I know zinc won't make good boolits. And I keep it out of my lead. But being as frugal as I am, can you melt zinc and make shot, or roundballs for a ML? Anything else?
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I know zinc won't make good boolits. And I keep it out of my lead. But being as frugal as I am, can you melt zinc and make shot, or roundballs for a ML? Anything else?
Not roundballs for muzzleloading rifle, those need to take the rifling. Smothbore, maybe.
Zinc will make bullets that are very hard and about 60% of the weight of lead. The guys that shoot cannons use it for projectiles also.
Zinc is so hard that it needs to be the proper size to fit the bore, not like lead that can be oversized.
I am going to experiment with zinc when I get the time.
I have a question on the zink/babbit use in boolits?
If you are Paper Patching can zink/babbit be used successfully?
Since you do not have to worry about it upsetting into the rifling it sems to me to be a viable use for it.
An inquireing mind wants to know!!
Jim
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Originally Posted by Beekeeper
Don't confuse Zinc with Babbitt. Although you will see allot of discussion as to the make up of Babbitt and its uses, I have found that I can use it in about the same ratios as the all mighty Linotype to harden my alloys. Zinc will destroy your cast-ability, Babbitt has enhanced mine.
Regards,
Everett
I tried messin' with zinc a coupla' years back when I had the equipment to successfully melt and cast it. Believe you me, brother, I won't go there again!