Is not required. I definitely tested that theory today. I’ve been gone over a year and shot up all of my supply carrying my kids to the range before I left. Been back a few weeks and had to make some ammo for a range trip. Casting was kind of easy to get back into the swing of things. A little frosted from a hot mold but that won’t hurt anything. PC just wasn’t working out for me at all. The static cling coating method was not working out at all. So I tried heating the bullets. I had tried this before and it turned out a hot mess. It did turn out a lot better this time. I had a couple of batches I heated up too hot. One stuck instantly, the other didn’t stick but the PC was gobbed too thick. Some batches were coated unevenly. The last few batches actually started to look decent once I figured out how to shake the excess PC off before baking.
In all, the lot still looked rough but useable in a pinch. Some were coated uneven, while a few were too thick. But I went with it and loaded them Up today. Off to the range I went today... lo and behold I had zero leading and passable accuracy. No leading after about 400 rounds through 2 firearms. I’m afraid to define accuracy until I get glasses that correct astigmatism, but 3-4” groups (offhand, firing kind of quickly) at 15 yards is decent. At least considering the trouble I have seeing the front sight post these days
Sure, the goal is to strive for quality work. I hated loading these things but it was either load them or not go to the range the day my son had off as there is no 9mm available anywhere. Long story short, don’t be so quick to cull a batch for not being pretty.
In all, the lot still looked rough but useable in a pinch. Some were coated uneven, while a few were too thick. But I went with it and loaded them Up today. Off to the range I went today... lo and behold I had zero leading and passable accuracy. No leading after about 400 rounds through 2 firearms. I’m afraid to define accuracy until I get glasses that correct astigmatism, but 3-4” groups (offhand, firing kind of quickly) at 15 yards is decent. At least considering the trouble I have seeing the front sight post these days
Sure, the goal is to strive for quality work. I hated loading these things but it was either load them or not go to the range the day my son had off as there is no 9mm available anywhere. Long story short, don’t be so quick to cull a batch for not being pretty.