What gun stuff did you do today?

[Bullet Splatter]

Ignore the messy bench. My stock came in today and I got it all fitted together. Just need the ATF to quit holding onto my cans and Ill have a nice quiet little 22 with an 18.5 inch barrel.

Anyone have any ideas on a muzzle device while I wait for the ATF to finish approving some paperwork?

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Im going to go work on zeroing next weekend.

Shoutout to @flipparker for the advice.

Just get a thread protector, you’ll want one anyways unless the can will live on only that rifle.

 

[B52]

Finished my Retro build
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[Rebel_Rider1969]

Finished my Retro build
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A head turner for sure. 1:12 T??

 

[B52]

A head turner for sure. 1:12 T??

I went with the 1/7 twist. So I could shoot heavy bullets

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

I went with the 1/7 twist. So I could shoot heavy bullets

You could have shot 30-40gr bombs! With the 1:12!

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Death from above, nope. Dang deer

 

[Capt. Dave]

Death from above, nope. Dang deer View attachment 209446

Nice perch though.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Nice perch though.

It is, but no deer!!!

 

[ABlaster]

I’ve been doing a ton of gun stuff every day since it’s the shooting season. I shot Florida State Championships and placed in the top five in Limited. I will be shooting the Florida Open next and then Area 6 Championships.

So I’m either reloading, dry-firing, going to the range, maintaining equipment, reading the notes I take at the match of things I did well (validating training regimens) and things I did poorly (invalidation of the same) and making up drills to address shortcomings.

I’m teaching a lot as well because it’s that time of year. Also running a lot of remedials for folks that aren’t up to speed.

Gun stuff will dominate my day to day until about mid-May.

 

[Boogan1]

Powder coated my first bullets today. Two different 230 grain 45 cal bullets. The blue were shaken with airsoft bb's. Red no bb's, purple I used the bb's from the blue in with the red. Baked in convection toaster oven 30 mins @ 400.

 

[ABlaster]

Is having coated bullets worth the effort of doing it yourself as opposed to buying pre-coated bullets?

I’ve never checked the cost/benefit of DIY coatings so I have no base of knowledge.

Edit: They look really well done! Smooth and shiny. Nice work!

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Powder coated my first bullets today. Two different 230 grain 45 cal bullets. The blue were shaken with airsoft bb's. Red no bb's, purple I used the bb's from the blue in with the red. Baked in convection toaster oven 30 mins @ 400.

Cool. Do you resize these after?? Or?

 

[Boogan1]

Cool. Do you resize these after?? Or?

Yes, they get run through the bullet sizing die after powder coating. This was my first attempt and I am very happy with how they turned out and with how easy the process was.

 

[nwfdub]

Yes, they get run through the bullet sizing die after powder coating. This was my first attempt and I am very happy with how they turned out and with how easy the process was.

Looks good. You did the acetone method then?

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[Boogan1]

Looks good. You did the acetone method then?

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No acetone. I just put the dry powder, bullets and black airsoft bb's in a sour cream container and shook them for 1 minute. Took out of powder with small needle nose pliers and tapped on side of container to remove excess powder then placed on non stick aluminum foil to bake. I think in the future I am going to pour into a screen basket and shake to remove a little more of the powder before baking. The acetone method looked like it took more than one coat. This is just one coat.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

No acetone. I just put the dry powder, bullets and black airsoft bb's in a sour cream container and shook them for 1 minute. Took out of powder with small needle nose pliers and tapped on side of container to remove excess powder then placed on non stick aluminum foil to bake. I think in the future I am going to pour into a screen basket and shake to remove a little more of the powder before baking. The acetone method looked like it took more than one coat. This is just one coat.

So this is to keep barrel fouling down?? Or help hold the bullet together under high pressure?

 

[Boogan1]

So this is to keep barrel fouling down?? Or help hold the bullet together under high pressure?

I decided to do it for several reasons, eliminates barrel leading when shooting cast bullets, much cleaner than lubing bullets, don't have to worry about lead contamination when loading cast bullets and they smoke less when you shoot them. I shoot cowboy action and wild bunch which are fairly light loads, cowboy action are extremely light, wild bunch only has to make a power factor of 150 so I am not pushing anything really fast but powder coating does let you push cast bullets faster.

 

[Baddog 0302]

When you size your bullets , do you size to cylinder throat Dia. or to the bore Dia.?

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

I decided to do it for several reasons, eliminates barrel leading when shooting cast bullets, much cleaner than lubing bullets, don't have to worry about lead contamination when loading cast bullets and they smoke less when you shoot them. I shoot cowboy action and wild bunch which are fairly light loads, cowboy action are extremely light, wild bunch only has to make a power factor of 150 so I am not pushing anything really fast but powder coating does let you push cast bullets faster.

When shooting my webley after shooting lead I shoot fmj thru it to help. About every 30 rds or so. It helps.

 

[Baddog 0302]

When shooting my webley after shooting lead I shoot fmj thru it to help. About every 30 rds or so. It helps.

That is open for debate, but like copper or magnetic bracelets , if you think it helps "go for it"