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Absolutely the “bevel” container

Yes, thick and gravelly is exactly how i would describe it i dont have any pictures of it though as I’ve melted them all down into ingots… the ingots are almost have a satin silvery color as opposed...

Kevin, thank you so much that is spot on with what im seeing the only way i can get them to cast decent at lower temps is to flux and scoop off the top layer …

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I just used the torch and went off the “flame test” results on line and it looked exactly like the antimony burn… hear is a picture of the canisters that are in this bucket.

Ok, so i did a burn test with a small propane torch and it looks like there is a good bit of antimony in my alloy as it splashes a white/green flame off of the top

I wont be home until monday some time and ill take a picture, i ordered my mold from accurate molds, very happy with the results.

So update i was able to turn down the heat and get a smooth bullet however all the grooves were rounded and weight varied much more the first one on the left is the right bullet in the first picture,...

Yes currently in the process, if i can get it to a 13, ill stop there… i have some 1” thick bricks from an old hospital xray room that is as soft as it gets.

Thank you Delkal im new but ive been trying to do my research. JonB ive got a shiloh on the way ive been waiting for, for a couple years and i know it will take modern pressure but have really gotten...

Yes it is a bucket of lead i picked up at an auction that someone had already cast a bunch of bullets in as well as some small 1.5”x 3” containers that were about 3/8-1/2” thick all of the lead from...

Thanks, Winger Ed. Im not going to say that its not frosting but all my experience (very little) frosting usually had a course surface, these are glass smooth even though they dont look it in the...

I haven’t hit one with a hammer but i sure can this evening, i know one rolled off of a 32” high desk onto a hardwood floor and you couldnt tell (no dents dings or anything at all)

One other sidenote I should add the mold was supposed to throw a .459 projectile and it also throws exactly that.

They are very smooth, i rubbed the one on the left and it smoothed on upper left side… they are definitely hard have an audible ting the hardness tested to 17.3, i am loading in a black powder...

I got a bucket of lead, some have been cast into bullets and some little containers Along with Various ingots. They test to be 17.3 BRN and have a strange crystalline type look, Maybe normal, but I’m...