Kentucky Armory Club

Another advantage of PCing is the ability to increase the diameter of a cast bullet to better fit your barrel. Normally you want a cast bullet .001-.002" larger than groove diameter. I have a mold that drops a .430 diameter bullet, but my barrel slugs .431. I use PC to increase diameter to .432-.433...

Powdercoated bullets are great to shoot in a Glock. I normally shoot 147 grain fmj silenced in my G17. I just bought a 38 cal. 150 gr. round nose bullet mold for my 9mm. I have .356, .357 & .358 sizing dies and will see which size my gun prefers.

Here are some pics of bullets I have coated.

Originally (4 years ago) people would stand bullets up and use an electrostatic spray gun to apply the paint. Someone came up with the idea of swirling the bullets & paint in a bowl. This is a new process and new methods are being created almost daily.

Some people just pile them together and break them apart after baking. Some people stand the bullets upright in a cake pan or cookie sheet. There are several ways to do this. Use whatever method you prefer.

Here is a bullet recovered from being shot into a box of magazines & catalogs. Note the coating did not chip off even though the bullet was deformed.

I take one bullet from each batch and smash it with a hammer (you can also use a vise). This is done to verify powdercoat has properly adhered to the bullet. No chipping or peeling should occur.

It is normal for bullets to stick to the basket. Resulting marks do not affect the coating.

Take basket of bullets out of the oven and allow to cool. When bullets are cool, they can be removed from basket.

Allow 5-10 minutes for bullets to get up to temperature, then leave in for 10-15 additional minutes.

Carefully place in toaster oven preheated to 375-400°.

Using tweezers, place bullets in a basket, making sure they do not touch another bullet.

Add 1 or 2 teaspoons of your favorite powder. One teaspoon = 5 cc.
Place lid on container.
Shake up & down a few times & in a circular motion for 30-40 seconds.

Add about 50 bullets ( these are 45 cal. 255 gr.). Note this bowl has powder left from previous batch.

Place BBs in a clean bowl, 2 layers deep.

#5 in triangle on bottom of sour cream bowl. This type of plastic is needed to produce static to make paint stick to bullets. The airsoft BBs help produce static too. Some people do not use the BBs, but I get better results with the BBs.

Powder and BBs from link posted above.

The baskets I made

I buy my powder from this guy. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?252509-Hi-Quality-Powdercoating-Powder-For-sale I have also bought powder from "Powder by the pound" dot com. Make sure you buy TGIC polymer powder. Some people use Harbor Freight powder, but many have had poor results. 1 ...

Equipment needed: 1.Toaster oven (can find at yard sales for $10 or $30-$40 new in stores) 2. Plastic Cool Whip or sour cream bowl and lid. Must have #5 in recycle triangle on bottom 3. Polymer TGIC powder 4. Non-stick aluminum foil or baskets made from wire mesh. I made several baskets from 1/4" ha...

I will be posting step-by-step instructions for powder coating bullets over the next few days. Powder coating a cast bullet eliminates the need for lube. The powder coat (PC) acts like a jacket, preventing the lead from coming in contact with the bore. I can cast and PC bullets for 45 Colt or 44 Spe...

My BIL brought his new Uberti el Patron 45 Colt revolver over today. We shot 30 of the powder coated bullets with no leading at all. He loved the rounds, especially the red. 10 cents/round is a lot better than $1.00/round.
I plan to get a 45 Colt revolver soon.

I haven't tried mine yet. Sad to day I haven't shot my 300BLK in almost a year. I started casting and loading 45 auto in Jan. last year and that has kept me busy. I plan to load & shoot BLK a lot this year.

Or bullet molds

I had a step-by-step reply typed out on my phone and lost it. Go to castboolits.gunboards.com and read the threads in the "Coatings & alternatives" section. I use the shake n bake method. Only expense is a toaster oven and an oven thermometer. A pound of powder costs $12 and will coat about 10,000 b...