Standing coated bullets up for baking

[gnappi]

I received these silicone grommets and am installing them in a silicone baking sheet for .308's (with GC) and .223's. To cut the baking sheets I tried using a wax cutter for .50 cal maxi balls but it proved too flimsy. So I have to wait till a leather punch arrives to punch out all of the .050" holes to mount the 1/4" thick grommets in.

[farmerjim]

For your 223's use these:

PratiPad Plus 4-in-1 Multipurpose Silicone Pot Holders, Trivets, Jar Openers, Spoon Rests - Extra Thick Protection - Set of 2 - Green Grey

Cast 223's stand up perfect in the 1/4 in web holes.

I got mine from amazon, but most department stores should have a brand of these.

[bandsmoyer]

How do you guys stand the bullets up without wiping the powder off. I know, stupid question, but i'm new to powder coating.

[charlie b]

I do wipe the powder off the bottoms. Not sure if it does any good, but, it makes me feel better

I don't shoot anything smaller than .308 and I have a small oven so I just stand them up on the tray. 99% of the time I get them in the oven without tipping any over And most of my .308's are long 210gn bullets.

[gnappi]

There's no stupid questions, that is unless you ask the same thing three times three different ways

Anyway, I do not wipe the bottoms off and they cure just fine.

[memtb]

Wasn’t there some conversation some time back, about using silicon ice cube trays to place your bullets in for the baking process? If anyone is using or has tried that method, you’re story please ....good, bad, or indifferent! memtb

[Lloyd Smale]

dump them on some parchment paper and bake them. Standing them up is just wasted work. Unless pretty is what your looking for. Me? id rather be shooting then spending time standing up bullets so there a bit prettier. But to each there own.

[fredj338]

How do you guys stand the bullets up without wiping the powder off. I know, stupid question, but i'm new to powder coating.

For rifles I use wire mesh, bullets nose down. For handgun I use a jig, drop the bullets in using large tweezers, then invert the entire block of 150 into a tray.

[Wild Bill 7]

I stand my rifle boolits up with a pair of long forceps as well as pistol boolits. Besides I like to have them looking good. It does take more time but I allow myself time for that so it doesn’t matter to me.

[AlHunt]

I just dump them onto a wire basket, bake them in a pile, then slam them into a cardboard box to break them up.

Standing bullets up with tweezers in more tedium than I could stand.

[6622729]

I stand my boolits up and leave the powder in place. The Lee 230grain I'm using in 300AAC is a boat tail so I need the protection at the base. I use two coats of Eastwood powder. Very satisfied with the MOA accuracy.

[Lloyd Smale]

I just dump them onto a wire basket, bake them in a pile, then slam them into a cardboard box to break them up.

Standing bullets up with tweezers in more tedium than I could stand.

yup and the few that stick together when broken apart leave a very small uncoated spot that hurts nothing. I like you prefer spending my time shooting not standing up little tiny bullets so they look pretty.

[AlHunt]

Maybe some of the difference in approach is rifle vs pistol bullets. I appreciate a well crafted bullet as much as anyone and if I were making a hundred or so for precision shooting, I might take the time to stand each one. More than that ... wire basket it is.

[charlie b]

To be fair I guess I need to do a side by side accuracy test. Next batch I will do some parallel bullets, some stood up, some laying down, and test the accuracy of each batch at 300yd.

[OS OK]

The silicone ice cube tray comes in, I think 3 size grids over on Amazon or a Bed-n-Bath store...

There are pot pads too with a grid system...





Just don't try using a grid that they fit snugly into or the PC will come out looking like the grid...hahaaa...big mistake.

[johnho]

My first venture into coating, a few months ago, I patiently stood all the pistol bullets on end and baked. After doing that a few times I decided to just dump them in the pan with non stick Al foil, separated them a bit and baked. Any that stuck together were easy to break apart. Waste of time standing them up for what I do with them.

[tdoor4570]

I stand all of mine up, gives me something to do while the first batch is cooking

[AndyC]

Wasn’t there some conversation some time back, about using silicon ice cube trays to place your bullets in for the baking process? If anyone is using or has tried that method, you’re story please ....good, bad, or indifferent! memtb

Works just great for me for my .300 Blk heavies:



https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QZ34SMV/ - size 3/8" square.

[Conditor22]

Andy, I'd recommend using the sheet pan that came with the oven instead of a flimsy wire basket when standing up boolits.

I've had a basket flex and knock over all my heavies

[res45]

I stand all my bullet up handgun or rifle and have since day one, never had the intentions of doing it any other way and I like the results I get. Nice flat bases are a plus.