Noticed a decent article in my NRA e-mailing: Back to Basics: Cast Bullets
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Noticed a decent article in my NRA e-mailing: Back to Basics: Cast Bullets
There's that harder bullets thing again with the hold it to 1000 fps thing .....��
There are good basics in there , well worded also .
Wonder if the author knows that Keith used 8% tin (for his 44MAG experimenting) and thought of that alloy as hard cast?
And look where it got him (Keith) not knowing that it was way to soft!
There is a lot of carrier and little lube in his BP mix, but maybe it's just me.
In this day and age it's so easy to do a little research and dispell the myths and fallacy.
Wish the NRA would put Col. E.H. Harrison's 1950s treatises on cast bullets on the web, and a .pdf of his book Cast Bullets.
hey if it gets them started and the newbys find us we will get them pointed in the RIGHT direction :)
The guys clock on cast bullets stopped 50+ years ago......article is full of myths, assumptions and is short on facts........
Larry Gibson
What larry says.
Outpost, Harrison's work can be viewed on Castpics. A marvel of information and concise writing.
Agree with Larry. I was disappointed. It MAY convince someone to cast, but I doubt it!
Lyman #2 for 44-40 bp loads? I'm throwing a flag on that one. 14% antimony for magnum revolver? He must be swimming in free alloy.
If you are talking about Keiths 1-16 alloy that means 1 pound of tin to 16 pounds of lead. That is 6.25 percent.Quote:
Originally Posted by 17nut