Post by: dbur525 on October 16, 2020, 11:38:16 PM
For years i always wanted to paint my bullet tips so i could easily indentify my cartridge loadings.
Im now retired,and have lots of time to load ammo and shoot.
Recently i revisited my thoughts on painting bullet tips efficiently .
I load lots of 223 55gr 62gr 69gr plus tracers, no matter i seem to get them mixed up
So
I purchased a CNC small mill and developed a bullet painting Fixture for 223 ammo and the 300 blackout. Im working on a you tube video and im developing a website.
Im pretty sure these fixtures per caliber will be sold under $40 each
Im still working on all the details and still doing product texting .
I now have a website up, it still needs lots of work.
Billybulletbullettipmarkingsystems.com
Post by: h20hunter on October 27, 2020, 07:25:00 AM
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Post by: jstone on November 06, 2020, 04:33:56 PM
I am not a bullet guru.!! Does painting the bullet do anything to the flight or grouping?
Post by: dbur525 on November 06, 2020, 05:19:13 PM
Im my testing, no, painting the bullet tips does not effect accuracy.
My testing was with 22-250, 223, 308, 25-06
Just a side note, our military has been doing this very thing for decades, many 223 ammo 7.62 (308)
50 BMG military bullets are painted to Identify the round as armor piercing , tracer, incendiary, etc.
Now getting paint on the rifling may cause an accuracy problem, and i took that into consideration when i designed my bullet painting Fixtures, the painted bullet surface stops short of the full diameter of the bullet therefore no paint contacts the rifling
I know many people actually powder coat thier pistol bullets, the whole bullet and shoot them.
But i have no experience with that, but personally I don't like the idea of any foreign substance contacting my rifling
I appreciate the qeustion.
Thank you David
Post by: jstone on November 06, 2020, 10:06:58 PM
That is neat