Would like to see your pix but the site you used requires a password!
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banger
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Ugh. Anytime I want to make something public, google's service makes it complicated. Anytime I set something to private, they convert it to public. Sometimes I just want to share some cast lead with them.
I'll fix the link and get it up. Or morelikely reload the pics.
Give this a try. Comments on pics.
https://plus.google.com/b/1060486272...42887790288785
9mm - 150 gr. , 45acp - 230 gr. , 30 cal. 150 - 185 gr. Attachment 99681
That looks like a very thick coating. Did you PC over a gas check, and if so why?
This was one of my first batch. I used enamel coating, I'm still working time and temp. But it actually helped it coated to .313ish and resize to .311 my barrel was slugged at .310. I only coated the gas check, because everything had already been done with gas check before I started this project
That makes sense.
Here's what I do. I get all my components at Rural King
And yes I shoot them through stock Glock barrels.
I load my 40 with 5.1 grains of unique and it has reduces smoke by 75% at least compared to regular lead boolits
2 TBSP of oil base enamel paint
2 TBSP of acetone
1 TBSP of catalyst-hardener
.5cc of powdered graphite
You will need a 2 gallon bucket to tumble the boolits in and 1/8” chicken wire. Cut chicken wire to fit on oven rack & bend up sides approx 1” to spread boolits on to let dry and bake. You need an oven not used for cooking that will reach 375 degrees. A Tablespoon to measure with. A squeeze bottle for coating. I use a 5cc measuring spoon from a lee die set for graphite.
1. Divide boolits into 2 lots of 500 each (approximately)
2. Add approximately ¾ TBSP of coating to 500 boolits and tumble until all are covered. Repeat for 2nd 500.
3. When tumbling boolits, tumble them until they become tacky then dump and spread.
4. Let air dry until dry to the touch…..a fan will help
5. Preheat oven to 390
6. Place screen on oven rack and bake for 10 mins. Remove and let cool.. Make sure you have plenty of ventilation.
7. Repeat 1-6
8. Repeat 1-6
9. Size boolits
• Most of the time coating will not cover lube grooves, this is normal
• You can use a fan to help speed up drying time and cooling time in between coats
• After dumping bullets on screen shake them around a little to keep them from sticking to screen and each other periodically
I try to size mine with in a couple days of completing coating
I use a lee push through sizer on a inverted RCBS press
Thanks for sharing your method and glad it works for you.
By using powder coating (ESPC or DT), I can turn out the same quantity of boolits with one coat/one bake in a fraction of the time. The multiple coats/bakes really eats up time and labor. I do 300-400 at a time and can spray/swirl, set up, and bake in about 25 minutes. While one batch is cooking I am prepping another for the oven. That's my method.
Again thanks for the way you do it! Always nice to have different ideas.
banger
What powders were you using? I suspect much like with leading issues that this can be tuned by matching the right paint to the right gunpowder.
edit I see your using unique
Brendon,
Sorry I had forgotten I had posted here.
First test was the finger nail scrape test it failed at 16:1
Second was the push thru sizer die it failed at 10:1 but success at first test
Third was build up in barrel there was just a bit of smearing at the end of the barrel. Failed at 8:1 but passed first and second test
I got tired of playing with it and just went to 2:1 I haven't done the hammer test or recovered and boolits. All I was after was less smoke and no leading. I achieved that
I made this video guide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCsy...HKnIfs3bRX7QLw
One alteration to the method is to put the bullets and powder inside heavy mil ziploc bags. It helps with the mess. I tried it last time, but one of the bags still leaked.
This a great video. Thank you for posting it.
Thanks. I was thinking of this thread the whole time. I guess I forgot to link it after making it. I will also try to make a version under 5 minutes, since that is the longest video most will watch.
I just finished watching the video from the link on your G+ page. I grabbed the youtube link to post it directly here and see you've already done it. Very compelling method, you've done well. FWIW it held my full attention til the end, where a few possible problems are highlighted.
It kinda takes the thunder out of the requirement for #5 plastic. Well, unless Dillon tumblers are food grade.
What caught my attention was your pointing out accuracy problems caused by the ES method whereby the bases get an uneven coating, potentially causing wobble. I had wondered about that but there hasn't been much discussion or concern.
Thanks for the feedback.
You've lost me with the stuff about #5 plastic. I must have missed that part of discussion. Lawschool has had me out of the loop except when I do research or reloading binges periodically. I initially started filming over a year ago using a modified piglet method. - I had used straight up piglet, then was talked into using a different solvent, which did work better. Then just as I had time to re film it, my buddy "dolomite supafly" contacted me and told me about the dry tumble. It's so simple it seems too obvious to work. But work it does. That powder is made to stick by static electricity, and static is easy to make with a vibrating piece of plastic. It is also impressive how it flows while baking to even out any imperfections in the powder stage via surface tension.
The current hot dry tumble method uses airsoft plastic BBs and a plastic tub.
Initially the tub was an empty coolwhip container, it even earned the CW name. The preceived significant property of it was that it was made with food-grade plastic, probably polypropylene, symbolized on the bottom with the number 5 inside the recycle logo. And that it was key for the static generation.
It was common belief/experience the airsoft BBs had to be the black ones and that they also generate static.
The procedure is to place boolits and BBs in the tub and shake for somewhere between 30sec and 3min. Its name is ASBBDT.
I started almost a year ago with the Harbor Freight electrostatic gun. All the hitek, piglet, and dry tumble stories kept me happy with ES until recently and I tried the airsoft BB dry tumble. The first 2-3 batches were great then it went downhill from there. I gave it more than a fair shake, aborted, and gleefully went back to ES. Your video captured my interest because of the sheer volume and you don't pull out the boolits to stand them on the oven tray.