Fastex ?

[PJ]

Guys,
A few years ago i read an article about a product called Fastex. Touted as eliminating copper fouling. Has anyone used it? If so how did it work? TIA

 

[22Mag]

I have been using Fastex for 6 or more years in my Varmint rifles .223, .223 AI and .243 AI and although nothing will eliminate copper fouling the Fastex will cut down on the amount of fouling in your barrel. I only apply it to my bullets and it has helped with the amount of copper I have to clean out of my barrels at the end of the Varmint shoot. Like Moly you may need to add a small amount of powder to your charge to come back to the load group you had before, but unlike Moly Fastex is not messy to handle on the coated bullets. I will coat 1000 to 1500 bullets at a time it takes about 45 minutes to do the whole job and then they are good to go.

 

[22Mag]

I forgot you can buy Fastex from Nothland Shooters Supply Phone number of 763-420-7163. Talk to Jim he will help out with some information on how to use and apply the Fastex.

 

[PJ]

22Mag,
Can you use fastex on vmax or ballistic tip bullets? Any problem with applying to plastic tip bullets? If i remember correctly you heat the metal and dunk it in the fastex.

 

[Silverfox]

PJ--The temperature required for heating the bullets before applying Fastex is not hot enough to cause any damage to the plastic tips. The temperature range you are supposed to heat the bullets to is 50º to 60º C, or 122º to 140º F. I used to preheat the wife's oven to 150º, place a whole box or two of my bullets on a cookie sheet, and stick that into the oven. I can't remember how long I left them in, but plenty long. I had a glass beaker with the Fastex liquid already poured up and when I thought the bullets were heated enough, I would carfully dump the bullets into the glass beaker, making sure that if the liquid wasn't deep enough to cover all the bullets, that I mixed them around so they all got coated with the liquid. I leave them in the liquid for at least a minute or two. Then, I place a plastic funnel into a glass pint jar, take a tea strainer and place it over the mouth of the pint jar and carefully pour the contents in the glass beaker through the strainer into the pint jar. The Fastex goes into the pint jar and the Fastex coated bullets remain in the tea strainer. Then I pour the bullets out onto paper towels to dry. When they are dry, I roll them across a clean paper towel to make sure they are completely dry. Now, they are ready to be seated into your casings. I haven't used many Fastexed coated bullets, so I cannot make any statement about whether they cut down on fouling or not.

[Edited to add: I pour the leftover Fastex back into the Fastex container and use it again.]

You are also supposed to Fastex the barrel on your rifle if you want to get the maximum benefit from this process, but I have never done that yet.

 

[22Mag]

PJ
Sorry I took so long to get back to you, I was out of town.
Silverfox is right about the way to coat bullets and the heat needed.
I hope we have helped you.