And the bullets look SO cool. I use red or Nato green
And the bullets look SO cool. I use red or Nato green
Just been out and measured some 44-40 bullets uncoated and sized v coated unsized.
Uncoated sized .4291".
Coated unsized .4318".
Total size increase from a light powder coat is an increase in diameter of .0027" , 2.7 thousanths of an inch or 68.58 microns.
I have tried the wet coating method using Acetone and powder , What a mess that was and when baked it looked like it had been applied by spitting it on.
The coated unsized only the coating has not been through the .429" die the bare bullet's have already beed sized to .429 before powder coating , The reason for 2 step resizing is that just to cast then powder coat before the sizing can be to big a step in size reduction , It can cause the bullet to smear going through the die so you size in stages.
I use a piece of perforated steel. I pre bake to 140 degreed so the bullets are hot when I spray. Then I spray, turn up to 180 degrees and bake for 20 mins.
I use perforated steel because sometimes the bullets are stuck to the tray and they're easier to break off.
Apparently some people use a non-stick baking sheet but I don't really see how the earth connection is maintained.