High copper alloys work well for casting as long as the copper content isn't above .32% or so. The copper content in that alloy is primarily the result over heating recycled spent range bullets mixed...
Type: Posts; User: VeryOldGuy
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
High copper alloys work well for casting as long as the copper content isn't above .32% or so. The copper content in that alloy is primarily the result over heating recycled spent range bullets mixed...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
A word of notation:
Odorless Mineral Spirites does not work as well as the original version. In other words, when mixed with waxed based substances, they won't harden the same.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have a little story to tell. Myself and my two sons own a bullet core company. We mostly manufacture hard cast plated bullets. And NO I do not work for or have ever worked for either company I am...
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^ Yes. Tom does great work in a short period of waiting. Just stay away from Ballisticast/NVM molds. They are only made for certain machines and don't have good longevity....
Forum: Classics & Stickies
But it works wonders for hardening!
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Your temperature and time will vary based on the bullet weight, quantity, and prior lead temperature before inserting them into your oven.
Forum: Lathesmith's Custom Dies
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Let me be straight here about your die manufacturing and quality.
I have bought quite a few of your dies and some that came with the Mark VI. I will tell you that your...
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 |