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Most calibers available on E-bay. $15 to $20

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I agree with previous posters regarding sizing after PC, but will add that IMO it is a superior method. It catches potential goofs- like if you got a fat drop due to partially closed mold, or a warm...

When I say trace lube, I mean a smidge on my left hand fingers while sizing- usually in batches of several hundred. The difference was really surprising. I know that for the most part it is...

FWIW I have not seen anything I would describe as scraping off, but with fat boolits (.002" over) and thick coat (.003"x2), it did start chipping off. Temporary solution was polish my cheapo lee...

Before going to powder coating, I water dropped to get hardness I required for higher pressure 9mm/.40 and though I did get the needed hardness, variation was significant. Oven heat and quench should...

I was referring to the glock drop in scenario, but in the case of KYShooter73 I'd be more suspicious of the gas checks if uncoated aluminum. As noted, aluminum surface oxidizes literally within...

Nowhere near as bad as you would guess unless you are going smaller than 9mm. The nailhead guides your fingers and your hand is somewhat steadied by contact with the table or fixture. Much easier and...

MDI- partly wanting to see it succeed, and partly feeling guilty for raining on the parade. And no, I spent several years bombing out on calculus before realizing I wasn't going to be an engineer. :P...

I don't dry tumble, but lots of folks do. If you get a proper coating the performance is basically the same as ES application, they just aren't as pretty. I have shot LOTS of ESPC through polygon...

You know, I have been stewing on it a while after realizing I missed a relatively obvious potential cause of these dramatic worn out barrels; Shooter shot WAY more through them than they realized,...

Similar things are done in russian ammo- they gracefully call them "bimetal" and they are a *very* bad not quite lie. The copper plate over the steel jacket is only beneficial as a corrosion...

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I put up a thread on this method. I blow off the fixture with low pressure after a pass for a couple reasons- one is to limit buildup and recycle powder, but also so that I can spot any...

Fumbling a bit here, but last post I added a pic of another possibility. This setup would give you a fixture to allow handling of a rack, and a nose support that is not likely to have excessive PC...

So I did a smash test and took some *really* bad close to worthless pictures. :roll: First was 4 parts PC (HF red/yellow) to 1 part graphite, second 2:1 third 1:1 (basically to establish thresholds...

Yeah, I got a kick out of that lead trick. I had never heard of it before and went looking. Thank Banger for that one ;)

FWIW I have the Lee BHN test kit and when I was lubing, I used it a lot-...

Yeah, my toaster oven AND oven thermometer were WAY off. The oven thermometer was at least 100 degrees off- reading 350 while my wood block fixtures were smoking (which indicates 450F or more) but I...

Oh good. I'm not either. But this single case IMO raises a concern that there may be an issue to consider that is applicable to PC boolits specifically. I agree that .001" undersize won't send it...

Oreo, I'm sorry you are offended, but gas cutting is a reality. There are very few ways to directly observe occurrence in the bore since very few devices are capable of surviving the pressures. The...

No offense intended. :) As I see it if this works out well, some folks might baulk at the price. I don't want to see that be the reason since graphite can be had for harbor freight PC powder prices....

That's $18.89 per pound vs the link I posted for $4.60 per pound. Get a five pounder for the price of a pound. That e-bay outfit greenleaffarms1 has been selling the stuff for quite a while. I don't...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Graphite-Powder-Lubricant-5-lbs-pounds-/221286711070 I use this stuff to make graphite/carbide crucibles. Once you start shopping for seed planting lubes it is easy to find....

I find some of this discussion about California is a bit alarming. I see it a different way completely. Don't like how something is going? CHANGE IT. Writing CA off is *conceding a winnable battle*...

There was another thread I read a while back with dramatically accelerated barrel wear shooting PC. The barrel was a drop in conventional rifled in a Glock and the owner was sizing to .356" My...

Oh yes... as stated above. I have to work at it a bit with higher humidity. Usually I have the litter box "booth" sitting on a barrel just outside the shop. I have sprayed a LOT dodging mist and rain...