Well the weather finally cooled off and I melted the scrapped shower pan into ingots. There was definitely more sand/slag than I had thought there would be. Final yield was about 32# of ingots. ...
Type: Posts; User: ridenclimb
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Well the weather finally cooled off and I melted the scrapped shower pan into ingots. There was definitely more sand/slag than I had thought there would be. Final yield was about 32# of ingots. ...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Friend of mine was remodeling a bathroom and there was a 55# lead shower pan. He knows I cast so asked if I was interested. Not one to pass up some free lead I said sure. He dropped off the 55# of...
Forum: Special Projects
I made a very simple yet effective case kicker for free for my RCBS rockchucker press.
Used a piece of wire coat hanger. Cut and bent the wire coat hanger to appropriate shape and then attached...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I have used green dot for 45acp and had good results with it. This was years ago - a local gunstore was going out business and I picked up a 4# keg at a very low price. Don't remember the load that...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Very easy. Cool whip container, powder coat color of your choice from Smoke or Eastwood, cheap garage sale toaster oven, non stick alum foil and you are in business. Spend 45 min reading old...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Too many variable to give a definitive answer. As long as bullets are only .0015 in excess of the measurement you get when you slug your barrel you should theoretically be fine. However, it would...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
#5 plastic bowl refers to the type of plastic bowl. Turn the bowl over and look at the bottom. There will be a triangular recycle symbol and number. The number 5 indicates the type of plastic. ...
Forum: Special Projects
Sometimes easier to buy a wheel rather than recreate it. Ebay offers lots of inexpensive clutch replacements for cordless drills. Adapting one of these to your project might be easier than building...
Forum: Special Projects
I tried prototype using the Vigoro rubber mulch. Can be purchased at Home depot or Lowe's. Not all stores carry it so you will have to check around to see closest one that has some in stock. It is...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Think the best bang for your buck will be to start out casting for 45acp. Basics would be - Lee 20 pound pot (bottom pour is my preference for speed and casting volume), Thermometer, Lee Six Cavity...
Forum: Special Projects
Hi NoAngel,
Seems like great idea and a nice way to set up a bunch of cheap plates for a backyard range.
Please post some pics when you get a chance. Also maybe some progress reports of how...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
It could be a powder coated bullet using something like Eastwood Copper penny.
http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-copper-penny-powder.html
I recently saw a youtube video of someone who tumble coated...
Forum: Special Projects
A Harbor Freight weedburner is only about $30 and is fed by a 20# propane tank. It puts out a lot of heat. You can use some firebrick or refractory cement to build a forge chamber. Firebrick and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Nice to hear from a few people from the surrounding area. Thank you for your replies. Warmer weather looks like it may finally be here.
Have yet to hear from anyone in fairfield county.
...
Forum: Cast Boolits
As many others have mentioned the Lee 4-20 bottom pour pot is great for cranking out a lot of bullets. Had the 10# pot and it is not the best choice for high volume casting. I use a lee 6 cavity...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Almost a week and no replies. Am I the only caster in this area on this board? New England winter is finally loosening its grip. Look forward to cranking out some bullets soon.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hi all,
I live in the fairfield connecticut area. Would like to know if there are others on the board from the fairfield CT/westchester NY area. Have only been casting for a couple years - the...
Forum: Helping Hands
Very nice of you. Always good to help people who might not otherwise get a chance to cast and shoot.
Forum: The Captain
Kathie,
Hope you recover quickly. Thanks for your service both to the community and to this forum. Be safe out there.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Hi Jules,
Most would consider Dillon Precision to be a well known supplier of reloading products - mostly presses but also some bullets including carrying SNS cast bullets. These use a Hi-Tek...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Lots of shooters and no reloaders or casters. Came home with 75# of lead range scrap and 500 pieces of brass in addition to those I shot. Think I can get at least one more smelting session in...
Forum: Special Projects
Congrats on scoring the 10 buckets of wheel weights. That will keep you casting for quite a while. Too far away to offer you a place for smelting. Best to sort the wheel weights before the...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I hope this is a troll post. The oven in your kitchen is for food. Keep it that way. Bad idea to bake on the PC for bullets in the kitchen oven you use for food. There are definitely fumes...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Hi allen16323,
Was thinking of casting for the 300blk. Can you share what you use for a mold? Alloy? And how you find the accuracy of the pced pills? I already shoot powder coated 9mm and 45acp...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
You are going to wind up with a lot of lead. Are you going to cast and shoot all that yourself? You must be a high volume user. :) or are you stockpiling?
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 |