I got some older Hornady 255gr. 45's that were kinda powdery white, probably oxidation, and so I boiled them with some Dawn to get that and any of the factory lube off.
They cleaned up really nice.
Then I tumbled with some HF red in the Airsoft BBs (black, .25g) and baked at 400° for 20 mins.
Here they are, as baked.
Then after sizing. The knurl pattern is still there, but they are completely coated and are very slippery.
I'm pretty happy with the results. I think the physical application of banging around with the BBs was really beneficial on these.
I could have instead tumbled them in some Alox after cleaning them up, but this was more fun and made a finished bullet that is cleaner and easier to handle and store. I don't have any more of these, but I just wanted to see how these 200 would turn out.
Now, to run em through the Peacemaker.
They cleaned up really nice.
Then I tumbled with some HF red in the Airsoft BBs (black, .25g) and baked at 400° for 20 mins.
Here they are, as baked.
Then after sizing. The knurl pattern is still there, but they are completely coated and are very slippery.
I'm pretty happy with the results. I think the physical application of banging around with the BBs was really beneficial on these.
I could have instead tumbled them in some Alox after cleaning them up, but this was more fun and made a finished bullet that is cleaner and easier to handle and store. I don't have any more of these, but I just wanted to see how these 200 would turn out.
Now, to run em through the Peacemaker.