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9x45 · June 6, 2016, 05:02 PM

Yes, no MSDS for HiTek because it does not have a declared end use. Nobody really knows whats in it, most likely a polytetrafluoroethylene or perfluoroalkoxy, (Teflon). Low friction, high wear resistance, high chemical resistance, typically curing in the 400*F range with multiple thin applications. We did take HiTek coated bullets from a major supplier to the lab at Cal Tech and ran them thru the FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) after heating at 500*F for 2 hours and could pull nothing off. In my own experience I was running Bear Creeks, and blood lead level got to 28, which is too high. Only out door shooting at USPSA matches 4-6 times a month, but it's not just what you breath in from your own gun, plus when you RO you breath everyone else's exhaust. So I switched to Bayou HiTek and my blood lead went down to 8 in four months, it's no down to 6 after 12 months, about the same as guys running full metal jackets because you still breath in the lead styphnate from the primer.

June 6, 2016, 05:02 PM	#16
9x45 Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,089	Yes, no MSDS for HiTek because it does not have a declared end use. Nobody really knows whats in it, most likely a polytetrafluoroethylene or perfluoroalkoxy, (Teflon). Low friction, high wear resistance, high chemical resistance, typically curing in the 400F range with multiple thin applications. We did take HiTek coated bullets from a major supplier to the lab at Cal Tech and ran them thru the FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) after heating at 500F for 2 hours and could pull nothing off. In my own experience I was running Bear Creeks, and blood lead level got to 28, which is too high. Only out door shooting at USPSA matches 4-6 times a month, but it's not just what you breath in from your own gun, plus when you RO you breath everyone else's exhaust. So I switched to Bayou HiTek and my blood lead went down to 8 in four months, it's no down to 6 after 12 months, about the same as guys running full metal jackets because you still breath in the lead styphnate from the primer. __________________ Sometimes my Glock forgets where to look..... Last edited by 9x45; June 6, 2016 at 05:09 PM.