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Thread: Shout out for Smoke and his powder

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    Boolit Master
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    Shout out for Smoke and his powder

    I have been powder coating boolits (shake and bake) for a few years now, with limited success.
    I ignored a lot of people here and bought some cheaper (not even HF) powder. Heck, I got TWO pounds for less than a pound from Smoke 4320. These powders worked ok sort of. If I shook the boolits in the plastic tub for about 15 minutes, baked them and repeated the process, I got enough coverage that most of the lead was covered and I had no leading in the barrel of several different guns I tried them in. A few weeks ago after several dismal attempts with what I had, I decided to buy a pound of powder from Smoke. I had picked out a red color, but in my order I mentioned any color was fine if he thought one worked better than the others. He ended up sending signal blue. In 10 seconds of shaking the tub I get better coverage than I ever did before. With a couple minutes of shaking I get nice even coverage that results in smooth, shiny good looking boolits.
    If you are powder coating and having trouble getting satisfactory results try Smoke's powder

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    Have used his powder for years and NEVER had anything but spectacular results.
    Old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stubshaft View Post
    Have used his powder for years and NEVER had anything but spectacular results.
    Yep Yep Yep!^^^^^^^

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    great stuff! I'm a traditionalist, so I particularly like Smoke's clear
    Hick: Iron sights!

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    Tried it once & now it’s all I use.
    I like the copper tone
    ...Speak softly & carry a big stick...

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    Yes good stuff thank you Smoke.

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    Yep!
    Smoke definitely needs a shout out. My sincere thanks for making coating easy.
    Last edited by Iowa Fox; 10-15-2023 at 11:53 PM.

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    Thanks for the report .
    When I think back on all the **** I learned in high school it's a wonder I can think at all ! And then my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall.

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    You got me to finally order. A couple years back, I got a couple lbs from a popular site. After two coats on everything since, they look good. My original HF red worked fine, but is old.

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