Powder coating?

[TomSp8]

Not conclusive if it helps, but I'm in the habit of rubbing my container on a carpeted floor while swirling. We have one room in the house with carpet still....I will generally set my little toaster oven to preheat at 425, once there I turn it down to 400 and place the tray of bullets in, watching every 45 seconds or so until I see them turn liquid, then set the timer for 20 minutes. And def keep your powder container sealed and in a controlled environment.

 

[Brad]

I use no BB in a Cool whip container. I shake vigorously for a count of 40 and dump on a fine wire screen. No standing them up for me.

 

[BBerguson]

Don't over do it. 223 chambers being smaller are even more prone to oversized bullets.

Yes, I had a real problem with this in a 222 I was shooting.

 

[fiver]

all different.... LOL
i measure out my powder, use glow in the dark BB's, a clear tall container [number-2?3?]

i stand a lot of mine up, have a wire mesh screen i place long rifle bullets nose down, and just dump out some others on the parchment paper..
my cooking process is the same though, 325 for 20, 375 for 20, and 400 for 20,,, out and dump in cold water.

 

[BBerguson]

Not conclusive if it helps, but I'm in the habit of rubbing my container on a carpeted floor while swirling. We have one room in the house with carpet still....I will generally set my little toaster oven to preheat at 425, once there I turn it down to 400 and place the tray of bullets in, watching every 45 seconds or so until I see them turn liquid, then set the timer for 20 minutes. And def keep your powder container sealed and in a controlled environment.

I do something similar, I wear a polartec type jacket and roll the container on myself. I’ve been kicking around the idea of building a static machine. I think about doing that every time I use my 4” dust collection hose to clean out the sawdust from my table saw. I have to wear gloves because it shocks the crap out of me and even get it through the leather a little. I might try to set a tray of bullets on the hose next time I do it and see what happens.

 

[BBerguson]

I really struggled getting the paint to “stick” to the 22 cal bullets when I first tried that caliber. I had too much old used paint in my container. Dumped it out, started over and all was fine. I stand all my bullets on their base on a silicone baking sheet. Ended up having to use a 40 square / hole mat for my longer 30 caliber bullets. Couldn’t get them in the oven without one tipping over and when one goes down, bunches of them follow. I put them in the oven, set at 400 degrees and bake for 20 minutes, start to finish. I open the door to cool them a little faster. Bullets are perfect every time, 55 gr 22 calibers or the honking big 500gr 45-70 slugs.

I’ve sized before or after, also installed gas checks before and after. Haven’t noticed any difference yet but smaller calibers are a little easier to put on before powder coating. I use my Lee push through sizers to install the checks while sizing. 22 cal are difficult either way and I’m not satisfied using this method to install the checks.