Using F A 'wet tumbler" to HBN coat bullets ?

[Baddog0302]

Has anyone tried or are using their Frankford Arsenal wet tumbler to coat bullets [moly or HbN], by finding a secure container for the bullets, media [BB's} and HbN / moly that will fit in the barrel, then securing the container inside the barrel/drum so it dosen't move inside the drum ?

 

[retired]

i use containers in my sidewinder, no reason it would not work in the midway
but i let them rotate freely, not packed hard

 

[Baddog0302]

I may give it a try with some as cast bullets and no media just to see how my container holds up.
I'll have to look around for a long container, the opening in the F A tumbler is 3 7/8" and is probably 11" deep with the lids on.

 

[retired]

medium peanut butter bottle

 

[Rustytigwire]

My "Red" brand fits pb jars
like this.
Tape measure, head for the grocery store.

http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/guide-to-bullet-coating/

 

[Baddog0302]

Will summer EVER get here ?

READ the 3rd post about the mouth of the F A and probably the RCBS tumblers having small openings, in the 4" range

 

[retired]

just drop the whole jar in , not jammed. loose and turn it on..i have for years in the rcbs sidewinder

 

[Uthink Uknow]

I do believe you are over complicating this whole process. We dry apply the hBN in a vibratory tumbler with steel, not lead, shot. This has worked for us for 10 years. In the Lyman tumbler we do 130 6mm or 100 .30 cal. bullets.

 

[jlmurphy]

I dry tumbled Moly bullets for years, with mixed results. I now wet tumble moly bullets in a rotary tumbler. 100 / 500 bullets with moly powder, a little water and one drop of dish soap. 2 hours of tumbling, rinse off the bullets, dry them in the oven to boil the water out of the hollow points, and they look like jewelry. No polishing, perfect coating.

 

[22DASHER]

I like it dry...



...but I also run Moly

 

[SteveOak]

This tumbler

I put the bullets, copper plated lead BBs and HBN in a 4oz Nalgene bottle

It is about 4" high

Tumble for two hours, towel off the excess.

 

[retired]

copper will break down eventually...been there done that.

This tumbler

I put the bullets, copper plated lead BBs and HBN in a 4oz Nalgene bottle

It is about 4" high

Tumble for two hours, towel off the excess.

 

[22DASHER]

Just use the Lyman ceramic media. Or buy some steel balls from Neco. Either of which will work.