Finally Made The Plunge!!

[birddog1520]

I Powder coated My First today!! Used Carolina Blue on some 195 gn. Swc for my 41 and pink for some 120 gn. Truncated cone for the Mrs. 9mm. Smokes Powders and they came out great I surprised the hell outa myself!! Thanks for all the great advice on here it really made the difference !! Gonna siz'em tomorrow and get them loaded up for testing!!

[Winger Ed.]

I love it when a plan comes together...………..

[rancher1913]

wish more people would start with a quality powder like smoke sells in stead of harbor frieght, there would be a lot more happy powder coaters.

[Walter Laich]

Congrats

I still enjoy seeing the results as the come out of the oven

[Smoke4320]

Pics or it didn't happen

[birddog1520]

I don't know how to do pics and I don't want to!! But your powder works great thank you for selling good powder!!

[MaLar]

I cast a bunch of Lee 358-125 RF today and coated them with Smokes Transparent Copper.
The only Boolits I don't coat is for BP loads and I may try that to bring the Dia up to fit better.

[Dragonheart]

I Powder coated My First today!! Used Carolina Blue on some 195 gn. Swc for my 41 and pink for some 120 gn. Truncated cone for the Mrs. 9mm. Smokes Powders and they came out great I surprised the hell outa myself!! Thanks for all the great advice on here it really made the difference !! Gonna siz'em tomorrow and get them loaded up for testing!!

Well I am not happy (LOL). I am planning on putting my old Lyman 450 Lube/sizer up for sale and I just lost another potential customer. At this rate I may have to pay someone to take it, because once hooked, you never go back.

[birddog1520]

Sorry Dragonheart!! I have other colors to try but am cautiously optimistic !! I Just hope they shoot well!!

[birddog1520]

Sounds like a plan Malar!

[Smoke4320]

Birddog1520 you are most welcome sir.
I do my best to supply top quality powder. No old powder, seconds ect.
Dont carry 50 to 75 colors ensuring the turnover will be consistant on what i do have.
Thanks for the kind words

[Dragonheart]

Sorry Dragonheart!! I have other colors to try but am cautiously optimistic !! I Just hope they shoot well!!

If you did it right once you can do it every time. If they look good and were fully cured, they will shoot fine. At handgun ranges you can expect excellent accuracy, but as with any cartridge you have to do your part in finding the best combination of components. Then assemble them the way the firearm likes it; sounds easy.

[Conditor22]

Just keep an eye on the humidity. the higher the humidity the harder you have to work to get good results.

Make sure powder is 100% dry
Warm the boolits (I put them on top of a countertop oven) if you can't handle them barehanded wait until you can before putting them in the powder.

several years ago I dumped a bunch of hot boolits into an ASBBDT bowl (trying to make HF RED work better) and ended up with a mess. had to throw everything away.

If you decide to post pictures, this is a step by step way to do it easily

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...es-using-IMGUR

[redhawk0]

Just wait until you start mixing colors to create custom ones. Some you'll like....some you'll hate but its fun to play for sure.

I haven't been doing it for very long but I have a leftover "misc" color bag from the residue powders left in the #5 container. It should be interesting what color that menagerie creates. (I'm not expecting much...except protection for my bore...hahaha)

redhawk

[birddog1520]

Smoke You are very welcome I will be a replete customer you have earned that!!

[birddog1520]

Thanks folks I'm sure I will run into problems at some point so I'll be asking more questions eventually!!