if you are just casting round ball, then let-r rip. use it as it is. Just know, that "tin" will help fill out immensely.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
if you are just casting round ball, then let-r rip. use it as it is. Just know, that "tin" will help fill out immensely.
Forum: Cast Boolits
A while back, i picked up a mold that casts these boolits. It is a hensley and gibbs 148 grain, semi-wadcutter. They drop at .360. Flat base,
casting with pure wheel weights. Experiments are...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
this................ I already knew. What i am after is the bhn of the alloy "after" the sulfur treatments are done.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
care to share what you experienced and/or learned?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
................................ and their will be nothing learned from the experiment.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I am getting started casting for rifle and pistol. #429421 for 44 mag, Lee 200 gr. SWC for my 45 acp, and 311291 for my 30-30 and 30-06. is there a different mix for rifle vs pistol?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
i read an article on the lasc page about abatement of zinc and antimony. I wanted to work over a batch of lead (as an experiment) to remove the zinc and some of the antimony and then to XRF test the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
sO, IS THEIR A WAY OR METHOD TO PREVENT THE SULFUR FROM DOING THIS OR AT LEAST MINIMIZING IT?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I read this and did not see where the sulfur will alloy in. can you point to where you saw it?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
thanks to all who have commented and offered insight. My question is now......... if all the zinc, antimony, tin is removed............ what is it that makes the leftover harder than pure lead? I...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
if the sulfur treatment removes the zinc, antimony, tin, what makes what is left........... hard??
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Have you ever used sulfur to extract zinc or any other alloys out of a batch of lead?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
thank you.............. I have maybe 60-80 pounds that test positive For zinc. And i wanted to clean it up and use it for roundball alloy.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
i want to send a renegade barrel for him to bore and reline back to 54 cal. So i will have a true round ball barrel. What do you suggest i do for the twist?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
So, i want to run some questionable lead alloy i have from wheel weights and sulfur. I have a "65 pound" capacity melting pot. Could someone who has done this give me an idea of how much yellow...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
on the subject of caliber choice, i would use the 50 with a maxi-ball. get used to the group it will shoot. you want to be able to punch thru all that armor those hogs have. put one into the ear if...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have heard that the small calibers soot up real quick. I swab between every shot and it makes a big difference.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
is the sds/msds required to provide info/warnings for possible allergic reactions?
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I do lube them with bore butter. No wad underneath, but I did experiment with what groove i placed the lube. the sights were stock t/c bead style iron sights,
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |