Well if youre just gunna toss them out then ill take em off of your hands! As for sorting them, get some wire cutters and clamp on to the weights. If you can cut into the weight its lead;if you cant...
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Well if youre just gunna toss them out then ill take em off of your hands! As for sorting them, get some wire cutters and clamp on to the weights. If you can cut into the weight its lead;if you cant...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
The bowl i have is made by the pewter crafters of cape cod so i think it is real pewter
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I bought a pewter bowl today so that i could melt it down for bullets but now im thinking about just selling it. What does pewter normally go for per lb on here?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I was taking apart a washing machine for clothes and i found two weights just inside the top of it. They are star shaped with 4 points and they had springs attached to them i guess to damped some...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Im new to casting and i bought a lyman 2 cavity mold that is supposed to drop .358. I casted some bullets using range lead my uncle gave me (about 15bhn water dropped) i measured them using a caliper...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks a lot Don, you helped a lot. Ive been looking at those sites since i first got the idea to start casting and they are by far the best site to go for information. I still have a lot to learn...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I get about $1.80 for brass in my area. They classify used brass in my area as yellow brass but your results may vary. If you have brass shell casings then they will go for less to a scrap yard but...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
To sort lead from zinc or steel just take some wire cutters and try to cut the weight in half. If it makes a mark or cuts its lead, if you cant make a mark in the weight it is zinc or steel. If the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Don, my experience with casting is very minimal but i am not new to firearms at all, ive been shooting since i was 10, i started reloading at age 14 and have been hooked on it ever since. Ive been...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Don, i have like 3 or 4 1lb rolls that are clearly marked 38/62 then i have 3 5lb rolls that are missing the label. They all came from the same place(a phone company) so im assuming the 5lb rolls...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Ok so how much of the 38/62 solder should i add to pure lead to be able to shoot it out of a .357 magnum?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thank you that is what i thought but wasnt sure. What had me scratching my head was that it says it contains antimony and not tin but everywhere ive read i havent heard of solder with antimony in it...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Hi all, im new to the forum and casting in general and have a few questions regarding mixing alloys. I got some solder that says it is 38/62 solder but doesnt say what its made of. On the other label...
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 |