Johnch
12-18-2005, 02:43 AM
After I painted my casting room with lead tonight , I figured I had everything there and set up , so get more lead and cast .
So I looked in a corner for some lead I had there a freind gave me form his dad .
He had told me it was WW all ingoted out in 1/2 lb ingots real pretty and FREE.
Well I casted up several hundred Lee 44 cal 310 gr RF bullets , water droped .
I then switched over and ran the 311407 6 gang mold for 1 1/2 hr .
I have a good sized pile of 311407 bullets waiting to be sized .
After I sorted out the blems , I went up to size and lube the 44's
AFTER I lubed and sized them , I weighted one for some reason .
These were to be plinking bullets , so I didn't weight sort them .
It weighted 261 gr with lube and gas check .
I thought what the @@$$&*%$* [smilie=b:
I then looked at another post about a test using bullets cast out of 95/5 and 50/50 .
I did the math .
I just spent 2 hrs casting and then lubed , sized and gas checked the 44 bullets .
And they are all cast out of a real lite aloy
The 311407 weigh 143 gr ( as cast)
I then called my freind , got his dad's number in LA .
He told me the alloy was 50% WW and 50% tin .
He alloyed it up to add to straight WW. (he worked at a float glass plant , Glass is floated on tin )
Those 311407 sure look good .
But probley to soft .
To much tin to waste .
I guess I will use them to add tin to WW
I should have just stayed in bed this morning , I would have gotten more done .
Johnch
So I looked in a corner for some lead I had there a freind gave me form his dad .
He had told me it was WW all ingoted out in 1/2 lb ingots real pretty and FREE.
Well I casted up several hundred Lee 44 cal 310 gr RF bullets , water droped .
I then switched over and ran the 311407 6 gang mold for 1 1/2 hr .
I have a good sized pile of 311407 bullets waiting to be sized .
After I sorted out the blems , I went up to size and lube the 44's
AFTER I lubed and sized them , I weighted one for some reason .
These were to be plinking bullets , so I didn't weight sort them .
It weighted 261 gr with lube and gas check .
I thought what the @@$$&*%$* [smilie=b:
I then looked at another post about a test using bullets cast out of 95/5 and 50/50 .
I did the math .
I just spent 2 hrs casting and then lubed , sized and gas checked the 44 bullets .
And they are all cast out of a real lite aloy
The 311407 weigh 143 gr ( as cast)
I then called my freind , got his dad's number in LA .
He told me the alloy was 50% WW and 50% tin .
He alloyed it up to add to straight WW. (he worked at a float glass plant , Glass is floated on tin )
Those 311407 sure look good .
But probley to soft .
To much tin to waste .
I guess I will use them to add tin to WW
I should have just stayed in bed this morning , I would have gotten more done .
Johnch