistency.
• Always, always, ALWAYS start low and work up. Among other reasons, I've NEVER gotten best accuracy from max loads. It's always somewhere between the middle and the 75% mark.

Keep at it, go with the "slow, but tried and true" methods. Fit is king and even though you are powder coating- hardness still matters. Just not as much.

I don't know what your set up is like, but you might want to be casting like a maniac now. You aren't going to want to do THAT in the middle of Michigan winter.......

[T-KING]

o ya winter is all I can think of it's my reloading season indoors so I've been gathering all the lead I can to cast as much as possible now that I've got a better idea of what I should be doing that will be very soon, thank you & that's a good formula priceless I will have the Wright that down

[fredj338]

If anything, I would NOT want PC inside my HP cav or not much of it.