What is the difference between Brass and Bronze? I have always thought that they were both made from Zinc and Copper, with bronze having a larger copper content than Brass.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
What is the difference between Brass and Bronze? I have always thought that they were both made from Zinc and Copper, with bronze having a larger copper content than Brass.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I was thinking about useing a PID for more than one purpose the other day and wondering as well. Is there some kinda of recallable memory that you can use, for example, recall #1 is the lead pot and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
How would you control the size of shot? Do a search on this site for shot maker. http://www.castboolits.gunloads.com/search.php?searchid=2655318
Forum: Reloading Equipment
While your points are very valid arguments there is still a place for progressive presses. I'll be the first to agree that a single stage press is very important to have because the strength of it...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Start with a single stage press. With a single stange press there is only one opperation going on at a time, thus you only have to concentrate and think about one opperation at a time. As opposed to...
Forum: Swaging
I would very much like to see a couple pictures of a recovered bullet if you have the ability to do that.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Ok let's assume that they all drive electric cars... Where does that electricity come from?? There is some that comes from wind, water and solar. The vast majority, however, comes from coal burning...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Tell her she is getting stronger...
Could you make your own mold with casting sand and the orriginal lead ball? I remember in High School doing a little bit of casting with aluminum but I don't...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Will she be able to tell the difference between a lead ball dipped in paint and a zinc ball dipped in paint?!
I would see that comment as a blessing, you have been given premission to cover up the...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Well, if he uses it to cook beans before smelting then he may not have to buy as much propane...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Drop the cartridge in and close the bolt... It doesn't get much easier.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Surprisingly enough a pound of linotype and a pound of feathers both weigh the same ammount. 7000 grains.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I don't think the pamphlet that you mentioned is the same one that has been talked about. I have a copy of the 3rd edition and I think that it is a wonderful reasource, definately worth the money.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Have wheel weights changed in composition over the years? Is that what accounts for the different recipes?
Forum: Casting Equipment
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/24498/catid/4/Dillon_Carbide_Rifle_Dies__Individual___Three_Die_Sets_
If you read the description of the dies from Dillon you still need to lube...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I don't know how well that would work... the teeth on those are fairly smooth, I think that the surfaces with the imbeded diamonds would get gummed up.
I think that using water to cool a sawzall...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I can't tell you much more than that. I have no knowledge of what sulpher would do to lead and know only slightly more of what it does with steel.
When I was in school for welding I remember them...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I don't know what effect that sulpher would have in a Lead alloy. I do know that sulpher makes steel alloies very very brittle and hard.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Are live auctions any different from online auctions? You get idiots there who don't know their prices and used items in an auction go for a higher price than what you can go out and buy them for at...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Out of cureosity, how fast are your 2 shafts turning?
Forum: Swaging
As true as that is, it is illegal to deface the Queen in Canada as far as I know...
Forum: Casting Equipment
How did you build your valve assembly?
Forum: Casting Equipment
Not knowing much about casting Does the mercapten that has been in a propane tank have ny effect o the cast bullits?
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 |