Bullet coating

jmorris · March 10, 2013, 08:45 PM

I have been looking into setting up a bullet plating operation but ran across a thread on coating over at castboolits and thought I would give it a try as it is pretty simple and fast.

My coating chamber was built by making a few cuts in a used beer box. HF powder coater and a bottle of powder was $64 and $20 for a toaster oven off of Craigslist.

Put some 8-32 nuts on the pan kind of spread out and laid foil over them. This raises the base so it's not sitting in the liquid that forms from the powder.

Heat the bullets so they are warm then connect the PC lead to the pan and spray the powder on.

Heat at 400 for 15 min and open the door and let them cool slowly.

Then load up and shoot. At least that's what I did this afternoon. They grew about .001" but I didn't waist any time resizing the one I shot to see how the coating held up, didn't want to be looking for a bullet at the bottom of my pool after dark.

SVO · March 10, 2013, 09:20 PM

Powder coating bullets? Why and to what end?

jmorris · March 10, 2013, 10:06 PM

A test to see if they work without lube, plating, or jacketing without lube and don't lead or smoke.

ricklaut · March 10, 2013, 10:46 PM

I'm following that thread over on Cast Boolits... It's on my short list of things to do in the near future.

Short version: People using this powder coating on lead boolits without any lube are reporting that they are getting no leading and reduced smoke.

DannyAbear · March 10, 2013, 10:55 PM

Check out www.bayoubullets.net or org.
Donnie Miculets brother has been doing this for years and is now offering the coating for sale

jmorris · March 11, 2013, 11:13 AM

I also contacted them yesterday as I found that they now sell their coating. Waiting to see the method of application.

I have one other coating that is used by another one of the large manufactures but I haven't tried it yet either. A fast process is the hard part.

March 10, 2013, 08:45 PM	#1
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,078	Bullet coating I have been looking into setting up a bullet plating operation but ran across a thread on coating over at castboolits and thought I would give it a try as it is pretty simple and fast. My coating chamber was built by making a few cuts in a used beer box. HF powder coater and a bottle of powder was $64 and $20 for a toaster oven off of Craigslist. Put some 8-32 nuts on the pan kind of spread out and laid foil over them. This raises the base so it's not sitting in the liquid that forms from the powder. Heat the bullets so they are warm then connect the PC lead to the pan and spray the powder on. Heat at 400 for 15 min and open the door and let them cool slowly. Then load up and shoot. At least that's what I did this afternoon. They grew about .001" but I didn't waist any time resizing the one I shot to see how the coating held up, didn't want to be looking for a bullet at the bottom of my pool after dark.

March 10, 2013, 10:55 PM	#5
DannyAbear Member Join Date: November 20, 2006 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 72	coating Check out www.bayoubullets.net or org. Donnie Miculets brother has been doing this for years and is now offering the coating for sale

March 10, 2013, 09:20 PM	#2
SVO Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2009 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 728	Powder coating bullets? Why and to what end?

March 10, 2013, 10:06 PM	#3
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,078	A test to see if they work without lube, plating, or jacketing without lube and don't lead or smoke.

March 10, 2013, 10:46 PM	#4
ricklaut Member Join Date: February 17, 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 64	I'm following that thread over on Cast Boolits... It's on my short list of things to do in the near future. Short version: People using this powder coating on lead boolits without any lube are reporting that they are getting no leading and reduced smoke.

March 11, 2013, 11:13 AM	#6
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,078	I also contacted them yesterday as I found that they now sell their coating. Waiting to see the method of application. I have one other coating that is used by another one of the large manufactures but I haven't tried it yet either. A fast process is the hard part.