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I am still intrigued by articles regarding coated bullets. Available in US is J&M Specialty Products P/L HI-TEK-LUBE Bullet Coating thru Bayou Bullets. Polymer Coated Bullets is offered by Dynamic Arms-Europe. I was just wondering, has any of you guys tried any of these bullets or something similar? I know a guy who tested a powder-coated .45 cal bullet and it seems to work. The only problem with powder-coating is the equipment. I am thinking of using VHT Engine paint which is sprayable. Clean the bullet first and remove any lube. Spray a thin-coat and bake at 250-300 C until dry. This will not be as hard as FMJ, but should be better than bare lead. VHT has some mix of polymer and ceramic coating that is resistant to heat. Any other idea? I just moved to a bigger place and I am just waiting for a perfect time to start reloading again. Any taker?
 
Will the paint you are thinking of using have lubing qualities? Also you do not need to worry about the touching of lead as you can wear rubber gloves if you feel the need. The spraying of the paint is probably far worse for your lungs then the lead.

Graydog
 
Basically a cleaner barrel, less exposure to lead. I go regularly to an indoor range wherein only Lead bullet is allowed. Even copper plated is not allowed except for .22 cal. I can use Plated/FMJ if I go shooting at some other club/range.



joe-nwt said:
If you don't mind my asking, what do you hope to gain by using coated bullets?
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"...powder-coated..." That is baked on paint. Waste of time. You'll never handle or be exposed to enough lead when reloading to cause any worry.
"...a cleaner barrel..." Most of the dirt in a barrel has nothing whatever to do with the bullet. Adding paint or other coatings will likely gum up your barrel faster.
 
I've heard of using this technique for lead cast bullets instead of lubing them otherwise. Suppose to be cleaner and less smoke. Never heard of trying it on jacketed bullets though.

If you are talking about a "powder coating" it is probably a moly coating which is quite common and you can even buy factory bullets with it on them. Supposed to reduce barrel friction, make cleaning easier, and extend barrel life. I can see it possibly reducing copper fouling in rifles prone to that but I can't see it reducing carbon fouling.
 
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