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Posted: 1/19/2021 8:27:17 PM EDT
What are y’all doing to stand up long “skinny” bullets for powder coating cure in the oven?
I don’t have a problem with 9mm but subsonic .300 BLK is a huge pain since the tend to tip over easily in the oven or on the way to the oven 
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Posted: 1/19/2021 9:05:50 PM EDT
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In for suggestions. I’m in the ‘stand them up, hope my hand is steady and I don’t bump anything’ group...
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Posted: 1/19/2021 9:10:16 PM EDT
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I just put my bullets, no matter the caliber, in a dedicated tumbler with a bit of powder for an hour, dump in a wire mesh basket, shake the excess powder off into a container and put the whole mesh basket in the oven to bake.
Once done and cool I break them apart and size.. |
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Posted: 1/19/2021 9:40:09 PM EDT
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Good luck.
I have done it with 500gr 458 cal bullets only because I wanted them pretty. Now, I just throw them all in the pan and bake. Break them apart as soon as the oven goes ding. No difference in accuracy or function. Check castboolits, I bet there are a bunch of OCD guys on there who can help you out with 235gr BT 30 cal cast bullets standing them up to bake. |
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Posted: 1/19/2021 9:53:49 PM EDT
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I might just do what y’all are doing and let them all lay down and brake them apart when the oven is finished. It’s pretty time consuming otherwise
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Posted: 1/19/2021 9:54:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In for suggestions. I’m in the ‘stand them up, hope my hand is steady and I don’t bump anything’ group... It’s hell on hearth buddy
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:18:57 AM EDT
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I'll try to remember to post pics tomorrow evening.
I made a 22 and 30 cal stand. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:36:19 AM EDT
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Thanks!
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:57:09 AM EDT
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@BelinTX
Don't mean to be a tease. For 22 cal I took a scrap of aluminum around 1/16 thick and drilled 1/4 holes where I wanted the bullets to stand. Then on the 4 corners drilled 5/32 holes into which I placed bolts with nuts on either side. So adjust bolts for the height you want. Mine is adjusted about mid lube grove, about 3/16 high. Place holder on you favorite non stick surface. PC bullets are set into holder and cooked. Bullets stick to holder but are very easy to break loose. As just a tiny part of the PC can touch bullet. 30 cal works same way, different size hole for bullet but otherwise, same same. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 1:03:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @BelinTX Don't mean to be a tease. For 22 cal I took a scrap of aluminum around 1/16 thick and drilled 1/4 holes where I wanted the bullets to stand. Then on the 4 corners drilled 5/32 holes into which I placed bolts with nuts on either side. So adjust bolts for the height you want. Mine is adjusted about mid lube grove, about 3/16 high. Place holder on you favorite non stick surface. PC bullets are set into holder and cooked. Bullets stick to holder but are very easy to break loose. As just a tiny part of the PC can touch bullet. 30 cal works same way, different size hole for bullet but otherwise, same same. I did something similar by modifying a cooking tray. I’ll have to compare how the ones in the tray are va just tossing them in a mesh basket since standing them is a lot more time |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 4:27:43 AM EDT
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Wasting your time if you are standing them up. That is only for pics.
Coat and bake in smaller numbers so they are not stacking in your pan while baking. Then dump directly into cold water. If they are stuck together the water somehow breaks them up better without removing any coating. I built jigs and sprayed and picked out of BB's and every other thing you can think of. I now just tumble sift off the powder very well and dump onto a silicone mat or parchment paper. Being 300bkl it is not a benchrest gun so any imperfections in the coating is not going to matter anyway. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 5:18:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wasting your time if you are standing them up. That is only for pics. Coat and bake in smaller numbers so they are not stacking in your pan while baking. Then dump directly into cold water. If they are stuck together the water somehow breaks them up better without removing any coating. I built jigs and sprayed and picked out of BB's and every other thing you can think of. I now just tumble sift off the powder very well and dump onto a silicone mat or parchment paper. Being 300bkl it is not a benchrest gun so any imperfections in the coating is not going to matter anyway. I happen to like doing it this way, and it's my time. You can do as you please. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:32:55 AM EDT
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I use silicone mini ice cube trays from Target, little individual compartments for each bullet. Set the silicone tray on a metal tray and load the whole thing into the oven. Easy Peasy.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:43:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use silicone mini ice cube trays from Target, little individual compartments for each bullet. Set the silicone tray on a metal tray and load the whole thing into the oven. Easy Peasy. That’s definitely worth looking into. Thanks for pointing it out! |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 9:26:08 PM EDT
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I hurt someone's feelings! LOL!!!
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:25:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I hurt someone's feelings! LOL!!! Specific to the Tech Forums The Tech Forums (AR-15, AK-47, Handgun, Armory, Training, Outdoors) are more "formal" and actions permitted in the General Discussion forums are not permitted there. These forums are to share information and as a result, trolling, heated arguments, insulting others, etc will not be ignored. Next time will be administrative action. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:29:15 AM EDT
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@BelinTX
Here are the pics I promised.  If you look close there are 3 red 22 PC bullets in the bottom tray.  Close up of the 30 cal tray with 245 gr bullets standing proud. Bolt in the middle is a handle for when tray is cool. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:57:41 PM EDT
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Thanks for posting your setup. I coincidentally did the same thing for my blackout rounds but just way more drunk angry beaver style
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Posted: 1/21/2021 2:03:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for posting your setup. I coincidentally did the same thing for my blackout rounds but just way more drunk angry beaver style 
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Posted: 1/21/2021 3:49:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use silicone mini ice cube trays from Target, little individual compartments for each bullet. Set the silicone tray on a metal tray and load the whole thing into the oven. Easy Peasy. Thanks for sharing. I gave it a go and it’s by far the quickest way of getting uniform results. 
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Posted: 1/21/2021 4:03:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for sharing. I gave it a go and it’s by far the quickest way of getting uniform results. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I use silicone mini ice cube trays from Target, little individual compartments for each bullet. Set the silicone tray on a metal tray and load the whole thing into the oven. Easy Peasy. Thanks for sharing. I gave it a go and it’s by far the quickest way of getting uniform results. I looked those up at Target’s website, there were$5.99 I think but it said something about $35 min order so I checked Amazon and found this 2 pack.  Attached FileETA, looks like 2 of them would fit nicely on my toaster oven tray. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 4:37:08 PM EDT
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Those are the ones. Definitely make it easier to get them into the oven without tipping, bullets don't stick, much less cussing
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Posted: 1/21/2021 6:49:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Those are the ones. Definitely make it easier to get them into the oven without tipping, bullets don't stick, much less cussing Absolutely cut down on the cussing big time |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:51:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is not the forum for posts like this. Here are the rules here; Specific to the Tech Forums The Tech Forums (AR-15, AK-47, Handgun, Armory, Training, Outdoors) are more "formal" and actions permitted in the General Discussion forums are not permitted there. These forums are to share information and as a result, trolling, heated arguments, insulting others, etc will not be ignored. Next time will be administrative action. Quote HistoryQuoted: This is not the forum for posts like this. Here are the rules here; Specific to the Tech Forums The Tech Forums (AR-15, AK-47, Handgun, Armory, Training, Outdoors) are more "formal" and actions permitted in the General Discussion forums are not permitted there. These forums are to share information and as a result, trolling, heated arguments, insulting others, etc will not be ignored. Next time will be administrative action. Quoted: You are wasting your time telling me I'm wasting my time. I happen to like doing it this way, and it's my time. You can do as you please. I agree, you need to follow the rules also. Being a mod does not let you ignore the rules either. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:39:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I agree, you need to follow the rules also. Being a mod does not let you ignore the rules either. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: This is not the forum for posts like this. Here are the rules here; Specific to the Tech Forums The Tech Forums (AR-15, AK-47, Handgun, Armory, Training, Outdoors) are more "formal" and actions permitted in the General Discussion forums are not permitted there. These forums are to share information and as a result, trolling, heated arguments, insulting others, etc will not be ignored. Next time will be administrative action. Quoted: You are wasting your time telling me I'm wasting my time. I happen to like doing it this way, and it's my time. You can do as you please. I agree, you need to follow the rules also. Being a mod does not let you ignore the rules either. If you want to continue this discussion do so via IM, do not hijack this thread. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 9:09:11 AM EDT
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I have only done the Lee 312-155 2R for rifle so far. This is what works for me with 300 BO. I'm using L'il Gun at about 1900 FPS so it's not a high pressure round, but gives me about 1- 1.25 MOA very consistently. I use a modified version of the shake-bake-dump method. I get very little stuck together and almost no lines. The following also is what I do for 9mm and these I do with about as many as I can get on a basket and it works well there. I actually get a much more even coat this way than when I individually plucked and stood the 9mm up.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 11:07:37 AM EDT
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I made a several jigs years ago for my spray gun ( before shake and bake ) that I used to stand boolits up nose down to spray pc and then slide into oven and bake.
I used a piece of 1/8 inch aluminum 12" x 14" sized to slide into my cheap oven like a rack. I drilled 80 holes just large enough for a 22lr case to fit spaced apart then another piece the same size with no holes screwed under to hold the 22lr cases in place. works great and I like the exposed tip of the boolits. the 22lr cases work great for 300bo and I use larger 38spl. cases for 44mag and 45 acp boolits. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 11:10:05 AM EDT
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Thanks dryflash for the idea AND pics. I envisioned exactly what your pics were; maybe my brain isn’t as mushy as I thought.
My question is where did you find multiple trays dammitt? |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 2:18:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks dryflash for the idea AND pics. I envisioned exactly what your pics were; maybe my brain isn't as mushy as I thought. My question is where did you find multiple trays dammitt? |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 9:44:45 PM EDT
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Depending on your alloy you will have to size the bullets again later if you size the same day. Most all bullets will grow after sizing. But they will grow the most if you size them the same day you cast them.
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