Eastwood Chrome

[mehavey]

It's acrylic rather than epoxy/polyester like the Eastwood Mirrors -- but we'll see

https://i.postimg.cc/1XdhKnfc/Eastwood-Chrome.jpg

Lyman 452424 (30:1). Problem is discerning what's bare and what's coated now.
We'll see how it holds up in the mid-high 20's in psi

[grayscale]

Please report back on it's durability. I like the look and want to try it if it holds up.

[gwpercle]

SWEET !!!
And ... it's Lone Ranger Approved for making up those silver boolit loads ...
I love it !
Gary

[mehavey]

https://i.postimg.cc/J0dN7XBs/45-Colt-Marlin-454424-30-1-PC-Chrome-sm.jpg

Tier-II w/ (effectively) pure lead to calibrate QuickLoad
Will kick it up to 25ksi/1,700+ next time out

NOTE: Actually Lyman 452424

[mehavey]

That Marlin hated that (452424) bullet at high speeds/pressures -- any coating/any alloy.

Went back to my old Heavy standby....

https://i.postimg.cc/NjG6vftz/45-Colt-94-Marlin-ACC-45-340-GC-2-VN-110-PC-Chrome-sm.jpg
Actual (LABRADAR) velocity: 1,410 fps

[mehavey]

Kicked it up to 42,000 and a Scope

[Rapier]

I use Eastwood black. I thought about the silver or chrome which I like the looks of, but discarded that idea for sorting purposes when double coating. The black makes things easier to tell the hit and misses in my coating. I use the Shake and Bake method with a nose down bake in a rack.

[Misery-Whip]

That chrome will it dry tumble?

[mehavey]

Dry tumble ... as in ALOX ?
(or did you mean something else -- like completed rounds?)

[Misery-Whip]

Shake and bake...?

[mehavey]

Having just discovered it, Single-Stage Reflective Chrome is the fastest/easiest
of ALL the powders I've ever tried (15 so far), to Shake-Coat (w/AirSoft BBs)
-- even better than my previous Eastwood standards of Mirror Red for #2,
Mirror Green for 30:1, Ford Light Blue for Pure lead, and Metallic Purple for WW.

30-sec shake -- perfect felt coating.

[mehavey]

Back on Eastwood Chrome:

350 Legend for Test w/ the Lee 358-200 RF (cast Lym#2)
Have had it up to 50,000psi (calibrated-QL against chrono'd velocity) still leaving absolutely spotless bore
But the 21" WinXPR likes a barrel time of 1.224ms,** and between W296/H110/Lil`Gun for matching loads to that time, I trust RL-7 the most in this cartridge.

That means what you see below:
Note that the XPR is a very light rifle -- `requires firm forearm hold to counter horizontal stringing.
You can attribute ½" to heartbeat.
https://i.postimg.cc/DwxpwQMg/350-Legend-Lee358-200-PC-Chrome-RL-7.jpg


** My real powder for this cartridge is Norma 200
Which I haven't seen for sale anywhere since our reaction to "COVID" stopped everything

[GregLaROCHE]

That looks like an interesting powder. Does it work well with tumble coating?

[mehavey]

I shake the bullets w/ BBs for 30 sec in a TupperWare container.
Boom.... that's it. Powder-covered & go into the oven.
`Never had powder that conducive to fast coverage.