Driving over objects with a heavy vehicle works well too. I bought about 15 pounds from a seller and it was amazing how much she got into the FRB after driving her car over the items. She says it was...
Type: Posts; User: RydForLyf
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Driving over objects with a heavy vehicle works well too. I bought about 15 pounds from a seller and it was amazing how much she got into the FRB after driving her car over the items. She says it was...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
In short, no. Sizing will smooth out the mating surfaces.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Yeah, down here in GA, it’s not as abundant as other places around the country.
Forum: Our Town
I rinse my brass in it after it comes out of the tumbler wash. Time will tell if it slows down the darkening process.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
That’s my intention as well. Hopefully I won’t have the same issues.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I wonder how this will be received.
https://youtu.be/ow32KKqTHEk
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Where the heck do you find that much pewter? I’m struggling to find 5 pounds at a time.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks. I’ll crank up the heat bit by bit to find a better temp.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Do you do anything to clean out impurities, like fluxing? It seemed like I had a lot of schmutz on top that didn’t want to separate out easily. Maybe the low temps made it worse than it really was.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I finally snagged my first pewter and melted it in my Lee pot at just over 500 degrees. It was a lot thicker (viscous) than I expected and that made pouring it through the nozzle not so great.
So...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I worked a surveying job for several summers while in school. Mushroom hunting at lunch meant we’d hear some pretty good stories days later.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Well, another pewter hunter fell into the RWP trap. Luckily it was only a couple of pieces.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have that very same mold in .357. Here are two pictures of groups with that bullet and the Lee 356-125-2R mold I had been using up to that point. It’s a great mold. The only difference is that I’m...
Forum: Cast Boolits
When adding tin, in this case pewter, to your alloy, how are you figuring out how much? Do you go strictly by weight, ignoring the different densities, or do you use a more calculated approach?
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I used that Bullet, but not the TL version. Keyhole city.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Shooting from a Ransom Rest.
Same gun: G17
Same Powder and Charge: Autocomp 4.3gn
Different bullets, both wearing Hi-Tek
288224
Lee 356-125-2R
288223
Forum: Cast Boolits
That’s quite a stash. Agreed, time and fuel costs keep me from driving all over the place.
Forum: Cast Boolits
What are you paying for pewter?
There seems to be a good amount of it for sale by the piece on FB Marketplace, but it seems high. I’ve checked local Goodwill stores, but that’s just a waste of...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Yep, right into the scrap bucket they go.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Another thumbs up for the lee. Still on original pin after several years.
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 |