Powder coated bullets

[ironhead14]

Powder coated cast bullets

[h2ofowlr]

Why?  Hours to make and seconds to shoot!

[Duffer]

Correct me if I'm wrong but coating soft lead cast bullets keeps them from leading up the barrel. Looks nice!

[MP123]

How many thousands is that coating?  Looks cool

[Woodhunter]

Looks neat. 

[Yondering]

Why?  Hours to make and seconds to shoot!

They take less time than lubing bullets the traditional way.

No exposed lead (that smoke you're breathing isn't just powder and lube, it's lead too).

No lead fouling in the barrel.

Why not?

[ironhead14]

For the skeptics just google it and see the results.  It works.  The black bullets in the nickel brass look great in a western belt.

[jasnt]

Do you powder coat before or after sizing?  I been thinking about switching to powder coating. I been tumble lubing..... Deff better options out there

[300rum]

Take a look at the various Hi-Tek coated bullets out there, they are are much better then any powder coated bullet or molly coated bullets.  With the coating you can push the bullets at much higher velocities and use hot powders such as titegroup without much smoke.    You can also buy bullets without a lube groove.  I have seen do-it-yourself coatings and they just haven't held up like the commercial coated bullets. 

[ironhead14]

Do you powder coat before or after sizing?  I been thinking about switching to powder coating. I been tumble lubing..... Deff better options out there

I size after.  The coating doesn't seem to add that much to them.  I have a friend that has pushed 44 mags in his Thompson contender at 1750 fps and no signs of lead or color coming out of the barrel.  Another friend shoots the old lever guns.  He said with the same load and bullet he is getting 200 fps more with the coated bullet.  We are going to do some testing with a 270 over the chrony to see how hard we can push them.  Then the big one, an accuracy test.  I am just mostly doing pistol bullets.

[huntandjeep]

Wonder what pink Berger's would look like 

[birddogdad]

I am still considering what the return is on this? 200FPS is what I read... can you explain or have any data on how this helps, or is this like my wife's  fancy car rims?

[300rum]

Coated bullets are much cleaner then lead both on your fingers when loading and with smoke.

They are cheaper then jacketed or plated bullets and they take less powder to get to the same velocities.  They are also inherently more accurate then jacketed or plated bullets, being able to have lead like accuracy in a bullet that won't lead.

The ones that I use do not lead the barrel, they are very clean through the barrel.

I have shot maybe 50k or more of the Hi-Tek coated bullets.  I buy them 25k at a time and get some pretty good deals on them. 

If you shoot 300blk suppressed there is a company that is making these bullets with the Hi-Tek coating, you will save a lot of money going this way versus a jacketed bullet.

I have seen the "home" powder coatings on the range and am not real impressed with them but the Hi-Tek with someone who knows what they are doing is pretty slick.

[Yondering]

Take a look at the various Hi-Tek coated bullets out there, they are are much better then any powder coated bullet or molly coated bullets.  With the coating you can push the bullets at much higher velocities and use hot powders such as titegroup without much smoke.    You can also buy bullets without a lube groove.  I have seen do-it-yourself coatings and they just haven't held up like the commercial coated bullets.

My experience has been the opposite; a good powder coat is at least as tough, or better, than Hi-Tek. It does have to be done right though, and the type of powder matters a lot. I've used a bunch of different powders, and have only found a couple that give really good results. I recover a lot of the bullets I shoot; with the good powders the coating stays on the bullet even through hardwood logs, and (when not destroyed by impact) the rifling marks show no exposed lead.

I'm using them in both pistol and rifle. I run full power loads in the rifles, 2500-2600 fps in the 308 with absolutely no concern about leading.

[headshot5]

I am still considering what the return is on this? 200FPS is what I read... can you explain or have any data on how this helps, or is this like my wife's  fancy car rims?

Just a random thought here, but coating lead bullets will also make them able to be shot through a can (sound suppressor) without the lead buildup concerns...  Which is a huge win in a 300 BO etc.