Lee Loader

I'm going to powder coat my bullets mainly because they will be shot out of stock Glock barrels. My question is this, does the Lee TL356-124-2R bullet powder coat better than the 356-125-2R bullet? And does the Lee TL401-175-SWC or 401-175-TC work better with powder coating? Also looking at TL452-230-2R vs 452-228-1R? Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated.

I have not found a bullet that did not powder coat fine. For my 9's I like the Lee 358-125-RF. I size them to .357 after powder coating for 9mm and .359 for 38 cal.

farmerjim wrote:I have not found a bullet that did not powder coat fine. For my 9's I like the Lee 358-125-RF. I size them to .357 after powder coating for 9mm and .359 for 38 cal.

I agree...With "Good" Powder and the Right Oven Temp. Any Clean Bullet should Coat just Fine...

I Seat the Checks and Size with a NOE Push Through Sizer after PCing...Never had a Problem..

Question for you folks with powder coating experience, be it shake
& bake or spray on with the wires & things??? (Sorry folks, I admit
my laziness, I need to stick my nose in You Tube for a while????)
I thought Powder coating was supposed to replace lube & chex for
lead in the handgun pressure ranges??

It does replace lube. It does not fully replace a gas check. You can push your lead bullet a little faster with PC vs lube without leading, but if you are really pushing it, you need a check and harder lead. The main thing about PC ( and Hi-Tek ) is that it is clean. It does not gum up your seating and crimp die and will work fine with the Lee bullet feeder. You can also color code different loads.

FWIW; I pay zero attention to any reloading or casting videos I see on youtube. Before I stopped, I saw many questionable methods in poorly made videos and even one or two that were down right dangerous. I've been reloading for quite a while and can separate the real stuff from the BS, but newer reloaders should avoid using any info they get off youtube.

As for PCing, I've done about 1,000 both shake-n-bake and spray. The bullets I sprayed were not a whole lot better than the ones I tumbled, but the mess was horrendous! That fine powder gets everywhere! A booth is highly suggested or outside on a windless day. Baking is no big deal just 400 degrees for 20 minutes. For a bunch of very good answers to any questions you may have look here (over 2473 threads on coating bullets); http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdi ... ternatives

I'm with you 100% on You Tube Mikld, some of the stuff would be great comedy if It wasn't so dangerous & ridiculous.
Thanks for the link, been on CB for a while but forget about it
all the time ?????

mikld wrote: newer reloaders should avoid using any info they get off youtube.

larryw wrote:I'm with you 100% on You Tube Mikld.

Disagree. The word "any" makes it an invalid statement. Superlatives are a habit. I get it. Some people say don't build a load off the internet. Only use books. Books have errors and "only" is superlative too. Please don't say EVERY person that types on the internet or posts a video is wrong. That means we all are in this topic. Possible? Yes. Likely? No.

????? What did I miss???

There is some good information on YouTube and the internet.