Post by Bullshop on Feb 19, 2022 8:57:06 GMT -7
I wonder if with calibers that are close in diameter like 224/228 and 258/264 and 277/284 and 358/366 and likely others if jacketed bullets in the smaller diameter can be powder coated to fit the larger diameter. This thought hit me yesterday when I was preparing an order for some .228" diameter cast bullets for use in a 22 Savage Hi-Power. Bullet choices for that cartridge are very limited for either cast or jacketed. Being able to add .004" diameter to the large list of .224" jacketed bullets readily available would sure improve the bullet selection for the old Hi-Power.
Then I started thinking about the other calibers that might benefit from the same treatment. Though I have been trying to acquire a 22 Hi-Power for a long time I still do not have one to test this idea. I do however have rifles in some of the other calibers which is what got me to thinking on how I might test the idea.
Two that I have that could be used for testing are a 260 Remingtin and a 9.3x57. Both would have to be increased in diameter .005" to .006" from their smaller diameter brethren so maybe that is pushing it but for sure if it will work for those calibers it will also work for the 22 Hi-Power that needs an increase of only .004" diameter.
Considering the process I use for PC it will take 2 to 3 coatings to gain the needed diameter. In theory that is simple but there is the possibility that in re-heating for each successive coat the preceding coat could run off limiting the final coating depth on the bullet surface. That is something to be tested for and if manifested as a problem could it be overcome in some way. I dont know for sure and that is the reason for testing.
At this point its just a thought that entered my mind as a distraction from the boredom of repetition of movement in filling bullet orders. Also at this point due to most of my time being invested in filling orders at the current rate I cant clearly see where I may find time to test the idea. I suppose if nothing else it did help me through a large order of fitting those tiny gas checks to likewise small 22 cal castings so in a way I have already benefited from it.
Maybe like so many other fleeting thoughts that pass through my porous mind this one too will fade away but right now at the moment I cant help but to wonder.
Then I started thinking about the other calibers that might benefit from the same treatment. Though I have been trying to acquire a 22 Hi-Power for a long time I still do not have one to test this idea. I do however have rifles in some of the other calibers which is what got me to thinking on how I might test the idea.
Two that I have that could be used for testing are a 260 Remingtin and a 9.3x57. Both would have to be increased in diameter .005" to .006" from their smaller diameter brethren so maybe that is pushing it but for sure if it will work for those calibers it will also work for the 22 Hi-Power that needs an increase of only .004" diameter.
Considering the process I use for PC it will take 2 to 3 coatings to gain the needed diameter. In theory that is simple but there is the possibility that in re-heating for each successive coat the preceding coat could run off limiting the final coating depth on the bullet surface. That is something to be tested for and if manifested as a problem could it be overcome in some way. I dont know for sure and that is the reason for testing.
At this point its just a thought that entered my mind as a distraction from the boredom of repetition of movement in filling bullet orders. Also at this point due to most of my time being invested in filling orders at the current rate I cant clearly see where I may find time to test the idea. I suppose if nothing else it did help me through a large order of fitting those tiny gas checks to likewise small 22 cal castings so in a way I have already benefited from it.
Maybe like so many other fleeting thoughts that pass through my porous mind this one too will fade away but right now at the moment I cant help but to wonder.
