I’m a PC’er

[awp101]

For those of you that have been PCing for a while, does this video cover things pretty well?

[Cholla]

Jun 22, 2024 11:35:09 GMT -5 awp101 said:

For those of you that have been PCing for a while, does this video cover things pretty well?

I pretty much PC the way shown in the video, and if you forward to about 8:30 in the video, he mentions the little spots and abnormalities that occur when the bullets are laid on their sides.

[bigbore5]

I stopped using the airsoft bb. Also on the higher pressure stuff I will sometimes coat twice. Especially when using high pressure 357 bullets.

[foxtrapper]

The zip lock rectangular canister with a lid works great. #5 plastic and no bbs needed

[38 WCF]

Jun 22, 2024 13:40:53 GMT -5 bigbore5 said:

I stopped using the airsoft bb. Also on the higher pressure stuff I will sometimes coat twice. Especially when using high pressure 357 bullets.

I also stopped using the airsoft BB's. I can tell no difference in my final product.

[contender]

I don't use the BB's anymore,, nor do I use a #5 container. I use a regular vibrating tumbler,, (plastic) run for about 15 minutes,, (lazy) and then just using a plastic colander & tub, I dump the bullets & powder from the tumbler tub into that. Shake off the excess powder,, (the pan underneath catches it.
Then I dump a single layer of bullets onto the foil covered pan. I can easily do a few hundred at a time. I'm not a tweezer guy. Too slow.

The concerns of bare spots & or "flat" spots affects anything. Just today,, during a USPSA match,, a couple of my guys in my squad were shooting a commercial PCed bullet. I'd call it very poor coverage. Yet,, they had good accuracy.
I actually asked him about his PCing process & he said they were commercial bullets.

I'll see if I can get a picture of one of them up here. He left a few live rounds on the ground, and I recovered them.

As mentioned in the video,, there are several ways to PC bullets. My way is different. But it has worked very well for me.

One thing mentioned is the "smell" when they are cooking. I've never had any issues with a smell or smoke. Makes me wonder a little about that.

[bigbore5]

I've never noticed any smell while baking the powder coat.

[Cholla]

Jun 22, 2024 19:35:27 GMT -5 contender said:

The concerns of bare spots & or "flat" spots affects anything. Just today,, during a USPSA match,, a couple of my guys in my squad were shooting a commercial PCed bullet. I'd call it very poor coverage. Yet,, they had good accuracy.

"Good" accuracy at what distance?? I thought USPSA targets were relatively close, as in 50 yds. or less.

[contender]

Here's a picture of one of the rounds I picked up yesterday. And while it shows a thin, mottled coating,, it's actually in better condition than many I saw them loading.




As for accuracy,, the gentleman using this bullet & I were talking, and he's an accuracy buff. In fact,, he's been into Precision Long Range Rifle shooting. He allowed that this bullet has been very accurate for him.

But I personally do not,, nor have I tried his bullets.

However,, my PCing method has proven to me that accuracy does not suffer. I'll use the example of the Bradshaw/Martin bullet in my 357 Maximum. I do exactly the method I've described above,, and I have been getting 3"-4" groups at 100 yds if I do MY part behind the trigger. That's with open sights. The one thing I haven't mentioned about my process is that I size after PCing my bullets. When this is done,, the sides of my bullets get a "glossy" slick look vs the slightly different looking finish on the sides that are sized.

Take some of your bullets,, PC them,, chrono them, and then,, shoot a fair number for actual accuracy. You may be quite surprised.

[boatswainsmate]

My favorite method is using a tumbler. I live in a high humidity state and it's worked the best for me. I've used my powder coated HP's to take 3 deer from a tree stand. I used Smoke's Signal Blue on these. Happy Shooting! Boats

[bigbore5]

I get best accuracy from pc and lube in combination on my higher pressure loads. Like 357max, 353 Casull, and the heavy 500's. However with my eyes these days, I only see the difference on target from the rest. In the field, I can't shoot the difference.

[1873coltguy]

So I am new to this coating also,do you still have to use a gas check on the higher velocity stuff like 45-70 or 30-06 type of rounds

[Randominator]

Jun 24, 2024 9:14:42 GMT -5 1873coltguy said:

So I am new to this coating also,do you still have to use a gas check on the higher velocity stuff like 45-70 or 30-06 type of rounds

If the bullet is designed for a gas check, use a gas check.  In my tests accuracy suffered for all bullets by leaving the gas check off.

[leftysixgun]

I scored a toaster oven and two trays for $20 today….Im heading in the right direction.

[38 WCF]

Jun 22, 2024 19:35:27 GMT -5 contender said:

I don't use the BB's anymore,, nor do I use a #5 container. I use a regular vibrating tumbler,, (plastic) run for about 15 minutes,, (lazy) and then just using a plastic colander & tub, I dump the bullets & powder from the tumbler tub into that. Shake off the excess powder,, (the pan underneath catches it.
Then I dump a single layer of bullets onto the foil covered pan. I can easily do a few hundred at a time. I'm not a tweezer guy. Too slow.

The concerns of bare spots & or "flat" spots affects anything. Just today,, during a USPSA match,, a couple of my guys in my squad were shooting a commercial PCed bullet. I'd call it very poor coverage. Yet,, they had good accuracy.
I actually asked him about his PCing process & he said they were commercial bullets.

I'll see if I can get a picture of one of them up here. He left a few live rounds on the ground, and I recovered them.

As mentioned in the video,, there are several ways to PC bullets. My way is different. But it has worked very well for me.

One thing mentioned is the "smell" when they are cooking. I've never had any issues with a smell or smoke. Makes me wonder a little about that.

100% true.