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was just wondering...if one sells boolits...do they need any special license or anything like if it were powder being sold...just wondering since i have so much lead / ingots to last into my...

is there a good way to clean molds and casting pot.....or should they not be cleaned?

i had planned on asking this question earlier.....

when smelting the lead should the pot be covered or not?

over the weekend i covered my pot (coleman outdoor stove with a iron pot and lid),...

i use Lee's Alox and have shot over 25 rounds (round ball)on my 50cal and never had to clean out the barrel between shots like i did without the Alox

not sure if anyone knows but...

i currently can only get a good smelting from using a coleman stove to melt my ww's and range lead....

my question is: does white gas (coleman's choice) have a...

i have been trying other ways of smelting my lead...to save my Lee melter for the actual casting process...

i've tried a coleman stove propane burner and seems to work well....then i tried to...

i have a lee melting pot i use strictly for casting bullets and a coleman stove or hot plate to smelt.....

should i be using the Lee melter to get my smelting done quickier?...i do not use it to...

maybe i need a lighter pot ..as now i use a cast iron pot...maybe too heavy to heat both pot / lead...

i purchased a single burner hot plate this morning from wally world...750watts...not sure if that wattage is too low as it took a long time to heat up a few pounds of range lead...i fired up the...

i read here that we should look out for ww's that are made of zinc...

my question is: how does one know they are made of zinc?...are they marked or can be identified?

thanks

i found out at the range this morning i have one cylinder over centering past the firing pin causing it not to fire....

to the naked eye and non gunsmith the parts on the cylinder and the lever...

wow thats a lot of lead....a large group might have to get together....i would definitely be interested.....if the price were right

i see alot of you store your boolits, lubed and on there base in small containers...i have been just water dropping them to cool then dropping them into a large plastic tub after they are dried of...

i read alot about using protection when smelting, ie: glasses, gloves, shoes, long sleeves....which i do and seems natural.

but some say to wear respirators or masks, is this necesary for the...

does all lead have to be smelted, in particuliar plumbers lead?...i have some 5# blocks and was wondering

what is the best way to cut down larger pieces of lead to fit in a melter?

thanks

i am able to collect lead from and indoor range that I smelt down to use in casting my boolits....

question is (maybe it has been covered) is: do I need to add any ww's to it or is it good to go...

i undersatnd the reasoning for smelting outside...the fumes and odor from fluxing...but my question is, once smelting is completed and ingots are made....is it ok to cast indoors where it might be...

i sift out the shorter pieces at the range and bring home the 'lead' to smelt down...make my 45 colt 240gr boolits and no addition of ww's...i do drop them into water to cool...

i have heard some of you harden your boolits by dropping them on a cloth which has a slit in it and then they fall into cool water....i to have done that on my last batch of boolits....i cast for a...

did i hear right that one way to flux is to just stir the hot lead with a piece of wood?

going back to my brass collapsing issue.....after doing some checking it seems my Lee turret press has collected some Alox in the bullet seating / crimping die....i cleaned it out the best i could...

been thru the instructons a few times...thinking theya re not sized correctly...tho i do not size them once cast....

after casting a few boolits... while reloading collapse the brass when it is being seated and crimped.....it only happens occassionally like maybe 1 - 20...so am alittle confused...

also how does...

forgot to ask....

when fluxing i sometimes get a flare up from the bees wax...flames shoot up and then die down....how normal is this...it does not happen all the time....

thanks

is there a good tool to use to skim off the residue from the smelting process besides a ladle?..like a slotted kitchen spoon

is it ok to use the smelting pot to cast boolits after the smelting...