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<blockquote data-quote="Gohon" data-source="post: 3315430" data-attributes="member: 765">I&#039;ve been powder coating all my casts for about 5 years now.&nbsp; Bought the gun at Harbor freight when I started, used it twice and stuck it out in the barn where it lives now.&nbsp; Just too messy and wasted powder in my opinion.&nbsp; Went back to the shake and bake method using Eastwood powder.&nbsp; Used Harbor Freight powder when first starting but only the red worked for me.What I do is take a Cool Whip tub, after it is empty of course,&nbsp; Put in enough Air Soft BB&#039;s to cover the bottom(The Black BB&#039;s are best as they are the largest and heaviest), throw in a hand full of cast bullets and about a table spoon of powder.&nbsp; Put the lid on the tub and make sure you hold the lid down as you don&#039;t want to have that powder fly out on you.&nbsp; Then swirl the tube as hard and fast as you can for about 30 seconds.&nbsp; Check the bullets for coverage and if necessary repeat the last step.&nbsp; Using tweezers I&#039;ll stand the bullets on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.&nbsp; You&#039;re all done now except for loading and shooting.Here is a picture of a 45 Colt load shot from a rifle at 50 yards.&nbsp; Top target is Powder Coated bullets and bottom target is Alox coated bullets.&nbsp; The Powder Coated bullets actually shot a little tighter. That&#039;s five shots in each target with the 5th shot always going outside the group for what ever reason.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gohon, post: 3315430, member: 765"] I've been powder coating all my casts for about 5 years now. Bought the gun at Harbor freight when I started, used it twice and stuck it out in the barn where it lives now. Just too messy and wasted powder in my opinion. Went back to the shake and bake method using Eastwood powder. Used Harbor Freight powder when first starting but only the red worked for me. What I do is take a Cool Whip tub, after it is empty of course, Put in enough Air Soft BB's to cover the bottom(The Black BB's are best as they are the largest and heaviest), throw in a hand full of cast bullets and about a table spoon of powder. Put the lid on the tub and make sure you hold the lid down as you don't want to have that powder fly out on you. Then swirl the tube as hard and fast as you can for about 30 seconds. Check the bullets for coverage and if necessary repeat the last step. Using tweezers I'll stand the bullets on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. You're all done now except for loading and shooting. Here is a picture of a 45 Colt load shot from a rifle at 50 yards. Top target is Powder Coated bullets and bottom target is Alox coated bullets. The Powder Coated bullets actually shot a little tighter. That's five shots in each target with the 5th shot always going outside the group for what ever reason. [/QUOTE]

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