Currently at
85 bullets, 1/2 tsp powder, 1 tablespoon lacquer thinner.
Mixing time is 5-10 min.
Bake is 20min / 400f.
Paying attention to tackiness of PC gel / bullets is important. Like making real fudge. Too runny or too thick produces an uglier coat.
This seems to be a decent recipe for what I've been working at. It gives a decent-enough coat for plinking ammo without being "thick". The thinner coat makes sizing go easier, too. Shaking time is probably 2-5min, not 5-10min. The home depot paint mixer cup is holding up just fine and honestly seems to be a great size for the wet process.
Cut out a few more trays for bullets from 1/4" steel mesh. Just to speed up the process a bit.
I've got about 6 quarts of coated bullets that I've started to load.
Starting with just 5.9-6.0 grains of Unique, which I had good luck with before. Hope to get out to a range and make sure the new bullets still don't cause any leading issues (otherwise, pan lube or a lubrisizer is in my future).
I'll admit, my Hornady LNL AP & rcbs dies has been quite cranky in trying to get back into the swing of things. About the only thing that hasn't been fighting me is the case activated powder die/tube/dropper/filler/thing.
I'd give the vibrate case tumbler & bake thing an attempt - but the wet process seems to be working fine for me in a nice relaxed pace.
Drummer had mentioned his previous plating attempts with some success. I will hopefully give plating another attempt this winter. All depends on free time (which I don't have much of). His setup and some of the stuff I've grabbed should yield a less hokey environment.
