Powder Coating Bullets "IN BULK" With Great Results!

Fastest, Easiest, Powder Coating of Cast Lead Bullets. By The Hundreds! Bulk method gives us as good a result as any! Eastwood Ford Light Blue is still one of the best!

[@steelpunisher6944]

Hey Elvis!!! I knew you'd laugh at me brother for using my powder gun and standing them up. Lol. I know its a pain but I love how perty they come out. Even the hf black is awesome. But you get a whole lot more done at one time than I do. I look foward to the next video my friend. Btw... isn't that smell addictive when they're cooking.

[@elvisammo]

Hey Steel Punisher 69... Tell me.. Does that Harbor Freight Red smell like cherry cooking in the oven? does to me.... : )

[@MyBacktrail]

Elvis, you're an odd bird but that's what I like about you! I've been reloading for a decade but have learned a lot from you. Thanks, my friend! Your a great guy and I love watching!

[@elvisammo]

MyBacktrail .... well Awesome! .. I like odd too! ; ) Glad your around my friend!

[@wannabe4668]

I will have to disagree with you about not worrying about the base. It is the part of the bullet that receives the majority of the heat from powder igniting. That is why gas checks exist to protect the bullet from heating up and causing fowling issues in the barrel.

[@TheReloaderDude]

Thanks for giving me my double conformation. I still powder coat in bulk. I don't have the time or patients to stand up each bullet. 👍

[@elvisammo]

Hey Man! The Reloader Dude... Yeah if you wanted perfect bullets out of a big batch you would find well over half around the perfect mark... It is still fun to try and perfect the craft! : ) We can also bulk PC our bullets that we shoot in bulk.. and fret over the rest! That works! Have fun brother!

[@livincincy4498]

I watched a video where the guy placed the bullets in the plastic Factory ammo egg cartons after he inspected them. Then he used that to get them on his oven tray. He was doing wax lube grooves. I am just thinking that the plastic egg crates might work in your powder coating container if you shift back and forth and swirl to coat. Or do Full Wad Cutters and scoop them with the cartridge egg crate. Someday a reloader will invent a time machine so they can have 24 more hours each day to solve the mysteries of reloading...

[@TheReloaderDude]

LIVIN CINCY that would work. But the results I get while not perfect I believe are good enough for the effort. I blow through so much ammo shooting matches that I don't have time to dedicate to make almost perfect practice rounds. Keep up the good comments. I may not responded to them all but they are read and appreciated.

[@LoadsofBacon]

(The steel mesh mafia doesn't want anyone to know this, but if you bake them on silicone, they slide down the barrel faster....)

[@elvisammo]

Loads of Bacon... You are cracking me up... You must be sitting around with JRB Laughing it up!... Eat more Bacon Brother! : )

[@pcbulletempire9872]

Loads of Bacon yeah there they go trying to sell more baskets again I don't know about them

[@FullLeadTaco]

ha ha... for sure!

[@HanstheTraffer]

Loads of Bacon, he has us all brainwashed. We can only think the way he tells us. It is not a mafia it is mind control.

[@jamespollard3066]

Like you I have to laugh seeing people standing up bullets and spraying bullets and double baking and all the other methods people do . The KISS method works the best . It doesn't matter how pretty the bullets are as mine are splattered all over a steel gong anyway . You should call this the Elvis Ammo KISS Method .

[@bobsudds8554]

Elvis. Great video. Can you please advise on what 9mm, 38 spc, and 45 moulds you use. Have like the Lee 6 cavity, but mostly beacuse I am into volume. When casting I want to make lots of boolits in a short amountnof time. Thanks for the video and any tips. I am just starting to powder coat.

[@THutch556]

Hello Elvis, great vid. I have been reloading for quite a while but just getting into casting and wondering if you have any favorite 9mm molds you could recommend. I generally shoot 124-147 grain round nose bullets and I plan on powder coating. Thanks for any help and keep up the good work.

[@user-ud2ij7ro5c]

Great report Mr. Ammo, I wish I could have seen this episode years ago because of all the time, money and effort I could have saved by learning what you teach. Of course I'm up to speed now and I'm a casting and coating madman and loving it too!

[@elvisammo]

hey M.T.L. Thats funny! we. are casting , coating, madmen! : )

[@theTIVANshow]

Just do 75% coated leave the tip uncoated and test fire it

[@jh5869]

theTIVANshow I think that would improve expansion, but I haven't figured out how to do that yet. Any ideas?

[@elvisammo]

Hey theTIVANshow... Yeah... It would be quite a bit harder to leave part of the bullet blank.. That would be an OCD project for sure!!! : )

[@philippinegunsandammo2771]

Sir elvis from phils where can we buy POWER COATING POWDER? PLS HELP PLSSSSSSSSSS

[@meagadeth2metallica]

Just ordered some Eastwood Ford light blue. Thanks for the info Elvis Keep up the good work.

[@Thorsaxe777]

Hey Elvis, I believe that if someone wants high production and low cost to equipment powder coating is the way to go, as you know, I don't powder coat. However, I also have a production machine that does it all with one stroke of a handle. You guys do the same operation in sizing your powder coated as I do with my star lube sizer. But your method and cost Blow's my machine out of the water as a cost Vs. production. Dave.

[@elvisammo]

Hey Thorsaxe777... you could give tumble lube a try.. that's some fast lubing right there... And it works very well! Or you could give Powdercoating a shot! See how ya like it.. Either way Happy Shooting my Friend!! : )

[@Rob_Diamond]

Hey Elvis! I always enjoy your videos and you've helped me tremendously with PCing. I appreciate all the effort you've put in to perfecting the technique. I envy those who have the time to be more meticulous, but I don't. And this technique is perfect for me since I'm just plinking anyway.

[@elvisammo]

Hey Robbie Brady... Yep.. For plinking no need to go too crazy. This will get the job done and in many cases out perform factory ammo!!! Thanks for stopping by!

[@DaveMorris-qd5pf]

Have you stopped doing the 140° at 4 minutes prior to applying the powder?

[@martysouth5903]

I can’t get the powder to stick to the bullets eve if I pre heat them. Maybe it’s the cheap harbor freight powder coat?

[@hvdsyt]

Thank you Elvis for your great videos! I'm new to powder coating, and wonder how it works with powder coating and then sizing the bullets vs sizing them before coating them.

[@elvisammo]

Hey Meily HVDSYT... I always size them after powder coating!

[@michaelrutledge1051]

Wander if u tried putting them in clean bucket after coating swirling them again would that help break them apart?

[@nevadajim775]

I've been loading my own since 1965 and up until about 10 years ago I've poured my own lead handgun bullets and sized and lubed them with my Lyman lube sizer. I have no idea how many thousands of bullets I have poured and sized during that time. About 10 years ago I quit pouring my own and began buying commercially made bullets from X-treme Bullets in Carson, Nevada or Misouri Bullets in Missouri. I don't get any brownie points for saying this, but Missouri by far has the best quality, prices and customer service that I have come across. Having said all of that, can you convince me of any solid proof that powder coating your bullets is any measurable advantage in regards to performance, reliability, or barrel leading prevention. I like your videos and appreciate your honest opinions. Thanks for your very informational videos. Others on the internet I have little interest including one that you have mentiond a few times. Thanks for all your time and experience that you put into your videos..

[@elvisammo]

Hey nevadajim.... lubed bullets work great and have for over a hundred years cant say much bad about that...But Powder coated bullets are more forgiving when it comes to bullet hardness, Cleaner on your hands and equipment, and cheaper to coat. 1 pound of powder (5 to 12 bucks) can coat well over 10,000 bullets. I havent really counted a guess probably more; I fired over 200 rounds of 9mm yesterday and was showing my brother the barrel, Then run a tight dry patch through it and was shining like new.. : ) No worries of smoke obstructing your view.. : ) From time to time I will shoot lubed just because I like to rehash the past.... : )

[@l.a.3887]

They look good to me the more the better thanks good job perfect beautiful bullets

[@HanstheTraffer]

Elvis, I don't like the tiny little spots and boogers. For 9 MM it may be OK. But for my tiny little 22 lr 40 grain pills it is too much. So I stand them up on a silicone mat. When I start doing 9 MM I will do it exactly the way you do it. And, just fyi and your watchers...when I first started, I was not getting thick coverage. It was even but very thin (Harbor Freight Red). So I did two coats of the thin layers. For some reason they started getting real thick...to the point that I have to shake them a little more before I put them in the oven. I don't like the thick coats. Two thin coats and then I re-strike them in the swaging die. I use a smaller die for before powder coat and a larger die for the final coat so it does not scrape the pc off. Also, I see that the guys on castboolits forum are discussing your videos now. You are becoming a legend my friend. HEY KZbin, ELVIS AMMO HERE....ALSO, envy you being able to shoot so much. That one batch would last me a couple of years.

[@mikewarren7855]

agitate them before they cool and don't over cook and they won't stick

[@michaeldaniels8241]

I just ordered the paint from Eastman and just Poured for the first time, it just happened to be 124g 9mm and poured 415 of them so guess what I am doing this weekend 😁thanks for all the info

[@elvisammo]

Hey Michael Daniels.. Thats awesome! I'll give ya a piece of advice... If this is your first. Just do a very little on the first run.. Then step it up as you see it's working great! Most people find this very helpful! Happy Powder Coating To Ya..... Congrats.. : )

[@johnpierce2777]

Where do you get the powder..

[@elvisammo]

Eastwood Ford light blue from Eastwood powder company is the easiest and best to apply…

[@JH-nf4xd]

Elvis, I posted on castboolits.gunloads.com regarding your comment about not needing to coat the base of the bullet. I think you're right, but I'm very much a novice when it comes to cast bullets. Very interested to see what the experts have to say.

[@elvisammo]

Hey J H.. One fact we do know is lots of factory ammo is bare on the base. The next fact we have is the rifling comes in contact with the sides along the shank of the bullet. Lubed bullets are only protected along the lube grooves. I may dig into this!

[@peternelson9865]

Does the hardness of the lead matter if their going to be powder coated?

[@Crystalbsmusic]

you are the Bullet Powder Coat KING here on KZbin! Awesome results & Awesome Info.

[@elvisammo]

thanks Crystal B.... Glad you approve!!! : ) Happy Powder Coating to Ya

[@tires2burn]

I'm new to all this and have a question. Does PC eliminate all the smoke you get from ALOX?

[@bisleyblackhawk1288]

@tires2burn...yep it does and it keeps your dies from getting gunked up 😀 straight ALOX is some nasty stuff. Check out Amazon for Eastwood powder...my order of Ford Light Blue was ordered via Amazon Prime for $13.99 per pound with free shipping (if you are a Prime member)...it shipped directly from Eastwood without their sky high shipping charges.

[@archersfriend]

At 10:46 after the cool down, the bullets look Grey and the video looked much darker. Did you change cameras?

[@bidkid2020]

You don't mind me asking what kind of money are you paying for this powder coat with shipping all said and done thanks enjoy your videos

[@elvisammo]

The Eastwood Ford light blue I think is around 12 bucks a pound or so. With 5 to 7 bucks for shipping. It is my favorite for easy to use and best coverage. Sometimes they offer free shipping. One pound will cover around ten thousand 9mm bullets. Best of luck to ya brother!

[@theTIVANshow]

Hello

[@matt82654]

Hey Elvis Ammo, Im a newbie to casting my own bullets and am still climbing the learning curve. I can't seem to get to a leveling off place yet and I have no one in my area that casts. I have a great resource for wheel weights and have made a lot of ingots, but still can't get decent bullets. I live in Waynesville NC and was wondering if it is ever possible to visit you and just look over your shoulder as you are casting? I would gladly drive down. If not I understand. Thanks!!

[@dumpsterfire6351]

Just re tumble em and they will look even better I bet

[@aerofd]

I don't powder coat but I think parchment paper on a metal pan would work better than that wire mesh. You can stand each bullet on it's base and with the metal pan you should be able to move them in and out of the oven with no problem. Parchment paper is $3.48 for 45 sq ft roll on Wal Mart .com. Just a thought. I have enjoyed all you videos, keep up the great work.

[@damionchrist]

Hey Elvis, if i sent you some triple glow powder coat powder would you coat some .44 Special lead bullets for me? I live in CA and triple glow powder coating would be the closest i can get to tracers. This triple glow powder is crazy bright and glows for 5 hrs. with only 10 mins in sunlight! What do you think?

[@thomasbogart264]

Hey Elvis, you said they were 124gn bullets. Are you using a 124gn mold and getting 124gn bullets? I'm using a Lee 115gn 6 cavity mold and getting 122gn +/- bullets and having to adjust my load. Just curious about your weights.

[@elvisammo]

Hey Thomas Bogart .... No worries. Each batch of alloy may be a little different in weight. And on top of that the mold may or may not be perfectly calibrated in weight. Off the top of my head. My 124gr. mold is droping around 127gr. bullets. depending on the batch of lead at the time. It's fairly common to be off a bit .. Just load accordingly! Thanks for the question! Hope this helps

[@thomasbogart264]

elvis ammo Thanks for the reply. Keep the videos coming. They're very helpful.

[@r2com641]

I could watch this video as a bedtime story before sleeping !

[@sw640]

R2COM I am lol

[@kylelusk8994]

Nice! I like doing bulk bullet coating, and casting. Glad I'm not the only one. The blue and dark green from Eastwood work amazingly well. The Eastwood White I've found you need to leave a heavier coat. But it all still works

[@murphymmc]

Hey Elvis, good info. I find that I do smaller batches cuz I'm still using some old two cavity molds and by the time I get 100-150 done, I need a break. With that being said , I tried Loads of Bacon,s technique and for small batches it work well. Put on some nitrile gloves, drop the newly coated bullets into a plastic factory bullet holder, fill it up, put oven tray on top and flip it. All nice and stood up on the base and pretty quick. Messed around with using double light coats with different colors, sizing in between coats. With that method, the double coat fills in any light spots. Not necessary, but in small batches it gives a really good finish and always a surprise on color results. That method works well for "designer" bullets. I agree that the single coat bulk method is a winner when you don't have the time for the playing around designer stuff. A side note to Thorsaxe777, once you start powder coating it's really hard to go back to normal bullet lube. Way less lead fouling and no diminished accuracy that I've noticed.

[@Billbobaker]

Great video thanks for sharing.

[@williebulletman5217]

Great job brother I'll have to give that a try I need went over 100 bullets at a time .. it's amazing how high Quality powder coding works compared to Harbor freight once again great job

[@AlbDavidT505]

Those beautiful bullets look fine to me. I am all for doing bulk powder coating batches with smaller pistol bullets and rifle bullets, although I have never done a batch as big as that 420 you just did here - I do not think I could fit that many bullets in my little toaster oven. I just might have to keep my eyes open for a bigger toaster oven at yard sales now. I only take the time to stand up bigger shotgun slugs that I have to knock the powder out of the hollow bases before I cook them, otherwise I think I would do all my bullet coating in bulk. With my powder coating, it looks to me like the parts of the bullets that are well powder coated are the parts that have the largest diameter and are what engages with the rifling. It seems like the small imperfections where some bullets are missing powder coating from where they touched the screen or another bullet are smaller in diameter and don't even engage the rifling - or that is what it looks like from the bullets I have shot then have been able to recover. I do not think those small imperfections in powder coating cause any barrel leading as I am not getting any lead deposited in the barrel after 50 to 100 shots before cleaning - this is in a polygonal rifled pistol barrel. Just my personal experience.

[@MrRebTyree]

Howdy Elvis, Great video, very informative! I just PC my first batch of 150 bullets 9 mm that I casted the day before. with Eastwood Lime green and signal. I used your 4/140 method for the two of 3 batches. The third batch in Signal Red with the regular method, PC, shake and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Batch 1, turned out ok, a little learning curve as to how powder to use and shake off. Batch 2 & 3 look Awesome! Thanks for your amazing videos! I have learned alot, matter of fact, I'm hooked on PC and I'm casting again after taking a break. Life sometimes gets in the way of hobbies. Thanks again brother for your educational PC videos!

[@garrygilbert4635]

The Elvis have you ever thought of putting your bullet s in a vibe case cleaner with crushed Walnut to brake apart stuck bullets an knock off the buggers?

[@jimhelton5731]

Being an avid reloaded, a little ocd is a good thing. Lol great video.

[@elvisammo]

Hey James Helton... Yep and yep! good to be a little OCD for sure!!! Thank ya my griend!

[@kennethvaccaro8397]

Hey there sir I appreciate you’re channel and I have learned a lot watching so keep it up. My question is I’m having a hard time getting the Eastwood powder to stick to my cast bullets... I’ve tried the #5 buckets and also the tumbler, any other suggestions?

[@jackmlayne4992]

I like your process was wondering how you could prevent sticking together causing the sticking together I'm thinking a tumbler would be good out of the oven for thirty minutes or so while cooling.what is your take on that?keep up the good work enjoy your videos

[@barndweller4573]

Thanks for another informative video, I can not help it I still sit most of my bullets up on end but I am semi Retired so I am blessed to have the time. Longer rifle bullets just will not sit up. I must admit there is not much difference. The only time I ever got any leading with a powder coated bullet was when I purchased a Marlin 44 Mag lever gun and I learned to slug the barrel, it was .003 larger than spec. I ordered a new mould that was just a little bigger and problem was solved. Thank God, I do not like cleaning lead out of a barrel, its a PAIN!

[@elvisammo]

Hey there Barn Dweller... your welcome my friend! That's all good, A little OCD and reloading is a good match!!! We need some of that... it would be kinda boring if we all did things the same way.... : )

[@michaeldaniels8241]

Well Elvis my first powder coating session is complete with mixed results when using the wire basket my bullets did not look nearly as good as yours so on the next batch i stood them in end, I heard u laughing at me, and had almost perfect results. I want to say thanks for all u do.

[@FortuneCookie45LC]

Good video, Elvis Ammo...!! This is what our friend GunFun ZS does also, except the has the bullets in a big basket 4 or 5 deep in a bigger oven so he even does 'em in bigger bulk. You and I are limited a bit by oven size. A good quality powder like FLB helps a lot...but I really do appreciate how nice real big bullets like the 500 grain and 405 grain 45/70 and 458 Win Mag bullets come out when they are stood on end...works out well because we don't shoot those monsters at a high rate of fire...But our pistol bullets sure come out fine this way - my oldest basket is all wore out...but my newer baskets are going to take over - I've got four of 'em made. The Elvis 4 140 system looks like the way to go for the Harbor Freight powders. Good powder coatin' to ya...FC.

[@elvisammo]

FortuneCookie45LC ..hey there my friend Mr Fortune Cookie. .. I like the sound of that wore out basket. . It represents good time gone by, The new ones represent good times to come! ; ) And yes your right about the bulk pistol.. We can afford to take more time with large and less frequently shot bullets. Keep up the great loading and shooting over there !!!

[@bryco32]

I Shot 380 rounds of 38sp loaded to +p specs through my lever gun on Sunday all shake and bake powdercoating. Not a smidge of lead in the barrel.

[@elvisammo]

Hey Deezildennis... Sounds like you had A great weekend brother! I did a lot of shooting myself... Thanks for the comment! : )

[@AnalystAndy]

Elivs, how warm is it in your workshop? Maybe air temperature has an influence on the "stickyness" of the powder.

[@Beetmagnet]

If you're gonna do a bulk load, you're gonna need more than one oven. I have 3 ovens, but usually run 2 at a time. I coated 60 lb's of 9mm the other day (roughly 2700+) in 3-4 hours with 2 ovens. That's with tumble coat method...and standing some up. Although I mainly tumble coat, I have a couple different methods. I have the sprayer for the powders I have that will not tumble coat. I also have jigs set up for Hollow Points that can be sprayed upside down so the HP cavity doesn't fill up. Also, the wife likes the sprayed method on her Neon Pink bullets, as she doesn't like flaws and spots on her bullets. And we all know...happy wife happy life. One powder that also works well with the tumble method is the Kawasaki Green from Columbia Coatings. It's my son's preferred "Zombie green" coating.

[@elvisammo]

Your a Beast!!! Beetmagnet.... I can't compete with that... : ) and some fine detailed sprayed on neon pink for the wife too!! Smart Man! Interesting zombie green from Columbia Coatings... thanks for the info! your On It..

[@georgestephens8226]

I like coating the whole bullet because it helps reduce the lead smoke at firing. It really helps on indoor ranges.

[@toml802]

The new Shake Weight!

[@edadpops1709]

Have you confirmed that a certain type of plastic container works better than another?

[@snobanker1]

I just powder coated my first bullets using your 420 method a couple weeks ago. I used HF red so I did the preheat. I only did 25 bullets as a test and since they were already lubed (all I had) I cleaned the lube off by boiling them in hot water and used some brake cleaner on them. They turned out great, the PC stuck on with no issues. I'm actually doing them for my dad who I load for but he hates cleaning out lead. He wanted me to start loading copper bullets for his plinking which would be way too expensive. Loaded them up and test fired them in his Ruger and no leading. We were both happy. I may even start powder coating my Cowboy Action bullets, but I don't get as much leading as he did so I may stick to lube. Time will tell.

[@elvisammo]

snobanker1 thanks for taking the time to tell the story much appreciated. . Glad to here it worked out! ; )

[@nickl1682]

Elvis ammo . Boy did you just trouble. Booger , my mom used to say to me when I was small , clean the boogers off your face . I didn't know she was reloading. Good info . Thanks your long lost J brother.

[@elvisammo]

She was a reloader Nick L ...! Oh Brother! : )

[@georgeleeper2419]

Elvis when we gonna get an update on the 22 cal Elvis cast bullets. Got them figured out yet?

[@johnericmccorkle]

As ocd as it sounds, have you had any subscribers or have you maybe tried using forceps or tweesers to stand these up after you bulk swirl them to cost them? Just curious to see if that extra step would prevent them from getting stuck together and having bare spots or boogers on the sides? You'd still get the grate marks on the base but maybe not the sides? I dunno may not be worth it in the end just interested to find out...maybe I should just try it myself 😊

[@elvisammo]

Hey John McCorkie... I haven't stood them up.. They look to dang good to go OCD on it. But you are in good company Here if you do! : )

[@sw640]

Where did Elvis Go?? Are you still around?

[@G-man45444]

Great video. I have been reloading lead casts for a few years now and I am really curious ..... what are the benefits of powder coating ? This might sound like a dumb question but I want to give it a go. I find that alox is messy and stinks and i don't like having to handle gooey bullets ....

[@elvisammo]

Hey G Man... yep You already know a big reason. Keeps equipment clean. Keeps our hands off the lead and lube! I've found I can load closer to what fmj data calls for also. Less smoke, I have been able to get better results at higher velocity with my rifles. Color coding different loads as well. Off the top of my head! good question by the way!

[@daleensminger7834]

I love the video but my question is if I wanted to powder coat in a candy blue or gunmetal Grey would the finish product look good I have been debating on buying some to try but don't want to waste my time

[@elvisammo]

Hey Dale.. my advise to anyone new to powder coating bullets is to have a successful first shot. With that said go a head and get the Eastwood Ford Light Blue for one of the best and easiest coatings. then on your order you can get those other colors too, To try! Some but not all colors coat as good as others. but most will do just fine as you gain a little experience.... But never a waste of time.. This is considered in my opinion high quality work with little effort! Hope this helps!

[@harlenharris7282]

Great video. I do powder coating and also 2 part epoxy paint. Both work great.

[@edadpops1709]

I cannot stand up my self let alone 500 boolits😏

[@tombunda2772]

Hi, Can you please, let me know where can I find the wire basket, and the blue Eastwood powder?thank you

[@elvisammo]

Tom Bunda ...Eastwood Ford light blue. .. eastwood.com the wire is hardware cloth. 1/4 inch square holes. from most hardware stores. . hope this helps

[@thebaddest2562]

is the 420 a subliminal measage lol just kidding

[@ericjohnston7658]

Hey Elvis, i have watched quite a few of your videos, great information. I have been pcing for a while and I stand my bullets up. I have tried laying them down but the powder is pulled off like in your video @ 17:05. and the only question I have is do the bare spots cause any leading?

[@elvisammo]

Hey Eric Johnston... Good question here from an OCD ! : ) I can relate in deed.. The ones that I picked out to show were not many. But even if all of them had marks like that one , I'd say you are lead safe! The more you do, the better ya get at it . Like anything else. Most marks will be superficial. I loaded everyone of those!

[@thebaddest2562]

good stuff elvis

[@elvisammo]

you the baddest and the funniest! : ) thanks again brother!

[@charlesirby9222]

Hey elvis, good to see some more vids! Us old T E X I C A N S have to wear a jock strap when we shake like that...might damage our equipment! SeeYaPard . . . c h a r l i e

[@elvisammo]

Hey you ole Silverback! Charles Irby! You cracking me up again... Duck Tape Brother!!! : )

[@meesterp]

Just the tip not that I want to tell you what to do but if you're going to use duct tape instead of a jock strap you might want to shave first

[@vengenaceearly255]

Elvis Ammo -- Yeah I think it all depends on the powder coat. Hey Elvis its just like you said --- you get the some of the best results with the Eastwood FLB. I have been using a lot of Prismatic colors in my Powder Coating fest and can tell you I can't use the bulk method without considering what powder I am using. I tried and some powder coats just won't hunt... or is that dogs lol. If I use Silver Artery I can PC in Bulk.. if I use Chrome PC I have to cut the amount of bullets down by half that of a Silver Artery Coat. If I use Roman gold I have to coat twice and use two thirds the amount of bullets per batch. But I do just what you just said... I use the Elvis method first.. with heat to 140 then shake and bake. I like your method because it is very economical and a pound of powder for my base coats goes a very long way. Then to make them fancy I stand them up and shoot them with a candy coat that does an over the top awesome job. Its nice to be able to stand your bullets up without having to make a jig with a drill press.. but most handgun bullets and 45-70s rifles are a snap to shoot with a powder gun. I first started out with skinny rifle bullets and used a drill press to to make jigs that would stand them up .. I have to say it is still pretty fast. It takes less than three min to stand them up shoot them and put them in the oven. I like my twice PC method because the it saves powder and looks great.

[@elvisammo]

Vengenace Early ...hey man! yeah just like you say.. there are reasons why someone would take xtra time with bullets that we don't shoot in bulk. . And in part we like to satisfy our selves with the desired results. . That sounds like a real nice system you got there for sure! and some cool colors to boot! Happy shooting my OCD friend! ; )

[@vengenaceearly255]

Most of this for me started out by trying to make a powder coated rifle bullet work as well as a copper jacketed rifle bullet. Or I wouldn't have bothered trying to get them so smooth. My goal has always been to get the FPS up to a copper jacketed rifle bullet and still be accurate. Since the time and labor is the same no matter what choice of color I use I like to have some fun. It just took me some time and powder coating to find out how to do it with as little powder and time as possible. :) Life is too short for just coating them in Harbor Freight Red ... LOL

[@1000186ful]

Thanks man for the info im try this methode on something other than bullets and see how it comes out

[@hartstudebakerkid]

I tumble them in a butter tub but stand them up on a tray to cook in my toaster oven.

[@jreg0028]

Thanks for this video elvis. I tried the eastwood zombie green with mixed results. I'm gonna try the Ford blue next to see if the powders results vary.

[@elvisammo]

Hey jreg0028... try it out and let me know how it works out!

[@LostAltruism]

wow, I wish I could get my powdercoats half as good as yours :(

[@garym1a2]

I started this way back in march after watching one of your video. They key is the eastwoods ford light blue paint. Also put a cookie pan under your basket makes it easy to recyle powder. Gloss white from Eastwood is a great powder also.

[@elvisammo]

hey garym 1a2... interesting.. the gloss white. Is it a shake and bake like the ford light blue?

[@garym1a2]

It shakes on much faster than ford blue. A problem with the white is you have to be carefull not too many bullets or you have to smack the bullets to drop from the pan and to seperate them. I put bbq no stick sheet on the basket to stop the basket stick. Still they stick good to each other. So shack off the excess. The white also look very pretty with a little ford blue mixed in.

[@captainpegs0740]

Are certain colors possibly more damaging to bores? Thank you!

[@elvisammo]

Hey Captainpegs07.. I personally don't think so . You might be referring to the Harbor Freight Black, Has mica in it. Some have said this and thinks it is too abrasive. Hope this helps.....!

[@jamesp8164]

Good video Question for Elvis Ammo: have you shot any of these that you've coated in bulk, and was the performance the same, or at least similar, to bullets that you've stood up on your mesh?

[@elvisammo]

jamesp81 ..Yes I shoot thousands just like that with the same or even better than factory results. . I'm not exaggerating. .. I'm not the best shot but I regularly hit 8 inch steel at 50 and even a hundred yards

[@jamesp8164]

Great results then. I've been tumble lubing and I do like that I don't need additional tools for it (I already have to haul my whole casting set up outside from my basement, and it's quite enough even with just a Lee magnum melter and a couple of molds, and associated tooling), but this looks to have so many advantages I'll suffer adding another appliance just to give it a try.

[@mky45lg]

FYI Elvis, the Ford dark blue works awesome also. Added bonus...they match my dark blue Ford pickup:P.

[@elvisammo]

Hey mky45lg.. Cool beans... i need some Dodge red! I have been wanting to try the FDB Thats my next pick!

[@mky45lg]

elvis ammo I made tons of red, white, and blue for the fourth this year. I just got to casting my own recently. Your vids and FC45 and Johny and Thorsax really did right by me. I was up and running in no time. Thank you for putting the time into them.

[@truebornsonofliberty554]

Anyone else have trouble with the focus on this video?

[@elvisammo]

yeah,,, its not your eyes! Not sure what happened trying to fix it.....

[@truebornsonofliberty554]

elvis ammo haha I even rebooted my wifi.

[@jh5869]

Yea, me too.

[@T.A.B.Videos]

Nice job, I'm one of those set on the base guys. LOL

[@elvisammo]

Hey treesablowin... yea i thought you! : )

[@albatro2676]

Do I have a problem or the resolution is 144p ???

[@elvisammo]

yeah Sorry Albatro76 ... this thing got screwy somehow? yikes!

[@albatro2676]

Elvis, thank's for your answer, how much paint is in that recipient ? Thnak's

[@LJ_AF]

144p? Come on Elvis!

[@OzarkSpirit]

So, have you given up on pre-heating before powder coating?

[@elvisammo]

Hey there Ozark spirit...The preheat is only for the harbor freight Powder Coat. 4 min. at 140 F. The Eastwood Ford Light blue is Just Shake and Bake! Done. : )

[@OzarkSpirit]

Hey Elvis Ammo, try the Tiger Drylac powder on Amazon from the Powdercoat Store. I have the vermillion red and the candy blue. The candy colors are wicked looking. And, it is only a few dollars more than the Harbor Freight powders. I think I paid $22 for the candy and $18 for the red. The powder has performed great and bakes on in only ten minutes. The candy goes on nice and thin. No need to preheat and oven time is cut in half.

[@edwardaderman6900]

good video Elvis

[@elvisammo]

Hey there Edward Aderman Jr.... Than ya my friend!!

[@ibthumper2]

New month, new vid. Cool color.

[@elvisammo]

hey Kenneth G Maiden.. thats what i thought!!! Thanks again for stopping in.......

[@ZERO_42069]

First lol

[@elvisammo]

Hey Josue Guzman.. you were first and YT threw ya right in the spam! : ) I gottcha out though! : )

[@ZERO_42069]

elvis ammo lol great video though, i always powdercoat my bullets like this, sometimes they're blotchy but they work lol , going to get some ford light blue since im tired of HF red lol

[@elvisammo]

Josue Guzman.. yeah... you won't regret getting the Ford light blue!

[@lebommjohnson8101]

So does running the bullets thru the sizer rub the coating off the driving bands, or does it size the coating to the diameter of the die ? Could you size 'em first and THEN powder-coat to increase the size a mite ? My sizing die is still about .001" smaller than the throats in my revolver.

[@elvisammo]

Hey lebomm johnson.. good question.. thats one of the benefits of powder coating . Yes you can take advantage of increasing the diameter that way for sure!

[@elvisammo]

Oh and no it does not rub the coating off in the sizer! good to go